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Moradabad

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Winner — 2017

RITESH KUMAR GUPTA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.6%SP 43.5%15 others 11.9%
Votes
1,23,467
44.6% share
Winning margin
3,193
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
58.8%
of 4,70,793

Moradabad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 3,193 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RITESH KUMAR GUPTA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
1,23,46744.6%
2
MOHAMMAD YUSUF ANSARI
SP
1,20,27443.5%
3
ATEEQ AHMED SAIFI
BSP
BSP
24,6508.9%
4
B.K SAINI
SHS
2,0220.7%
5
RAUF
RLD
RLD
1,0350.4%
6
GYANENDRA KUMAR
IND
9660.3%
7
SHAHBUDDIN
AIMIM
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (unaligned)
9470.3%
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NOTA
NOTA
8550.3%
9
ABDUL RAUK
PECP
6330.2%
10
HARKISHOR SINGH
SUCI
4200.1%
11
MAMTA GUPTA
IND
4140.1%
12
RISHI BHARDWAJ
IND
2230.1%
13
VINAY PRAKESH
NINSHAD
2120.1%
14
DRESPAL SINGH
RAC
2110.1%
15
RAJEEV KUMAR DUBEY
AVIRP
2050.1%
16
VIJETA GUPTA
RMEP
1450.1%
17
RADHEY SHYAM
RACP
1260.1%

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 (205th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.0% · min 0.2% · max 38.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
205th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
348th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
339th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.6%SP 43.5%BSP 8.9%OTH 2.7%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.22 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
47,72,006
Density
1283 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,718 km²
SC population15.3%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
52%HINDU
Hindu 52.1%Muslim 47.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.0%
Electricity35.9%
Sanitation63.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Women literate66.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.6%
Clean cooking fuel58.3%
Health insurance17.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Handicrafts - Horn Bone🏷️Moradabad Metal CraftGI

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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