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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 185 · 2012

Gauriganj

Winner — 2012

RAKESH PRATAP SINGH
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 24.4%INC 24.1%21 others 51.6%
Votes
44,287
24.4% share
Winning margin
503
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
58.8%
of 3,09,472

Gauriganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 503 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 23 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAKESH PRATAP SINGH
Samajwadi Party
44,28724.4%
2
MOHAMMAD NAYEEM
INC
43,78424.1%
3
TEJBHAN SINGH
NDA
34,89319.2%
4
CHANDRA PRAKASH
BSP
31,06117.1%
5
PRIYANK HARI VIJAY
IND
10,4345.7%
6
DHRUV PRATAP SINGH
PECP
2,9711.6%
7
AKHILESH NARAYAN
IND
2,0201.1%
8
URMILA
JaKP
1,6280.9%
9
SUDHIR
BPNP
1,3220.7%
10
SANJAY SINGH
1,0510.6%
11
JUNED
IND
9480.5%
12
RAM ASRE
RaMSP
8740.5%
13
SWAMI NATH
IND
8690.5%
14
MOHD. HASAN LAHARI
BRPP
8530.5%
15
NIGMENDRA MISHRA
IND
7940.4%
16
NANDLAL
IND
7310.4%
17
RAMUDIT
6300.3%
18
MADHURI DEVI
HD
6220.3%
19
RAM ABHILAKH
IND
6180.3%
20
PARASNATH
4140.2%
21
PREMA
MwSP
3570.2%
22
BABAN
VIP
3520.2%
23
SITARAM
IND
3190.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (289th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.3% · max 44.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
289th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
68th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 24.4%INC 24.1%BJP 19.2%BSP 17.1%IND 5.7%OTH 9.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/23

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,97,117
Density
856 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,436 km²
SC population22.4%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.2%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.7%
Electricity37.2%
Sanitation16.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Children underweight (under 5)28.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate71.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.9%
Clean cooking fuel33.7%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing🏺Iron and Steel Fabrication🏺Moonj products
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A group of ruined brick temple of the 10th century locally called Teligarhi, Sultanpur.

🏛️MonumentASI

A group of ruined brick temple of the 10th century locally called Teligarhi, Sultanpur.

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Extensive brick strewn mounds undoubted to be the ruins of Buddhist Cities,

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive brick strewn mounds undoubted to be the ruins of Buddhist Cities,

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Extensive brick strewn mounds undoubted to be the ruins of Buddhist Cities,

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive brick strewn mounds undoubted to be the ruins of Buddhist Cities,

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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