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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 284 · 2017
Matera
Winner — 2017
YASAR SHAH
SP· SP-Congress Alliance
SP 39.5%BJP 38.7%9 others 21.9%
Votes
79,188
39.5% share
Winning margin
1,595
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
61.8%
of 3,24,806
Matera was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,595 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YASAR SHAH | SP-Congress Alliance | 79,188 | 39.5% |
| 2 | ARUN VEER SINGH | NDA | 77,593 | 38.7% |
| 3 | SULTAN AHMAD KHAN | BSP | 33,482 | 16.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,717 | 1.4% |
| 5 | GANGA RAM | RLD | 2,141 | 1.1% |
| 6 | SHIV KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,457 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MOHD AKIULLA | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (unaligned) | 1,226 | 0.6% |
| 8 | RAM GOPAL | IND | 1,106 | 0.6% |
| 9 | SANTOSH KUMAR | IND | 883 | 0.4% |
| 10 | NEEKA RAM | IND | 501 | 0.3% |
| 11 | ASLAM KHAN | IND | 431 | 0.2% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
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 39.5%BJP 38.7%BSP 16.7%OTH 3.9%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.38 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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