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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 397 · 1996
Meerut
Winner — 1996
LAXMIKANT VAJPAYEE
BJP· BJP
BJP 49.2%SP 41.9%15 others 8.9%
Votes
84,775
49.2% share
Winning margin
12,509
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
56.4%
of 3,05,775
A clear win with a 7.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAXMIKANT VAJPAYEE | BJP | 84,775 | 49.2% |
| 2 | HAJI AKHLAK | United Front | 72,266 | 41.9% |
| 3 | MOHD. YUNUS QURESHI | BSP | 8,893 | 5.2% |
| 4 | DHARAM DUTT | IND | 3,585 | 2.1% |
| 5 | KUNWAR TOSIF AHMAD |  MUL | 918 | 0.5% |
| 6 | ASIF ALI | IND | 701 | 0.4% |
| 7 | A. KHALIK | IND | 409 | 0.2% |
| 8 | ABDUL WAHID | IND | 234 | 0.1% |
| 9 | NASEER | IND | 212 | 0.1% |
| 10 | DHARMENDRA SHARMA | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MASARUR AHMED | IND | 47 | 0.0% |
| 12 | ANWAR | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| 13 | RAISUDEEN | IND | 36 | 0.0% |
| 14 | ILIYAS | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 15 | VINAY | IND | 25 | 0.0% |
| 16 | MOHD. HARUN | IND | 25 | 0.0% |
| 17 | MOHD. SHAHID | IND | 19 | 0.0% |
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 (216th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 2.6% · max 17.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
216th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
37th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.2%SP 41.9%BSP 5.2%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,96,970
Density
567 / km²
Sex ratio
903 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,405 km²
SC population26.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity37.4%
Sanitation26.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.1%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Children underweight (under 5)27.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.6%
Clean cooking fuel42.5%
Health insurance15.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpets🏺Metal Industry (Brass)
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.