Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2017

Goverdhan

Assembly constituency 83 (GEN) · Uttar Pradesh

State boardUttar Pradesh 2017

[01]Result · 2017

#83 · GEN

Poll date4 Mar 2017

Contestants12

Electors3,11,382

Votes polled2,05,674

Turnout66.1%

NOTA1,3980.4% of votes

WinnerKarinda SinghBharatiya Janata Party93,53845.2% of votes

MARGIN33,009 votes · 16.0 pp93,538 − 60,529

Runner-upRaj Kumar Rawat Bahujan Samaj Party60,52929.2% of votes

BJP 60.7% of top-two votesBSP 39.3%

All candidates 12

01 Karinda SinghBJP93,538 45.2%
02 Raj Kumar RawatBSP60,529 29.2%
03 Kr. Narendra SinghRLD40,999 19.8%
04 Ranvir PandavINC5,943 2.9%
05 PurushottanCPI944 0.5%
06 Narendra KumarIND785 0.4%
07 Satish KumarIND679 0.3%
08 Avadhesh SharmaBKP627 0.3%
09 Rakesh Kumar KaushikLKD617 0.3%
10 SantoshBSS567 0.3%
11 PooranIND266 0.1%
12 Braj KishorHP180 0.1%

Turnout 66.1%

Male 1.71 lakh54.8% Female 1.41 lakh45.2%

Share of 3,11,382 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males826
NOTAreported alongside the total1,398 · 0.4%
State median turnoutmedian of 403 seats, 201760.5%
ReconciliationΣ 12 candidates = 2,05,674Verified

Seat history 2002–2022

2002
19.3 pp
Kaushal KishoreIndependent
2007
1.6 pp
Gauri ShankarSamajwadi Party
2012
11.7 pp
Rajkumar RawatBahujan Samaj Party
2017
16.0 pp
Karinda SinghBharatiya Janata Party
2022
19.3 pp
MeghshyamBharatiya Janata Party

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 19.3 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed RLD polled 40,999 votes, 1.2× the 33,009-vote margin.
40,999 ÷ 33,009 = 1.2
The top two polled 74.9% of votes; the other 10 candidates 25.1% between them.
(93,538 + 60,529) ÷ 2,05,674 = 74.9% · 51,607 ÷ 2,05,674 = 25.1%
Turnout of 66.1% was 5.6 pp above the state's median seat (60.5%).
66.1 − 60.5 = +5.6
The margin widened from 11.7 pp in 2012 to 16.0 pp.
16.0 − 11.7 = +4.3 pp
Raj Kumar Rawat, the 2012 winner, finished second in 2017.
2012 winner name = 2017 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 12 candidate lines2,05,674
NOTAreported alongside the total1,398
Published totalVotes polled2,05,674
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 2017 · Uttar Pradesh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates12 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 403 seats on the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 2017 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database