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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 396 · 1985

Meerut Cantonment

Winner — 1985

AJIT SINGH SETHI
INC· INC
INC 43.9%LKD 20.0%24 others 36.1%
Votes
26,134
43.9% share
Winning margin
14,262
24.0% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
40.5%
of 1,46,969

Meerut Cantonment is a safe seat — AJIT SINGH SETHI won by 24.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

26 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJIT SINGH SETHI
INC
26,13443.9%
2
RAJENDRA PRASAD AGARWAL
Lok Dal
11,87220.0%
3
MULAKH RAJ KHANNA
BJP
11,35819.1%
4
ASHOK
Janata
2,8774.8%
5
ASHWANI
ICS
2,6904.5%
6
DAL CHAND
IND
1,4412.4%
7
RAVI KUMAR BISHNOI
IND
6081.0%
8
BIGOD KUMAR
IND
3950.7%
9
CHANDRA PRAKASH
IND
2900.5%
10
ARVIND SINGH
IND
2900.5%
11
MUNSHI
IND
2260.4%
12
RAM AUTAR MADHUR
IND
1280.2%
13
SEWA RAM KAIN
IND
1230.2%
14
KRISHAN KUMAR
1180.2%
15
DHARAM VIR
IND
1120.2%
16
BALRAM
IND
1110.2%
17
VEDI PRAKASH
IND
1080.2%
18
VEDI PRAKASH GOEL
IND
1060.2%
19
RAKESH KUMAR SOORI
IND
960.2%
20
MAHENDRA KUMAR RASTOGI
FBL
910.1%
21
MAHENDRA PAL
IND
780.1%
22
RANJIT SINGH
IND
690.1%
23
VIRENDRA SINGH
IND
490.1%
24
USHA
IND
490.1%
25
PRAMATMA SHARAN MITTAL
IND
340.1%
26
VIMALJIT
IND
230.0%

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.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.0%
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
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.9%LKD 20.0%BJP 19.1%OTH 17.0%

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)
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A Life sized female figure known as Sankata Devi

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A Life sized female figure known as Sankata Devi

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Fragments of sculptures

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Fragments of sculptures

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Kshasthi Devi

🏛️MonumentASI

Kshasthi Devi

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Mound known as Sangram Sahi ki Pahari

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound known as Sangram Sahi ki Pahari

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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.

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