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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 404 · 1962
Meerut Cantonment
Winner — 1962
PRAKASHWATI SOOD
INC· INC
INC 40.5%CPI 20.0%5 others 39.5%
Votes
18,942
40.5% share
Winning margin
9,602
20.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
59.1%
of 79,181
Meerut Cantonment is a safe seat — PRAKASHWATI SOOD won by 20.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAKASHWATI SOOD | INC | 18,942 | 40.5% |
| 2 | SHANTI SWAROOP | Left | 9,340 | 20.0% |
| 3 | GAJADHAR TEWARI | 6,886 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | B. D. LONDON TORE | SOC | 5,189 | 11.1% |
| 5 | INDU TRIVEDI | Swatantra Party | 3,901 | 8.3% |
| 6 | MANPHOOL | IND | 1,569 | 3.4% |
| 7 | JAGAT RAM SETHI | Praja Socialist Party | 937 | 2.0% |
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.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean20.5%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 14.9% · min 6.0% · max 28.9%
How contested is turnout?
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67%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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3.90
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.5%CPI 20.0%BJS 14.7%SOC 11.1%SWA 8.3%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED