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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 233 · 1974
Ghazipur
Winner — 1974
SHAH ABDUL FAIZ
BKD· Grand Alliance
BKD 38.2%INC 25.3%7 others 36.5%
Votes
26,177
38.2% share
Winning margin
8,824
12.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
59.5%
of 1,15,305
A clear win with a 12.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAH ABDUL FAIZ | Grand Alliance | 26,177 | 38.2% |
| 2 | RAM SURAT SINGH | Congress (R) | 17,353 | 25.3% |
| 3 | BACHHAN SINGH | Grand Alliance | 11,678 | 17.0% |
| 4 | RAM SUNDAR SHASTRI | Left | 5,420 | 7.9% |
| 5 | DARBARI | 2,847 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | YASIN | 1,991 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | BALRUP SHARMA | RSM | 1,358 | 2.0% |
| 8 | BALESHWAR RAM KUREEL | SSD | 1,333 | 1.9% |
| 9 | SAYED AHMAD MISAL JAIDI | IND | 423 | 0.6% |
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 (206th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal12.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.0% · min 0.7% · max 19.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
206th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
11th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BKD 38.2%INC 25.3%BJS 17.0%CPI 7.9%OTH 11.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,99,410
Density
408 / km²
Sex ratio
863 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,408 km²
SC population21.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.0%Muslim 8.8%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.1%
Electricity22.8%
Sanitation28.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated62.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Children underweight (under 5)49.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.2%
Women literate57.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel26.8%
Health insurance13.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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