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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 198 · 1957

Machhlishahr

Winner — 1957

RAUF JAFRI
INC· INC
INC 57.6%PSP 35.2%1 others 7.1%
Votes
22,756
57.6% share
Winning margin
8,847
22.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
54.7%
of 72,150

Machhlishahr is a safe seat — RAUF JAFRI won by 22.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAUF JAFRI
22,75657.6%
2
KESHARI PD.
13,90935.2%
3
BANS NARAIN
2,8107.1%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (134th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 1.0% · max 42.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
134th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
269th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
211th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.6%PSP 35.2%BJS 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,56,616
Density
792 / km²
Sex ratio
879 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,093 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Muslim 16.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.9%
Electricity22.1%
Sanitation30.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.4%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.2%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel35.5%
Health insurance15.3%

What's nearby?

12 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kannauj PerfumeGI
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Bala Pir Tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Bala Pir Tomb

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Big mosque

🏛️MonumentASI

Big mosque

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Kachhiriwala tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Kachhiriwala tomb

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Mosque and the tomb of Makhdum Jahanian

🏛️MonumentASI

Mosque and the tomb of Makhdum Jahanian

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Mound known as Old Fort, Kannauj

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound known as Old Fort

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Outer gateway

🏛️MonumentASI

Outer gateway

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Small inner gateway

🏛️MonumentASI

Small inner gateway

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Small mosque west of Bala Pir

🏛️MonumentASI

Small mosque west of Bala Pir

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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