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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 375 · 2017

Ghazipur

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Winner — 2017

SANGEETA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.1%SP 27.9%10 others 29.0%
Votes
92,090
43.1% share
Winning margin
32,607
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
63.0%
of 3,38,760

Ghazipur is a safe seat — SANGEETA won by 15.3%.

Seat history

3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANGEETA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
92,09043.1%
2
RAJESH KUSHWAHA
SP
59,48327.9%
3
SANTOSH KUMAR
BSP
BSP
54,98725.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,4790.7%
5
JYOTSANA SINGH
NINSHAD
1,4180.7%
6
RUDRA DATT TIWARI
CPI
1,1370.5%
7
SATYADEV YADAV
LD
7280.3%
8
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
5930.3%
9
AWADHESH
JRPA
5440.3%
10
YOGENDRA
CPI(ML)(L)
4830.2%
11
ANGAD
MAHAD
3370.2%
12
CHANDAN
BMUP
2790.1%

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

Low turnout (356th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.1% · max 30.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
356th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
161st of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
403rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.1%SP 27.9%BSP 25.8%OTH 2.6%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
36,20,268
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,377 km²
SC population20.1%
ST population0.8%

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 water11.2%
Electricity20.1%
Sanitation22.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.3%
Children fully vaccinated60.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.7%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel39.3%
Health insurance10.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ghazipur Wall Hangings
Lord Cornwallis tomb

Lord Cornwallis tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Lord Cornwallis tomb

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🏛️

Mound of ruins called Suiri-ka-Raj

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound of ruins called Suiri-ka-Raj

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