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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 185 · 1977

Gorakhpur

Winner — 1977

AVDHESH KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA
JNP· Janata
JNP 70.8%INC 25.9%1 others 3.3%
Votes
32,728
70.8% share
Winning margin
20,767
44.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
43.5%
of 1,06,275

Gorakhpur is a safe seat — AVDHESH KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA won by 44.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AVDHESH KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA
Janata
32,72870.8%
2
JAMIR AHMAD PAYAM
INC
11,96125.9%
3
SOHAN LAL
IND
1,5203.3%

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 (289th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
44.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.3% · max 44.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
289th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
68th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 70.8%INC 25.9%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,97,117
Density
856 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,436 km²
SC population22.4%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.2%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.7%
Electricity37.2%
Sanitation16.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Children underweight (under 5)28.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate71.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.9%
Clean cooking fuel33.7%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Iron and Steel Fabrication🏺Moonj products
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A group of ruined brick temple of the 10th century locally called Teligarhi, Sultanpur.

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A group of ruined brick temple of the 10th century locally called Teligarhi, Sultanpur.

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Extensive brick strewn mounds undoubted to be the ruins of Buddhist Cities,

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive brick strewn mounds undoubted to be the ruins of Buddhist Cities,

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Extensive brick strewn mounds undoubted to be the ruins of Buddhist Cities,

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive brick strewn mounds undoubted to be the ruins of Buddhist Cities,

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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