Gorakhpur
Winner — 1996
Gorakhpur is a safe seat — SHIVA PRATAP SHUKLA won by 30.7%.
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIVA PRATAP SHUKLA | BJP | 48,352 | 47.0% |
| 2 | MANJU ZAKI | United Front | 16,787 | 16.3% |
| 3 | VIRENDRA PRATAP SHAHI | IND | 15,630 | 15.2% |
| 4 | GHANSHYAM | BSP | 14,247 | 13.8% |
| 5 | BHANU PRAKASH MISRA | IND | 4,203 | 4.1% |
| 6 | IQBAL AHMAD | NLP | 1,026 | 1.0% |
| 7 | RAM MILAN SHARMA | AD | 882 | 0.9% |
| 8 | CHANDRA MATI DEVI | BHJS | 491 | 0.5% |
| 9 | SUNEEL KUMAR SRIVASTAV | ABHM | 341 | 0.3% |
| 10 | TRIYUGI NARAIN MISRA | AIIC(T) | 313 | 0.3% |
| 11 | OM PRAKASH | BKD(J) | 191 | 0.2% |
| 12 | RAM LAL | IND | 180 | 0.2% |
| 13 | VIJAI GUPTA | IND | 150 | 0.1% |
| 14 | CHANDRA BHAN RAI | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
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 (289th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
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3 locationsA group of ruined brick temple of the 10th century locally called Teligarhi, Sultanpur.
A group of ruined brick temple of the 10th century locally called Teligarhi, Sultanpur.
Extensive brick strewn mounds undoubted to be the ruins of Buddhist Cities,
Extensive brick strewn mounds undoubted to be the ruins of Buddhist Cities,
Extensive brick strewn mounds undoubted to be the ruins of Buddhist Cities,
Extensive brick strewn mounds undoubted to be the ruins of Buddhist Cities,
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