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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 218 · 1957

Ghosi

Winner — 1957

JHARKHANDE RAI
CPI· Left
CPI 44.1%INC 43.0%2 others 12.8%
Votes
19,320
44.1% share
Winning margin
491
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.7%
of 69,810

Ghosi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 491 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JHARKHANDE RAI
19,32044.1%
2
RAMESHWAR PRASAD
18,82943.0%
3
RAM NIHORE
3,0266.9%
4
BAL CHAND
RRP
2,5925.9%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (199th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.1% · max 23.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
199th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
107th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 44.1%INC 43.0%PSP 6.9%RRP 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,81,268
Density
1452 / km²
Sex ratio
863 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,155 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 15.7%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.0%
Electricity63.0%
Sanitation63.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate81.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.9%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance16.1%

What's nearby?

6 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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Ancient Brick Temple,

Ancient Brick Temple,

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Ancient Brick Temple,

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Brick Temple at Nebia Khera,

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Brick Temple at Nebia Khera,

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Mound of ruins covered with large bricks & broken figures locally called Jhjhinaga,

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Mound of ruins covered with large bricks & broken figures locally called Jhjhinaga,

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Temple known as Phulmati Devi,

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Temple known as Phulmati Devi,

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Temple known as uMahadeo Baba , Ghatampur

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Temple known as uMahadeo Baba , Ghatampur

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Three images of Lakshmana, Ganesh & Vishnu lying in the cells on each side of the doorway of the…

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Three images of Lakshmana, Ganesh & Vishnu lying in the cells on each side of the doorway of the temple of Jagannatha and a Gupta Pillar lying in the compound of the temple and other images Behta.

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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