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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1967

Shergarh

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Winner — 1967

M. P. SINGH
BJS· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
BJS 32.5%IND 27.5%5 others 40.0%
Votes
18,455
32.5% share
Winning margin
2,872
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
59.1%
of 96,097

A clear win with a 5.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. P. SINGH
BJS
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
18,45532.5%
2
B. CHANDRA
IND
15,58327.5%
3
D. D. VAIDYA
INC
INC
15,20926.8%
4
BALJIT
SWA
Swatantra Party
2,6404.7%
5
A. LAL
IND
2,5034.4%
6
K. D. SARAN
IND
2,0033.5%
7
M. A. HUSAIN
IND
3630.6%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (400th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.0% · max 44.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
47%
lowerhigher
400th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
398th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
216th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 32.5%IND 27.5%INC 26.8%OTH 13.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,81,645
Density
3971 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,179 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 72.9%Muslim 25.4%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.9%
Electricity83.8%
Sanitation84.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated68.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel92.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Cemetery, Meerut-Delhi Road,

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Cemetery

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