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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 179 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Meja

Winner — 1957

JOKHAI
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
MANGLA PRASAD
INC· 41,653 votes
INC 27.9%INC 25.4%2 others 46.7%
Votes
45,846
27.9% share
Winning margin
5,793
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
50.1%
of 1,63,639

A closely fought contest. JOKHAI won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JOKHAI
45,84627.9%
2
MANGLA PRASAD
41,65325.4%
3
BANS RUP
40,05324.4%
4
SALIGRAM JAISWAL
36,59022.3%

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 (137th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.6% · max 39.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
137th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
215th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
25th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.9%INC 25.4%PSP 24.4%PSP 22.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,05,559
Density
739 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,609 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.4%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.5%
Electricity40.3%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.0%
Children underweight (under 5)28.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.2%
Women literate62.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.3%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance16.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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