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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 221 · 2017Reserved (SC)

Orai

Winner — 2017

GAURI SHANKAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 53.0%SP 23.2%6 others 23.8%
Votes
1,40,485
53.0% share
Winning margin
78,879
29.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.5%
of 4,23,939

Orai is a safe seat — GAURI SHANKAR won by 29.8%.

Seat history

1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GAURI SHANKAR
NDA (NDA)
1,40,48553.0%
2
MAHENDRA SINGH
61,60623.2%
3
VIJAY CHAUDHARI
BSP
57,54121.7%
NOTA
NOTA
2,1690.8%
5
SHYAM KUMAR
BSCP
1,0510.4%
6
KAILASH
RVLP
9400.3%
7
DWARIKA PRASAD
SWAJANPA
6780.3%
8
SUKHRAM SINGHH
BMUP
6720.3%

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

Average turnout (203rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
29.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.4% · min 0.0% · max 29.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
203rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
185th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
208th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.0%SP 23.2%BSP 21.7%OTH 1.3%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,89,974
Density
370 / km²
Sex ratio
865 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,565 km²
SC population27.7%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.2%
Electricity36.3%
Sanitation39.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.1%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate66.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.5%
Health insurance17.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handmade Paper Art🏺Peas Processing
🏛️

Mosque, OraiOrai

🏛️MonumentASI

Mosque,

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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