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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 262 · 1962
Gangapur
Winner — 1962
RISHI NARAIN SHASHTRI
INC· INC
INC 41.6%SOC 40.7%3 others 17.7%
Votes
23,726
41.6% share
Winning margin
522
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.9%
of 90,656
Gangapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 522 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RISHI NARAIN SHASHTRI | INC | 23,726 | 41.6% |
| 2 | RAJ NARAIN | SOC | 23,204 | 40.7% |
| 3 | BHAGWAN SINGH VAIDYA | Left | 7,549 | 13.2% |
| 4 | ALGU RAM | 2,059 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | SATYA NARAYAN | IND | 504 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (403rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.4% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
39%
lowerhigher
403rd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
256th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
277th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.6%SOC 40.7%CPI 13.2%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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