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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 275 · 2017
Ayodhya
Winner — 2017
VED PRAKASH GUPTA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 49.2%SP 26.0%13 others 24.8%
Votes
1,07,014
49.2% share
Winning margin
50,440
23.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
62.0%
of 3,51,003
Ayodhya is a safe seat — VED PRAKASH GUPTA won by 23.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VED PRAKASH GUPTA | NDA (NDA) | 1,07,014 | 49.2% |
| 2 | TEJ NARAYAN PANDEY ALIAS PAWAN PANDEY | 56,574 | 26.0% | |
| 3 | MO. BAZMI SIDDEKE | BSP | 39,554 | 18.2% |
| 4 | BANSHI LAL YADAV | BMUP | 5,661 | 2.6% |
| 5 | SUSHIL JAISWAL | ADHIKAR | 1,635 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,544 | 0.7% |
| 7 | SURYAKANT PANDEY | 1,353 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | DR. RIPUNJAY SINGH | AACP | 737 | 0.3% |
| 9 | DHARMENDRA KUMAR UPPADHYAY | RLD | 644 | 0.3% |
| 10 | DEVKI NANDAN MAURYA | JANADIP | 585 | 0.3% |
| 11 | MAHESH KUMAR NISHAD | JPS | 532 | 0.2% |
| 12 | RADHE SHYAM SHRIVASTAVA | IND | 492 | 0.2% |
| 13 | PRADEEP KUMAR KORI | 406 | 0.2% | |
| 14 | DEELIP CHAUDHARI | MADP | 398 | 0.2% |
| 15 | AKHILESH KUMAR ALIAS AKHILESH CHATURVEDI | CPI(ML)(L) | 359 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (210th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.6% · max 28.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
210th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
316th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
269th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.2%SP 26.0%BSP 18.2%OTH 5.9%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,70,996
Density
1056 / km²
Sex ratio
962 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,341 km²
SC population22.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.8%Muslim 14.8%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity30.6%
Sanitation22.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated68.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.6%
Clean cooking fuel41.3%
Health insurance19.8%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Mounds known as Kuber-Parbat &Sugrib Parbat.
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Mounds known as Kuber-Parbat &Sugrib Parbat.
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.