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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 401 · 1969

Meerut Cantonment

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Winner — 1969

UMA DATT SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 33.3%BJS 18.2%10 others 48.5%
Votes
17,911
33.3% share
Winning margin
8,153
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.1%
of 86,440

Meerut Cantonment is a safe seat — UMA DATT SHARMA won by 15.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UMA DATT SHARMA
INC
INC
17,91133.3%
2
THAKUR DASS
BJS
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
9,75818.2%
3
VIRESHWAR TYAGI
SSP
Samyukta Socialist Party
7,26413.5%
4
MAHENDRA DUTT SHARMA
BKD
7,12813.3%
5
MAIRAJ AHMED
IND
5,41910.1%
6
BANARSI DASS
KMP
3,0885.8%
7
JAGPAL
IND
7611.4%
8
FAYAZ
IND
6591.2%
9
VIPIN BEHARI
RPI
5050.9%
10
VIRENDRA SINGH
PBI
4940.9%
11
SARUP SINGH SHANTOO
IND
3800.7%
12
JASWANT SINGH
MAP
3500.7%

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

Average turnout (167th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 2.7% · max 51.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
167th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
5th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.3%BJS 18.2%SSP 13.5%BKD 13.3%IND 10.1%KMP 5.8%OTH 5.9%

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?

1 location
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Pakka Masonry Fort

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Pakka Masonry Fort

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