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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAURI SHANKAR | NDA (NDA) | 1,40,485 | 53.0% |
| 2 | MAHENDRA SINGH | 61,606 | 23.2% | |
| 3 | VIJAY CHAUDHARI | BSP | 57,541 | 21.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,169 | 0.8% |
| 5 | SHYAM KUMAR | BSCP | 1,051 | 0.4% |
| 6 | KAILASH | RVLP | 940 | 0.3% |
| 7 | DWARIKA PRASAD | SWAJANPA | 678 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SUKHRAM SINGHH | BMUP | 672 | 0.3% |
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
lean29.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.4% · min 0.0% · max 29.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
203rd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
185th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
208th of 403Where 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 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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