Elections Archive

GEN · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999

Meerut

Shah Nawaz Khan (INC) won by 1,14,921 votes (47.7%).

Electors
3,92,800
Votes polled
2,40,937
Valid votes
2,40,937
Turnout
61.3%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 47.7% (median 11.1%). Back to Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 · 1957 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Marginal (2–5%)Flipped vs 1998
Margin · 1999
3.3%(-3.1%)
Turnout
59.6%(-0.8%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
66.1%

Winning margin over time · Meerut

195719671971197719801984198919961998199948%

Candidates

Candidates · Meerut 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shah Nawaz KhanWinnerINC1,58,28065.7%
2Brij Raj KishoreCPI43,35918.0%
3Balbir SinghBJS39,29816.3%

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