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Uttar Pradesh · PC 7 · 1957

Meerut

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

INC 65.7%CPI 18.0%1 others 16.3%
Votes
1,58,280
65.7% share
Winning margin
1,14,921
47.7% of votes
Total votes cast
2,40,937
Candidates
3
Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAH NAWAZ KHAN
1,58,28065.7%
2
BRIJ RAJ KISHORE
43,35918.0%
3
BALBIR SINGH
39,29816.3%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (48th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
47.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.3% · max 47.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
48th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
55th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 65.7%CPI 18.0%BJS 16.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,35,819
Density
987 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,367 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 50.6%Hindu 46.0%Other 3.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water37.0%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation66.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.0%
Children fully vaccinated79.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.4%
Children underweight (under 5)32.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate57.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel46.2%
Health insurance13.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Applique Work along with Patch Work,Zari Patch work, and Mentha

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