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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 259 · 2012
Meja
Winner — 2012
GIRISH CHANDRA ALIAS GAMA PANDEY
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 28.4%BSP 27.9%21 others 43.7%
Votes
44,823
28.4% share
Winning margin
740
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
56.0%
of 2,81,725
Meja was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 740 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 23 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRISH CHANDRA ALIAS GAMA PANDEY | Samajwadi Party | 44,823 | 28.4% |
| 2 | ANAND KUMAR ALIAS COLLECTOR PANDEY | BSP | 44,083 | 27.9% |
| 3 | S.K. MISHRA | IND | 22,536 | 14.3% |
| 4 | SARVESH CHANDRA TIWARI ALIAS BABA TIWARI | INC | 10,504 | 6.7% |
| 5 | SUSHIL KUMAR MISHRA | AD | 6,302 | 4.0% |
| 6 | SHIV DATT PATEL | NDA | 5,863 | 3.7% |
| 7 | SWAYAMBAR PAL | PMSP | 5,174 | 3.3% |
| 8 | VINAY SINGH KUSHWAHA | IND | 4,794 | 3.0% |
| 9 | SARFUDDIN ALIAS JODDA | NLP | 3,527 | 2.2% |
| 10 | AMIR ULLAH ALIAS BARE BHAI | IND | 1,549 | 1.0% |
| 11 | SHAMBHU NATH | 1,523 | 1.0% | |
| 12 | SANDEEP KUMAR TIWARI ALIAS (SANJU TIWARI) | 1,220 | 0.8% | |
| 13 | MAHENDRA KUMAR RAWAT | 738 | 0.5% | |
| 14 | JAY SHANKAR PATEL | IND | 663 | 0.4% |
| 15 | RAJMANI YADAV | LD | 632 | 0.4% |
| 16 | ER. JAGDISH SINGH YADAV | RsAD | 609 | 0.4% |
| 17 | BHOLA NATH | IJP | 541 | 0.3% |
| 18 | KRISHAN MOHAN | 528 | 0.3% | |
| 19 | BHOLA NATH | RUC | 497 | 0.3% |
| 20 | LALJI SINGH | IND | 485 | 0.3% |
| 21 | SANT LAL | IND | 454 | 0.3% |
| 22 | RAM DULAR SINGH PATEL | 441 | 0.3% | |
| 23 | LAL SAHAB | IND | 339 | 0.2% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (304th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.4% · min 0.2% · max 19.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
304th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
67th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 28.4%BSP 27.9%IND 14.3%INC 6.7%OTH 22.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/23
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,54,391
Density
1086 / km²
Sex ratio
901 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,482 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.4%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.1%
Electricity43.6%
Sanitation31.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.2%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.9%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
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