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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 157 · 2017Reserved (SC)

Gopamau

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Winner — 2017

SHYAM PRAKASH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.3%SP 27.8%9 others 28.9%
Votes
87,871
43.3% share
Winning margin
31,378
15.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
61.5%
of 3,30,381

Gopamau is a safe seat — SHYAM PRAKASH won by 15.4%.

Seat history

0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.87 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM PRAKASH
BJP
NDA (NDA)
87,87143.3%
2
RAJESHWARI
SP
56,49327.8%
3
MEENA KUMARI
BSP
BSP
49,84724.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,2521.1%
5
MEVARAM VERMA
IND
1,6320.8%
6
MUNSHI LAL
RASHVIP
1,3860.7%
7
TARUN PRATAP
IND
1,3460.7%
8
SHIV KUMAR
IND
7670.4%
9
RAJ BAHADUR
BMUP
5340.3%
10
CHAKRAPAL
IND
4870.2%
11
RAM LAKHAN
BSRD
4170.2%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (166th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 1.5% · max 21.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
166th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
93rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.3%SP 27.8%BSP 24.6%OTH 3.2%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.87 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,92,845
Density
684 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,986 km²
SC population31.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.6%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity13.5%
Sanitation24.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.9%
Children fully vaccinated63.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance16.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandloomGI
🏛️

Tomb of Nawab of Sadar Jahan,

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Nawab of Sadar Jahan,

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