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Uttar Pradesh · PC 47 · 1998

Machhlishahr

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

CHINMAYANAND
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 34.1%SP 28.1%10 others 37.8%
Votes
2,37,895
34.5% share
Winning margin
41,534
6.0% of votes
Total votes cast
6,98,408
Candidates
12
Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHINMAYANAND
NDA (NDA)
2,37,89534.5%
2
HARIBANSH SINGH
1,96,36128.5%
3
DURBALI RAM BIND
1,54,09522.4%
4
VIJAY CHAND PATEL
AD
38,1185.5%
5
LAL BAHADUR YADAV
34,8875.1%
6
SHIV PRATAP MISRA (BABA)
15,7272.3%
7
JAGANNATH VERMA (ADVOCATE)
IND
3,2870.5%
8
UDAI PRATAP
IND
1,9980.3%
9
DR. MURLI HARIJAN
IND
1,9970.3%
10
ANANT KUMAR
IND
1,7080.3%
11
SABHAPATI
IND
1,3400.2%
12
AMAR KISHAN
SLP(L)
1,3210.2%

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.

High turnout (16th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.2% · max 39.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
16th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
7th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.5%SP 28.5%BSP 22.4%AD 5.5%JD 5.1%OTH 4.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,04,285
Density
275 / km²
Sex ratio
861 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,021 km²
SC population21.8%
ST population0.0%

Figures are for Hamirpur, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.5%Muslim 8.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity26.7%
Sanitation32.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.3%
Children fully vaccinated77.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.1%
Women literate69.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance21.9%

What's nearby?

38 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gaura Stone Craft🏺Shoes
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Baoli

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Brahm Tal, an extensive tank whose embankment has a ruined Chandel temple & a lake with the ruins…

🏛️MonumentASI

Brahm Tal, an extensive tank whose embankment has a ruined Chandel temple & a lake with the ruins of a baithak,

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Brahmanical temple,

🏛️MonumentASI

Brahmanical temple,

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Certain mounds covered with broken statues and sculptures,

🏛️MonumentASI

Certain mounds covered with broken statues and sculptures,

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Chakariya Dai carving of a woman with a child in her arm,

🏛️MonumentASI

Chakariya Dai carving of a woman with a child in her arm,

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Closed British Cemetery,

🏛️MonumentASI

Closed British Cemetery,

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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