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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 323 · 2017

Gorakhpur Rural

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Winner — 2017

BIPIN SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 35.5%SP 33.6%11 others 30.9%
Votes
83,686
35.5% share
Winning margin
4,410
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
59.8%
of 3,94,353

Gorakhpur Rural was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 4,410 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.53 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIPIN SINGH
BJP
NDA (NDA)
83,68635.5%
2
VIJAY BAHADUR YADAV
SP
79,27633.6%
3
SANJAY KUMAR
NINSHAD
34,90114.8%
4
RAJESH PANDEY
BSP
BSP
30,09712.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,6340.7%
6
ADIL AKHTAR
CPI
1,5390.7%
7
KAUSHILYA DEVI
ADUP
1,0060.4%
8
MALTI DEVI
IND
9360.4%
9
BINAY KUMAR PANDEY
SABHP
7970.3%
10
SANTOSH KUMAR GUPTA
IND
6520.3%
11
VAKIL KUMAR NISHAD
BMUP
5400.2%
12
ISHRAWATI
NCP
4650.2%
13
GULAB CHANDRA YADAV
RLD
RLD
4340.2%

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 (211th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.0% · max 31.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
211th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
323rd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
353rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.5%SP 33.6%NINSHAD 14.8%BSP 12.8%OTH 2.7%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.53 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,40,895
Density
1337 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,321 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 9.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.3%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate68.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.6%
Clean cooking fuel66.8%
Health insurance17.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Gorakhpur TerracottaGI🏺Readymade Garments

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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