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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 248 · 1996

Gyanpur

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Winner — 1996

GORAKHNATH
BJP· BJP
BJP 32.8%SP 31.6%10 others 35.6%
Votes
50,127
32.8% share
Winning margin
1,869
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
57.0%
of 2,67,885

Gyanpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,869 votes separated winner from runner-up.

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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GORAKHNATH
BJP
BJP
50,12732.8%
2
RAM RATI BIND
SP
United Front
48,25831.6%
3
DINESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
26,79417.5%
4
SHITLA PRASAD MAURYA
BSP
BSP
23,64115.5%
5
LAL MANI
PMSP
9840.6%
6
DASHRATH
IND
7130.5%
7
SHAMDHAR
IND
6810.5%
8
RADHEY SHYAM
UPRP
6050.4%
9
KEWALAPATI
BSP(R)
3740.2%
10
GULAB CHAND
AD
3590.2%
11
SURYA NARAIN
NLP
1990.1%
12
VIJAYEE
IND
680.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (348th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.3% · max 20.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
348th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
170th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.8%SP 31.6%IND 17.5%BSP 15.5%OTH 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,09,141
Density
863 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,717 km²
SC population22.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.1%Muslim 14.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity26.3%
Sanitation14.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate74.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel37.1%
Health insurance14.9%

What's nearby?

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