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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 294 · 1980

Ghatampur

Winner — 1980

KUNWAR SHIV NATH KUSHWAHA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 48.4%JNP(SC) 32.6%16 others 19.0%
Votes
35,540
48.4% share
Winning margin
11,561
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
51.8%
of 1,41,735

Ghatampur is a safe seat — KUNWAR SHIV NATH KUSHWAHA won by 15.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUNWAR SHIV NATH KUSHWAHA
INC(I)
Congress (I)
35,54048.4%
2
SURYA KUMAR PANDEY
JNP(SC)
23,97932.6%
3
DHARMENDRA SINGH
4,5016.1%
4
UMA SHANKAR
BJP
1,9002.6%
5
VIDYA RAM
IND
1,1981.6%
6
RAN VIJAI SINGH SACHAN
IND
1,0581.4%
7
SHIV SHANKAR PANDEY
IND
6420.9%
8
PYARE LAL
IND
6350.9%
9
VIJAI NARAIN
IND
5640.8%
10
SURENDRA KUMAR MISRA
IND
5160.7%
11
RAJENDRA PRASAD AVASTHI
JNP(SR)
4900.7%
12
SUSHIL CHANDRA
IND
4290.6%
13
SATISH CHANDRA TIWARI
IND
4240.6%
14
PYARE LAL SHOSHIT
IND
3880.5%
15
SHIYA LAL YADVA
IND
3580.5%
16
VED NARAIN
IND
3560.5%
17
RUKMINI DEVI
IND
2380.3%
18
RAM NARAIN
IND
2280.3%

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 (399th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.6% · max 22.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
48%
lowerhigher
399th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
358th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
34th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 48.4%JNP(SC) 32.6%INC(U) 6.1%OTH 12.8%

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?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing (Pulses)
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Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur…

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur near the ancient remains of Sahet d Mahet,

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Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur…

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur near the ancient remains of Sahet d Mahet,

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Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur…

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound locally known as Ora Jhar, Penahia Jhar and Kharahua Jhar situated on the road from Balrampur near the ancient remains of Sahet d Mahet,

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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