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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 278 · 1962
Meja
Winner — 1962
SALIG RAM JAISWAL
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 54.5%INC 37.6%1 others 7.9%
Votes
31,784
54.5% share
Winning margin
9,833
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
61.4%
of 95,133
Meja is a safe seat — SALIG RAM JAISWAL won by 16.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALIG RAM JAISWAL | Praja Socialist Party | 31,784 | 54.5% |
| 2 | MANGLA PRASAD | INC | 21,951 | 37.6% |
| 3 | BHAWANI PRASAD | 4,628 | 7.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (82nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.3% · max 34.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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82nd of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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262nd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 54.5%INC 37.6%BJS 7.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,97,888
Density
1020 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,350 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.8%Muslim 16.8%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.8%
Electricity27.3%
Sanitation18.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated75.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.7%
Women literate76.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.5%
Clean cooking fuel32.2%
Health insurance23.0%
What's nearby?
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