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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1996
Puranpur
Winner — 1996
GOPAL KRISHNA
SP· United Front
SP 39.0%BJP 36.4%4 others 24.6%
Votes
65,330
39.0% share
Winning margin
4,452
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.1%
of 2,45,644
A closely fought contest. GOPAL KRISHNA won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPAL KRISHNA | United Front | 65,330 | 39.0% |
| 2 | VINOD KUMAR | BJP | 60,878 | 36.4% |
| 3 | HARJINDER SINGH KAHLON | BSP | 27,281 | 16.3% |
| 4 | MOHAMMED ASLAM | KVP | 7,068 | 4.2% |
| 5 | KRISHNA ADHIKARI | CPI(ML)(L) | 4,211 | 2.5% |
| 6 | GURDEEP SINGH | BHJS | 2,570 | 1.5% |
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.
High turnout (53rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.1% · max 19.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
53rd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.96
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
385th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 39.0%BJP 36.4%BSP 16.3%OTH 8.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,81,645
Density
3971 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,179 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 25.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.9%
Electricity83.8%
Sanitation84.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated68.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel92.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
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