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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1967

Bhojipura

Winner — 1967

H. K. GANGWAR
BJS· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
BJS 38.2%INC 34.5%6 others 27.4%
Votes
21,647
38.2% share
Winning margin
2,111
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
59.3%
of 95,660

A closely fought contest. H. K. GANGWAR won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
H. K. GANGWAR
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
21,64738.2%
2
B.P. SINGH
INC
19,53634.5%
3
H. B. K. MIAN
IND
5,1969.2%
4
M. S. BANDA
IND
3,6826.5%
5
R. K. S. LODHI
IND
3,4906.2%
6
R. D. KHAN
Swatantra Party
1,5382.7%
7
R. KHAN
IND
9741.7%
8
I. SINGH
IND
6331.1%

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.

Average turnout (230th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.0% · max 55.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
230th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
385th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
297th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 38.2%INC 34.5%IND 9.2%IND 6.5%IND 6.2%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,81,645
Density
3971 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,179 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 25.4%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.9%
Electricity83.8%
Sanitation84.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated68.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel92.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

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