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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 210 · 1996

Gopalpur

Winner — 1996

WASIM AHMAD
SP· United Front
SP 34.5%BSP 30.9%9 others 34.6%
Votes
42,189
34.5% share
Winning margin
4,474
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
50.7%
of 2,40,985

A closely fought contest. WASIM AHMAD won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
WASIM AHMAD
United Front
42,18934.5%
2
NASEEM AHMAD AZMI
BSP
37,71530.9%
3
SHRIKRISHAN PAL
BJP
35,04928.7%
4
BUJHARAT
IND
2,2081.8%
5
RAM KUMAR
IND
1,5931.3%
6
MOOL CHANDRA YADAV
IND
8320.7%
7
NAND KISHOR
AD
7690.6%
8
SHANKAR
SJP(R)
6930.6%
9
RAM PREET
BHJS
4700.4%
10
PHOOLMAN
IND
4230.3%
11
VIKRAM SINGH SURYVANSI
IND
2220.2%

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 (92nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.3% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
92nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
149th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 34.5%BSP 30.9%BJP 28.7%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,81,268
Density
1452 / km²
Sex ratio
863 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,155 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 15.7%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.0%
Electricity63.0%
Sanitation63.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate81.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.9%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance16.1%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Two ancient brick temples decorated with panels which are filled with terracotta images,

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Two ancient brick temples decorated with panels which are filled with terracotta images,

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