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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 259 · 2022
Meja
Winner — 2022
SANDEEP SINGH
SP· Samajwadi Alliance
SP 42.1%BJP 40.3%13 others 17.6%
Votes
78,555
42.1% share
Winning margin
3,439
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
57.3%
of 3,25,588
Meja was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 3,439 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.39 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANDEEP SINGH | Samajwadi Alliance | 78,555 | 42.1% |
| 2 | NEELAM KARVARIYA | NDA | 75,116 | 40.3% |
| 3 | SARVESH CHANDRA TIWARI | BSP | 22,933 | 12.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,768 | 0.9% |
| 5 | SHALINI DWIVEDI | INC | 1,553 | 0.8% |
| 6 | DAYASHANKAR | VIP | 1,060 | 0.6% |
| 7 | SHRIKANT | PMSP | 884 | 0.5% |
| 8 | BABALOO KUMAR | JANADIP | 875 | 0.5% |
| 9 | VIVEKANAND | BVBHVP | 824 | 0.4% |
| 10 | RAMPAL | PSJP | 757 | 0.4% |
| 11 | AWADHESH KUMAR | ASPKR | 734 | 0.4% |
| 12 | HAIDER ABBAS | LJP(RV) | 539 | 0.3% |
| 13 | PRAVEEN KUMAR | SMKP | 358 | 0.2% |
| 14 | RAM KUMAR MISHRA | 342 | 0.2% | |
| 15 | DHIRENDRA PRATAP | BSCP | 199 | 0.1% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.8%
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 42.1%BJP 40.3%BSP 12.3%OTH 4.4%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.39 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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