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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 400 · 1969

Meerut

Winner — 1969

MOHAN LAL KAPOOR
BJS· Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BJS 34.2%IND 30.9%11 others 34.9%
Votes
25,735
34.2% share
Winning margin
2,476
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
67.0%
of 1,12,333

A closely fought contest. MOHAN LAL KAPOOR won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHAN LAL KAPOOR
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
25,73534.2%
2
BASIR AHMAD KHAN
IND
23,25930.9%
3
SHAKUNTLA PUNDRIKAKSH
INC
17,34623.1%
4
NAZIR AHMAD
5,0366.7%
5
BUDH PRAKASH
IND
1,7822.4%
6
SHYAM BHAROSAY
PBI
5470.7%
7
SATENDRA KUMAR
IND
5390.7%
8
VED PRAKASH SHARMA
IND
2600.3%
9
KARAN SINGH
MAP
2390.3%
10
SATYA PRAKASH MANGLIK
IND
1610.2%
11
RAMESHWAR DAYAL
Samyukta Socialist Party
1190.2%
12
CHAKRAPAN SHARMA
IND
1090.1%
13
VED PRAKASH
FBL
1010.1%

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 (133rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 2.5% · max 28.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
133rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
3rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 34.2%IND 30.9%INC 23.1%BKD 6.7%OTH 5.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,62,559
Density
270 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,905 km²
SC population22.6%
ST population20.7%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 5.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.6%
Electricity29.2%
Sanitation24.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.8%
Children fully vaccinated72.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)46.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Women literate60.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.7%
Clean cooking fuel30.4%
Health insurance19.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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