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Meerut Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Meerut? — Rafiq Ansari (SP), who won the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 by 26,065 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2022

Rafiq Ansari

SP
Margin: 26,065Comfortable win

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 — results

Winner

Rafiq Ansari

SPComfortable win

votes

1,06,395

Margin

26,065(12.9%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Rafiq Ansari · SPKamal Dutt Sharma · BJP
1,06,39580,330
Candidate (13)votes
  1. 1Rafiq Ansari✓ WinnerSP1,06,39552.77%
  2. 2Kamal Dutt SharmaBJP80,33039.84%
  3. 3Ranjan SharmaINCDeposit lost5,3332.64%
  4. 4DilshadBSPDeposit lost4,9392.45%
  5. 5Imran AhmadAIMIMDeposit lost3,0381.51%
  6. 6NOTA6200.31%
See all candidates (+7)
  1. 7Kapil Kumar SharmaAAPDeposit lost3230.16%
  2. 8AshokINDDeposit lost1830.09%
  3. 9Ali SherAazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)Deposit lost1320.07%
  4. 10Ankit SharmaINDDeposit lost1300.06%
  5. 11Sushil VermaLJP(RV)Deposit lost880.04%
  6. 12AfzalSabse Achchhi PartyDeposit lost780.04%
  7. 13Kanak JainMihir SenaDeposit lost490.02%
Total votes2,01,638

Deposit lost: 10 of 12 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2022

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
3,12,368

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,01,669

incl. 688 postal

Turnout
64.56%
Polling stations
351

Turnout of men and women

Women61%

87,005 of 1,42,713 voted on EVMs

Men67.2%

1,13,974 of 1,69,632 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 23; 2 voted.

  • Candidates12
  • Lost deposit10
  • NOTA620
  • Valid votes2,01,018

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Meerut?

Rafiq Ansari (SP) won Meerut in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 with 1,06,395 votes.

What was the winning margin in Meerut?

Rafiq Ansari defeated Kamal Dutt Sharma (BJP) by 26,065 votes.

What was the turnout in Meerut in 2022?

64.56% — 2,01,669 of 3,12,368 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 61%, men's 67.2%.

How many voters does Meerut have?

3,12,368 electors at the 2022 election — 1,69,632 men, 1,42,713 women, 23 third gender (service voters included), and 351 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Meerut?

The last general election was completed in March 2022. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2027; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer