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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 94 · 1962

Safipur

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Winner — 1962

GOPI NATH
INC· INC
INC 25.3%IND 9.8%12 others 65.0%
Votes
8,138
25.3% share
Winning margin
4,984
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
39.4%
of 81,753

Safipur is a safe seat — GOPI NATH won by 15.5%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOPI NATH
INC
INC
8,13825.3%
2
SHIVA GOPAL
IND
3,1549.8%
3
BANSHI DHAR
BJS
2,9319.1%
4
CHANDARAPAL SINGH
PSP
Praja Socialist Party
2,6218.1%
5
VIRENDRA SINGH ALIAS BANA SAHAB
IND
2,4197.5%
6
MOHAMMAD AHMED
IND
2,1306.6%
7
RAM KUMAR
RRP
2,0846.5%
8
RAJENDRA SINGH
SWA
Swatantra Party
1,8165.6%
9
SHEO RAM
IND
1,6955.3%
10
MISRI LAL
IND
1,4044.4%
11
DULARE LAL
IND
1,3754.3%
12
JAN MOHAMMED
IND
9813.0%
13
SULTAN BAHADUR
IND
8192.5%
14
RAM RATAN
IND
6572.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (309th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 1.9% · max 37.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
309th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
65th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.3%IND 9.8%BJS 9.1%PSP 8.1%IND 7.5%IND 6.6%OTH 33.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,18,797
Density
1093 / km²
Sex ratio
869 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,041 km²
SC population22.4%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.8%Muslim 9.3%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.3%
Electricity79.7%
Sanitation46.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)26.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate63.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.9%
Clean cooking fuel67.5%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Sauripura

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