<page_title> Machhlishahr (Assembly constituency) </page_title> <section_title> 17th Vidhan Sabha: 2017 General Elections </section_title> <table> <cell> SP <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Jagdish Sonkar <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 72,368 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> BJP <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Anita Rawat <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 68,189 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> </table>
Machhlishahr (Assembly constituency) belongs to Samajwadi Party candidate Jagdish Sonkar who won in 2017 Elections by defeating Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Anita Rawat by a margin of 4,179 votes.