Uttar Pradesh caste demographics shape 2027 Kithore and Meerut South contests
The Kithore Assembly constituency in western Uttar Pradesh lists 322,769 registered voters for 2026, with 177,334 men, 145,419 women and 16 others across 413 polling stations. The seat is held by Samajwadi Party MLA Shahid Manzoor, who won the 2022 election by 2,180 votes after defeating BJP’s Satvir Tyagi in 2017. In the 2024 Lok Sabha poll, the Samajwadi Party led by Manzoor’s segment secured a 16,737‑vote advantage over the BJP.
Meerut South, a largely urban constituency, records 391,738 voters for 2026 (211,623 men, 180,095 women, 20 others) across 545 polling stations. BJP’s Dr Somendra Singh Tomar retained the seat in 2022 with a 7,942‑vote margin, following earlier victories in 2012 and 2017. The Samajwadi Party achieved a 20,473‑vote lead over the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha contest for this segment. Both constituencies’ electoral outcomes are driven by caste and community groups, with Muslims, Dalits, Gurjars, Tyagis, Jats, Thakurs and Brahmins prominent in Kithore, and Muslims, Scheduled Castes, Vaishya‑Jains, Jats and Gurjars influential in Meerut South.
Entities: Bharatiya Janata Party · Bilari constituency · Dr Somendra Singh Tomar · Kithore Assembly constituency · Mohammad Fahim Irfan · Mohammad Nasir Qureshi · Samajwadi Party · Shahid Manzoor · Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Dr Somendra Singh Tomar of BJP won Meerut South seat in 2022 with a margin of 7,942 votes. (2022 election result)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Meerut South Assembly constituency has 391,738 registered voters in 2026. (2026 final SIR voter list)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Kithore Assembly constituency has 322,769 registered voters in 2026. (2026 final voter list)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Major social groups influencing Kithore election include Muslim, Dalit, Gurjar, Tyagi, Jat, Thakur, Brahmin. (caste analysis)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Shahid Manzoor of Samajwadi Party won Kithore seat in 2022 with a margin of 2,180 votes. (2022 election result)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Samajwadi Party led by Shahid Manzoor’s segment in Kithore gained a 16,737‑vote lead over BJP. (2024 Lok Sabha result)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Samajwadi Party gained a 20,473‑vote lead over BJP in Meerut South segment. (2024 Lok Sabha result)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Major social groups influencing Meerut South election include Muslim, Scheduled Caste, Vaishya‑Jain, Jat, Gurjar. (caste analysis)