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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 291 · 1977

Govind Nagar

Winner — 1977

GANESH DUTT VAJPAYEE
JNP· Janata
JNP 59.5%CPI 34.8%5 others 5.7%
Votes
34,018
59.5% share
Winning margin
14,162
24.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
35.6%
of 1,60,332

Govind Nagar is a safe seat — GANESH DUTT VAJPAYEE won by 24.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANESH DUTT VAJPAYEE
Janata
34,01859.5%
2
AJIT SINGH
Left
19,85634.8%
3
RAVI SINHA
Left
2,1003.7%
4
ADYA PRASAD
IND
4950.9%
5
OM PRAKASH ARYA
IND
2940.5%
6
DILIP KUMAR
IND
2020.3%
7
DEVI DAS ARYA
IND
1700.3%

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.

Low turnout (376th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.2% · max 26.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
376th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.39
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
39th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 59.5%CPI 34.8%OTH 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,48,665
Density
642 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,349 km²
SC population12.9%
ST population1.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.0%Muslim 37.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.8%
Electricity17.9%
Sanitation15.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.7%
Children fully vaccinated57.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.7%
Women literate43.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.6%
Health insurance13.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing (Pulses)

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