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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 134 · 1980
Ayodhya
Winner — 1980
NIRMAL KUMAR
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 50.2%BJP 17.1%12 others 32.7%
Votes
33,095
50.2% share
Winning margin
21,786
33.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
45.5%
of 1,45,142
Ayodhya is a safe seat — NIRMAL KUMAR won by 33.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRMAL KUMAR |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 33,095 | 50.2% |
| 2 | JAISWAL SRI BHAGWAN | BJP | 11,309 | 17.1% |
| 3 | JAI SHANKER PANDEY | JNP(SR) | 8,206 | 12.4% |
| 4 | KAPOOR BISHWANATH | JNP(SC) | 4,573 | 6.9% |
| 5 | QURESHI MUNIR AHMAD | IND | 3,441 | 5.2% |
| 6 | NASIR HUSAIN | IND | 2,084 | 3.2% |
| 7 | RAM KUMAR | IND | 717 | 1.1% |
| 8 | RAM DIN SINGH | IND | 570 | 0.9% |
| 9 | ANJANI KUMAR SINHA | 508 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | RAJ KUMAR SONKAR | IND | 487 | 0.7% |
| 11 | MATA PRASAD TEWARI | JNP(JP) | 399 | 0.6% |
| 12 | PRAKASH CHANDRA YADO | IND | 328 | 0.5% |
| 13 | RAM DEO | IND | 143 | 0.2% |
| 14 | FAHIMUDDIN | IND | 107 | 0.2% |
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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 (214th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean33.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.4% · max 56.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
214th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
352nd of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
238th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 50.2%BJP 17.1%JNP(SR) 12.4%JNP(SC) 6.9%IND 5.2%OTH 8.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,06,538
Density
685 / km²
Sex ratio
872 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,388 km²
SC population17.7%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.2%Muslim 17.6%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.6%
Electricity22.2%
Sanitation38.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.3%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.3%
Women literate56.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.4%
Health insurance14.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Zari and Zardozi
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