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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 392 · 1980

Garhmukteshwar

Winner — 1980

KR. VIRENDRA SINGH DHANA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 39.1%JNP(SC) 37.2%10 others 23.7%
Votes
22,645
39.1% share
Winning margin
1,062
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
41.9%
of 1,38,372

Garhmukteshwar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,062 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KR. VIRENDRA SINGH DHANA
INC(I)
Congress (I)
22,64539.1%
2
VIJAI PAL SINGH
JNP(SC)
21,58337.2%
3
ZAFAR ALI
4,3937.6%
4
MANSAB
JNP(SR)
4,2907.4%
5
BHAGWAT SINGH
JNP(JP)
2,6364.5%
6
HARPAL SINGH
IND
7661.3%
7
GANPAT
BJP
4690.8%
8
ANWAR
IND
3890.7%
9
ANAND PAL
IND
3570.6%
10
RISHPAL
IND
2140.4%
11
AQUILA BEGUM
IND
1490.3%
12
ZIYA AHMAD KHAN
IND
850.1%

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 (277th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.8% · min 0.5% · max 21.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
277th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
101st of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 39.1%JNP(SC) 37.2%INC(U) 7.6%JNP(SR) 7.4%OTH 8.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,78,213
Density
1555 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,015 km²
SC population22.4%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.9%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.3%
Electricity37.9%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated62.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.8%
Women literate69.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Clean cooking fuel39.9%
Health insurance18.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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