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Meerut Cantonment

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Winner — 2012

SATYA PRAKASH AGARWAL ( KAILASH DAIRY WALE)
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 34.9%BSP 33.1%22 others 32.1%
Votes
70,820
34.9% share
Winning margin
3,613
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
58.6%
of 3,46,745

Meerut Cantonment was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 3,613 votes separated winner from runner-up.

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All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATYA PRAKASH AGARWAL ( KAILASH DAIRY WALE)
BJP
NDA (NDA)
70,82034.9%
2
SUNIL KUMAR WADHWA
BSP
BSP
67,20733.1%
3
RAMESH DHINGRA
INC
INC
44,65922.0%
4
ANIL KUMAR
SP
Samajwadi Party
9,6994.8%
5
MANJEET SINGH KOCHHER
IND
1,7290.8%
6
PYARELAL BHATT
IND
1,5870.8%
7
CHAND MOHMAD
RLM
1,3640.7%
8
RANVIR SINGH RANA
PECP
7850.4%
9
AJIT SINGH
AITC
7730.4%
10
MOHD. FIROJ SAIFI
IND
5040.3%
11
SATYAPRAKASH
IND
4590.2%
12
PRATEEK SHARMA
IND
4030.2%
13
PRADEEP
IND
3720.2%
14
POONAM SINGH
IND
3510.2%
15
MUKESH
IND
3110.1%
16
DEVENDRA PAL
BSKP
3010.1%
17
MAHESH CHAND BANSAL
SHS
3000.1%
18
RAJEEV TOMER
RaNP
2940.1%
19
SATBEER SINGH
IND
2360.1%
20
BHUPENDER PRATAP SINGH
RSBP
2270.1%
21
PRAVEEN KUMAR JAIN
NCP
2250.1%
22
DEVKARAN SHARMA
RPD
2060.1%
23
MUKESH KUMAR
LJP
1920.1%
24
PURUSHOTTAM
RJSWP
1460.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (317th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.1% · max 48.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
317th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
396th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
337th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.9%BSP 33.1%INC 22.0%OTH 10.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,43,689
Density
1346 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,559 km²
SC population18.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.4%Muslim 34.4%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.7%
Electricity74.8%
Sanitation74.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.6%
Children fully vaccinated82.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.5%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.6%
Clean cooking fuel68.5%
Health insurance18.4%

What's nearby?

3 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Sports Products
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Cemetery on the Meerut Race Course

🏛️MonumentASI

Cemetery on the Meerut Race Course

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Tomb of Shah Peer

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Shah Peer

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St. John's Church, Meerut

St. John's Church, Meerut

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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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