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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 245 · 1957
Gorakhpur
Winner — 1957
ISTIFA HUSAIN
INC· INC
INC 67.6%IND 13.9%2 others 18.5%
Votes
28,299
67.6% share
Winning margin
22,488
53.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
52.7%
of 79,497
Gorakhpur is a safe seat — ISTIFA HUSAIN won by 53.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISTIFA HUSAIN | 28,299 | 67.6% | |
| 2 | LAXMI SHANKAR VERMA | IND | 5,811 | 13.9% |
| 3 | RAM CHANDRA SRIVASTAVA | 5,415 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | JAGDISH | 2,338 | 5.6% |
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.
Low turnout (384th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean53.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.1% · max 53.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
384th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.40
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
26th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 67.6%IND 13.9%BJS 12.9%CPI 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,09,141
Density
863 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,717 km²
SC population22.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.1%Muslim 14.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity26.3%
Sanitation14.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate74.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel37.1%
Health insurance14.9%
What's nearby?
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