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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 259 · 1991
Machhlishahr
Winner — 1991
JWALA PRASAD YADAVA
JD· Janata Dal
JD 30.4%BSP 26.4%14 others 43.3%
Votes
25,535
30.4% share
Winning margin
3,338
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
44.4%
of 1,89,374
A closely fought contest. JWALA PRASAD YADAVA won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JWALA PRASAD YADAVA | Janata Dal | 25,535 | 30.4% |
| 2 | BINDRA PRASAD | 22,197 | 26.4% | |
| 3 | JAGAT NARAIN DUBEY | BJP | 13,924 | 16.6% |
| 4 | GIRIJA TIWARI | INC | 9,044 | 10.8% |
| 5 | SITA RAM PATEL | Left | 6,718 | 8.0% |
| 6 | RAJ BAHADUR | IND | 2,437 | 2.9% |
| 7 | KEDAR NATH YADAVA | JP | 1,527 | 1.8% |
| 8 | BANSH RAJ | IND | 439 | 0.5% |
| 9 | PUNNAWASI | IND | 407 | 0.5% |
| 10 | RAMESH CHANDRA | SOP(L) | 345 | 0.4% |
| 11 | KAMLA PRASAD | 297 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | SATYA NARAIN MAURYA | IND | 293 | 0.3% |
| 13 | RAMA KANT | IND | 281 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RAJ BAHADUR SINGH VATSA | IND | 272 | 0.3% |
| 15 | BHAI JAGDISH NARAIN SHUKLA | IND | 234 | 0.3% |
| 16 | DINESH (PAPPU) | IND | 160 | 0.2% |
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 (304th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal4.0%
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
419 seats · 210 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 30.4%BSP 26.4%BJP 16.6%INC 10.8%CPI 8.0%OTH 8.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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