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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KESARI PRASAD
Praja Socialist Party
23,47552.0%
2
MOHD. RAUF JAFRI
INC
19,46343.1%
3
FATEH MOHAMMED
SOC
2,1964.9%

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
lean
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.9% · max 45.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
263rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
128th of 403

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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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