GEN · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
Gorakhpur
Sinhasan Singh (INC) won by 5,206 votes (0.8%).
- Electors
- 8,49,617
- Votes polled
- 6,33,241
- Valid votes
- 6,33,241
- Turnout
- 74.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 0.8% (median 11.1%). Back to Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1957 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Knife-edge (<2%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 1.1%(-3.0%)
- Turnout
- 52.2%(+1.0%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 81.1%
Winning margin over time · Gorakhpur
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinhasan SinghWinner | INC | 1,72,662 | 27.3% |
| 1 | Mahadeo PrasadWinner | INC | 1,67,456 | 26.4% |
| 3 | Brij Lal | IND | 61,371 | 9.7% |
| 4 | Hori Lal Saxena | IND | 41,606 | 6.6% |
| 5 | Nagendra Nath | PSP | 39,333 | 6.2% |
| 6 | Raghuraj | BJS | 37,752 | 6.0% |
| 7 | Chhotkan | IND | 33,824 | 5.3% |
| 8 | Ram Charittar | BJS | 29,711 | 4.7% |
| 9 | Gapoo Lal | PSP | 27,550 | 4.4% |
| 10 | Lakshmi Narain | IND | 21,976 | 3.5% |
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