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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 85 · 2002

Lucknow East

Winner — 2002

VIDYA SAGAR GUPTA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 33.3%SP 32.8%13 others 33.9%
Votes
23,429
33.3% share
Winning margin
339
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
31.1%
of 2,25,879

Lucknow East was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 339 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIDYA SAGAR GUPTA
NDA (NDA)
23,42933.3%
2
RAVIDAS MEHROTRA
Samajwadi Party
23,09032.8%
3
KUSH BHARGAVA
INC
9,72813.8%
4
AMIT PURI
IND
8,61912.3%
5
MOHD. YUNUS
BSP
3,0554.3%
6
JIYA ULLA
MUL
7341.0%
7
RAMRAJ
IND
4960.7%
8
PREM SANKAR
IND
2630.4%
9
CHUNMUN
IND
2500.4%
10
UMESH KUMAR
IND
1790.3%
11
SUSHILA DEVI ASTHANA
KRD
1470.2%
12
NARESH CHANDRA
IND
1370.2%
13
ASHOK BALMIKI
IND
810.1%
14
WASIM
MNVP
750.1%
15
RAVINDRA KUMAR SAHU
PSJP
620.1%

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 (100th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
100th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
293rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.3%SP 32.8%INC 13.8%IND 12.3%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,47,184
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
863 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,340 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.7%Muslim 8.5%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.1%
Electricity68.5%
Sanitation37.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.3%
Health insurance10.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Costume of Thakurji🏺Sanitary Fittings🏺Shrinagar Sculpture and Kanthi Mala
🏛️

Extensive site containing a high mound apparently a fort with ramparts and corner turrets

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive site containing a high mound apparently a fort with ramparts and corner turrets

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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