Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2012

Gauriganj

Assembly constituency 185 (GEN) · Uttar Pradesh

State boardUttar Pradesh 2012

[01]Result · 2012

#185 · GEN

Poll date23 Feb 2012

Contestants23

Electors3,09,472

Votes polled1,81,832

Turnout58.8%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerRakesh Pratap SinghSamajwadi Party44,28724.4% of votes

MARGIN503 votes · 0.3 pp44,287 − 43,784

Runner-upMohammad Nayeem Indian National Congress43,78424.1% of votes

SP 50.3% of top-two votesINC 49.7%

All candidates 23

01 Rakesh Pratap SinghSP44,287 24.4%
02 Mohammad NayeemINC43,784 24.1%
03 Tejbhan SinghBJP34,893 19.2%
04 Chandra PrakashBSP31,061 17.1%
05 Priyank Hari VijayIND10,434 5.7%
06 Dhruv Pratap SinghPECP2,971 1.6%
07 Akhilesh NarayanIND2,020 1.1%
08 UrmilaJKPR1,628 0.9%
09 SudhirBPNP1,322 0.7%
10 Sanjay SinghJD(U)1,051 0.6%
11 JunedIND948 0.5%
12 Ram AsreRMSP874 0.5%
13 Swami NathIND869 0.5%
14 Mohd. Hasan LahariBRP853 0.5%
15 Nigmendra MishraIND794 0.4%
16 NandlalIND731 0.4%
17 RamuditRPI(A)630 0.3%
18 Madhuri DeviHD622 0.3%
19 Ram AbhilakhIND618 0.3%
20 ParasnathRL414 0.2%
21 PremaMSP357 0.2%
22 BabanVANCHI352 0.2%
23 SitaramIND319 0.2%

Turnout 58.8%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 403 seats, 201259.4%
ReconciliationΣ 23 candidates = 1,81,832Verified

Seat history 2002–2022

2002
4.0 pp
Shakir AliSamajwadi Party
2007
8.9 pp
Pramod SinghBahujan Samaj Party
2012
0.3 pp
Rakesh Pratap SinghSamajwadi Party
2017
13.2 pp
Rakesh Pratap SinghSamajwadi Party
2022
3.5 pp
Rakesh Pratap SinghSamajwadi Party

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 13.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed BJP polled 34,893 votes, 69× the 503-vote margin.
34,893 ÷ 503 = 69.4
The top two polled 48.4% of votes; the other 21 candidates 51.6% between them.
(44,287 + 43,784) ÷ 1,81,832 = 48.4% · 93,761 ÷ 1,81,832 = 51.6%
Turnout of 58.8% was 0.6 pp below the state's median seat (59.4%).
58.8 − 59.4 = −0.6
The margin narrowed from 8.9 pp in 2007 to 0.3 pp.
0.3 − 8.9 = −8.6 pp
The seat changed hands: BSP in 2007, SP in 2012.
2007 BSP · 2012 SP

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 23 candidate lines1,81,832
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled1,81,832
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2012 · Uttar Pradesh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates23 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 403 seats on the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 2012 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database