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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 284 · 2012
Matera
Winner — 2012
YASAR SHAH
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 26.2%INC 24.4%13 others 49.4%
Votes
41,944
26.2% share
Winning margin
2,801
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
60.1%
of 2,66,769
Matera was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,801 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YASAR SHAH | Samajwadi Party | 41,944 | 26.2% |
| 2 | ALI AKBAR | INC | 39,143 | 24.4% |
| 3 | PADAM SEN CHAUDHARY | NDA | 29,137 | 18.2% |
| 4 | IZHAR AHMAD ALIAS BABUSHAH | BSP | 27,788 | 17.3% |
| 5 | JUMAI KHAN | PECP | 9,209 | 5.8% |
| 6 | SIYARAM | IND | 2,537 | 1.6% |
| 7 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 2,106 | 1.3% |
| 8 | RUDRA PRATAP ALIAS BADKAU YADAV | 1,477 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | GANGARAM | SP(I) | 1,352 | 0.8% |
| 10 | VINOD SRIVASTAV | IND | 1,264 | 0.8% |
| 11 | ABDUL MOBIN KHAN | RUC | 1,197 | 0.8% |
| 12 | RAIS AHMAD | ARVP | 836 | 0.5% |
| 13 | JEETAN | JaKP | 769 | 0.5% |
| 14 | OM PRAKASH | IND | 762 | 0.5% |
| 15 | UDAYRAJ | 699 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (162nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 0.8% · max 46.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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162nd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
340th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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16th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 26.2%INC 24.4%BJP 18.2%BSP 17.3%PECP 5.8%OTH 8.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.32 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,87,731
Density
666 / km²
Sex ratio
892 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.7%Muslim 33.5%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water31.5%
Electricity14.4%
Sanitation15.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births67.7%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.8%
Women literate38.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel38.2%
Health insurance10.1%
What's nearby?
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