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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 267 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Meja
Winner — 1996
RAM KRIPAL
CPM· United Front
CPM 51.8%BJP 31.2%5 others 17.0%
Votes
71,414
51.8% share
Winning margin
28,346
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
52.2%
of 2,64,429
Meja is a safe seat — RAM KRIPAL won by 20.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM KRIPAL | United Front | 71,414 | 51.8% |
| 2 | RAM DEV | BJP | 43,068 | 31.2% |
| 3 | LAL CHANDRA TYAGI | BSP | 18,376 | 13.3% |
| 4 | SOBHNATH | AD | 2,507 | 1.8% |
| 5 | HARISH CHANDRA | BHJS | 1,472 | 1.1% |
| 6 | RAJ BALI JAISAL | IND | 575 | 0.4% |
| 7 | PRABHOO NATH | IND | 558 | 0.4% |
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.
High turnout (31st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.1% · max 33.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
31st of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
197th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
124th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.8%BJP 31.2%BSP 13.3%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,60,699
Density
741 / km²
Sex ratio
910 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,402 km²
SC population26.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.8%Muslim 22.6%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.4%
Electricity19.0%
Sanitation18.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.0%
Children fully vaccinated64.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Children underweight (under 5)31.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.8%
Health insurance14.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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