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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1985
Gonda
Winner — 1985
RAGHU PRASAD UPADHAYAYA
INC· INC
INC 55.1%BJP 22.1%15 others 22.8%
Votes
29,855
55.1% share
Winning margin
17,866
33.0% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
37.7%
of 1,43,712
Gonda is a safe seat — RAGHU PRASAD UPADHAYAYA won by 33.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHU PRASAD UPADHAYAYA | INC | 29,855 | 55.1% |
| 2 | VISHNU PAL SINGH | BJP | 11,989 | 22.1% |
| 3 | YASIN URF AZAD | IND | 2,974 | 5.5% |
| 4 | VISHWANATH PRASAD PANDEY | Janata | 2,380 | 4.4% |
| 5 | KASI SINGH | Left | 1,946 | 3.6% |
| 6 | BHANU PRAKASH SRIVASTAVA URF BHANU BABU | IND | 1,423 | 2.6% |
| 7 | PARMOD KUMAR | Lok Dal | 1,236 | 2.3% |
| 8 | SHIV RAJ | IND | 451 | 0.8% |
| 9 | SRIKANT DIWEDI | IND | 314 | 0.6% |
| 10 | PUJARI URF POOJA RAM SONKAR | IND | 312 | 0.6% |
| 11 | HAIDER ALI | IND | 286 | 0.5% |
| 12 | AHMAD RAHIMUDDIN URF MAMO | IND | 249 | 0.5% |
| 13 | RAVINDRA PRATAP SINGH URF GUINE BHAIYA | IND | 218 | 0.4% |
| 14 | SURESH DUTT SINGH | IND | 210 | 0.4% |
| 15 | CHIRANJI LAL CHAUDHARI | IND | 160 | 0.3% |
| 16 | VIJAI PRATAP SINGH | IND | 99 | 0.2% |
| 17 | JUNG BAHADUR SINGH | IND | 90 | 0.2% |
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 (231st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean33.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.4% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
231st of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
83rd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.1%BJP 22.1%IND 5.5%OTH 17.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,92,845
Density
684 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,986 km²
SC population31.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.6%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity13.5%
Sanitation24.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.9%
Children fully vaccinated63.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance16.0%
What's nearby?
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