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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 369 · 2017Reserved (SC)

Machhlishahr

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Winner — 2017

JAGDISH SONKAR
SP· SP-Congress Alliance
SP 34.7%BJP 32.7%13 others 32.5%
Votes
72,368
34.7% share
Winning margin
4,179
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
57.1%
of 3,65,147

A closely fought contest. JAGDISH SONKAR won with a 2.0% margin.

Seat history

0 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGDISH SONKAR
SP
SP-Congress Alliance
72,36834.7%
2
ANITA RAWAT
BJP
NDA
68,18932.7%
3
SUSHILA SAROJ
BSP
BSP
52,79625.3%
4
RAM SEVAK
NINSHAD
4,4842.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,1651.0%
6
SUBAS CHANDRA
CPI
1,7730.8%
7
LAKSHMI SAROJ
IND
1,2370.6%
8
MULCHAND
RLD
RLD
1,0700.5%
9
ANIL KUMAR
RSPS
9600.5%
10
CHANDAN
SARSAMP
9000.4%
11
SUKHRAM
OP
7400.4%
12
JAI PRAKASH
IND
4950.2%
13
BACCHU LAL
IND
4450.2%
14
RAM SAKAL
MAHAD
4180.2%
15
NANDLAL
MANKP
3040.1%

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

Low turnout (360th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.4% · max 28.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
360th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
263rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 34.7%BJP 32.7%BSP 25.3%OTH 6.2%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,94,204
Density
1113 / km²
Sex ratio
1024 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,038 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Muslim 10.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water20.3%
Electricity27.2%
Sanitation19.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.0%
Women literate75.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.8%
Clean cooking fuel55.2%
Health insurance12.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Woollen Carpets (Dari)

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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