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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 217 · 2002
Ghazipur
Winner — 2002
UMASHANKER
BSP· BSP
BSP 29.8%CPI 29.3%14 others 40.9%
Votes
43,920
29.8% share
Winning margin
716
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
55.8%
of 2,64,557
Ghazipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 716 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMASHANKER | BSP | 43,920 | 29.8% |
| 2 | RAJENDRA | 43,204 | 29.3% | |
| 3 | OMKALA | NDA | 32,818 | 22.3% |
| 4 | MARKANDE | INC | 17,417 | 11.8% |
| 5 | KHURSHID | IND | 2,252 | 1.5% |
| 6 | BHAGAWATI | NLP | 1,303 | 0.9% |
| 7 | PREM PRAKASH BHARTI | SSD | 1,086 | 0.7% |
| 8 | DURGESH PRASAD | SJP(R) | 1,052 | 0.7% |
| 9 | HARIPRASAD | IND | 951 | 0.6% |
| 10 | LALASA | RTKP | 814 | 0.6% |
| 11 | GOPAL | IND | 741 | 0.5% |
| 12 | MOTI LAL | AD | 463 | 0.3% |
| 13 | VISARJAN | IND | 417 | 0.3% |
| 14 | JAYPRAKASH | IND | 376 | 0.3% |
| 15 | SUDDHAN | ASP | 345 | 0.2% |
| 16 | RAMESH | PMSP | 339 | 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 (316th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.0% · max 42.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
316th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
380th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
266th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 29.8%CPI 29.3%BJP 22.3%INC 11.8%OTH 6.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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