Back to Uttar Pradesh 1974 map
Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 396 · 1974

Meerut Cantt

Winner — 1974

AJIT SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 45.1%BJS 26.4%19 others 28.5%
Votes
27,866
45.1% share
Winning margin
11,549
18.7% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
53.8%
of 1,14,911

Meerut Cantt is a safe seat — AJIT SINGH won by 18.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJIT SINGH
Congress (R)
27,86645.1%
2
THAKUR DASS
Grand Alliance
16,31726.4%
3
KAILASH PRAKASH
8,76814.2%
4
TIRATH SINGH
Grand Alliance
2,9644.8%
5
SHESH DUTT
RSM
1,4892.4%
6
SUBHAS GIRI GOSWAMI
IND
5700.9%
7
KARAM SINGH
5670.9%
8
PREM DUTT
IND
3900.6%
9
MEHMOOD
IND
3670.6%
10
BALDEV RAJ
IND
3410.6%
11
DEENA NATH GUPTA
2990.5%
12
DAYA KISHAN RAZDAN
2890.5%
13
ATAR SEN
IND
2720.4%
14
RAM KISHAN
LTS
2720.4%
15
YASHVEER
IND
2020.3%
16
SATYA PRAKASH MANGLIK
FBL
1870.3%
17
GIRWAR SINGH
Grand Alliance
1860.3%
18
ABDUL RASHID QUARAISHI URF NETAJI
IND
1440.2%
19
NATHU
IND
1230.2%
20
DEVENDRA SINGH
IND
1080.2%
21
KHALIQ HAIRA KASHMIRI
IND
900.1%

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.

Low turnout (342nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 0.9% · max 31.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
342nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
293rd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
125th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.1%BJS 26.4%NCO 14.2%OTH 14.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,96,970
Density
567 / km²
Sex ratio
903 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,405 km²
SC population26.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity37.4%
Sanitation26.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.1%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.6%
Clean cooking fuel42.5%
Health insurance15.0%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpets🏺Metal Industry (Brass)
🏛️

A Life sized female figure known as Sankata Devi

🏛️MonumentASI

A Life sized female figure known as Sankata Devi

🏛️

Fragments of sculptures

🏛️MonumentASI

Fragments of sculptures

🏛️

Kshasthi Devi

🏛️MonumentASI

Kshasthi Devi

🏛️

Mound known as Sangram Sahi ki Pahari

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound known as Sangram Sahi ki Pahari

🏛️

Remains of a temple on an island

🏛️MonumentASI

Remains of a temple on an island

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25