MEERUT
Assembly seat no. 48 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1967.
Uttar Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called MEERUT. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 1996
LAXMIKANT VAJPAYEE
BJP
Elections held
14
1967–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 14
Margin, 1996
12,509
7.26% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
SPHAJI AKHLAK
- Votes
- 72,266
- Vote share
- 41.94%
- Behind by
- 12,509
Electors
3,05,775
Total votes polled
1,72,311
Valid votes
1,72,311
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.4%
Full result, 1996
17 candidates · 1,72,311 valid votes
LAXMIKANT VAJPAYEEBJPwon
84,775
49.2%
HAJI AKHLAKSP
72,266
41.9%
MOHD. YUNUS QURESHIBSP
8,893
5.2%
DHARAM DUTTIND
3,585
2.1%
KUNWAR TOSIF AHMADMUL
918
0.5%
ASIF ALIIND
701
0.4%
A. KHALIKIND
409
0.2%
ABDUL WAHIDIND
234
0.1%
NASEERIND
212
0.1%
DHARMENDRA SHARMAIND
88
0.1%
MASARUR AHMEDIND
47
0.0%
ANWARIND
44
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 17. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | RAFIQ ANSARI | SP | 1,06,395 | 52.77% | KAMAL DUTT SHARMA | 26,065 |
| 2017 | RAFIQ ANSARI | SP | 1,03,217 | 52.79% | DR. LAXMIKANT BAJPAI | 28,769 |
| 2012 | DR. LAXMIKANT BAJPAI | BJP | 68,154 | 38.04% | RAFEEQ ANSARI | 6,278 |
| 2007 | HAJI YAQUB | UPUDF | 48,502 | 35.50% | DR. LAKSHMIKANT VAJPEYEE | 1,089 |
| 2002 | DR. LAXMI KANT VAJPAI | BJP | 48,739 | 42.02% | DILSHAD AHMED | 23,413 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
