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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 255 · 1962
Machhlishahr
Winner — 1962
KESARI PRASAD
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 52.0%INC 43.1%1 others 4.9%
Votes
23,475
52.0% share
Winning margin
4,012
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
62.3%
of 72,462
A clear win with a 8.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KESARI PRASAD | Praja Socialist Party | 23,475 | 52.0% |
| 2 | MOHD. RAUF JAFRI | INC | 19,463 | 43.1% |
| 3 | FATEH MOHAMMED | SOC | 2,196 | 4.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (263rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.9% · max 45.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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263rd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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128th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 52.0%INC 43.1%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
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