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Uttar Pradesh · PC 74 · 2009Reserved (SC)
Machhlishahr
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
TUFANI SAROJ
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 31.1%BSP 27.7%14 others 41.2%
Votes
2,23,152
31.1% share
Winning margin
24,306
3.4% of votes
Total votes cast
7,17,761
Candidates
16
Seat history
2 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TUFANI SAROJ | Samajwadi Party | 2,23,152 | 31.1% |
| 2 | KAMLA KANT GAUTAM (K.K. GAUTAM) | 1,98,846 | 27.7% | |
| 3 | VIDYASAGAR SONKER | NDA | 1,46,031 | 20.4% |
| 4 | RAM CHARITRA | AD | 56,064 | 7.8% |
| 5 | RAJ BAHADUR | UPA | 33,280 | 4.6% |
| 6 | RAM DAWAR GAUTAM | IND | 16,444 | 2.3% |
| 7 | SOHAN | IND | 10,438 | 1.4% |
| 8 | SHYAM BIHARI KANNAUJIYA | IND | 8,113 | 1.1% |
| 9 | SHEOMURAT RAM | 5,996 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | VIJAYEE RAM | ASP | 4,138 | 0.6% |
| 11 | KRISHNA SEWAK SONKER | JPS | 3,778 | 0.5% |
| 12 | VINOD KUMAR | IND | 3,739 | 0.5% |
| 13 | BALJIT | IND | 2,187 | 0.3% |
| 14 | SUKHRAJ DINKAR | RSBP | 1,997 | 0.3% |
| 15 | SUSHMA | RAD | 1,791 | 0.3% |
| 16 | DINESH KUMAR | IND | 1,767 | 0.3% |
Average turnout (58th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.0% · max 55.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
58th of 80How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 80How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
19th of 80How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 31.1%BSP 27.7%BJP 20.4%AD 7.8%OTH 13.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/16
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,94,204
Density
1113 / km²
Sex ratio
1024 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,038 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%
Figures are for Jaunpur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Muslim 10.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity27.2%
Sanitation19.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.0%
Women literate75.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.8%
Clean cooking fuel55.2%
Health insurance12.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Woollen Carpets (Dari)
🏛️
Gateway of Hazrat Chirag-I-Hindâs palace
🏛️MonumentASI
Gateway of Hazrat Chirag-I-Hindâs palace
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Walls of the old Kankar fort of Jayachandra
🏛️MonumentASI
Walls of the old Kankar fort of Jayachandra
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.