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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 247 · 1974

Aurai

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Winner — 1974

GIRIJA SHANKAR PATHAK
BKD· Grand Alliance
BKD 32.3%NCO 28.1%8 others 39.7%
Votes
25,759
32.3% share
Winning margin
3,361
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
61.3%
of 1,30,206

A closely fought contest. GIRIJA SHANKAR PATHAK won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GIRIJA SHANKAR PATHAK
BKD
Grand Alliance
25,75932.3%
2
NIHALA SINGH
NCO
22,39828.1%
3
ADYA PRASAD
INC
Congress (R)
15,20119.0%
4
SHAMASHUDDIN ANSARI
CPM
Left
5,8757.4%
5
VIJAI BAHADUR
BJS
Grand Alliance
4,5715.7%
6
SUKKHOO
IND
1,6842.1%
7
RAM AVALAMB
SSD
1,4581.8%
8
DOODH NATH
SWA
Grand Alliance
1,1451.4%
9
UMAKANT
LTD
1,1041.4%
10
RAM SAGAR
IND
6330.8%

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

Low turnout (391st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 1.3% · max 23.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
391st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.93
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
69th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BKD 32.3%NCO 28.1%INC 19.0%CPM 7.4%BJS 5.7%OTH 7.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Aamla Products
Bhayaharan Nath Mandir

Bhayaharan Nath Mandir

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