Kanpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1957
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. M. BANERJEE | IND | 87,612 | 49.5% |
| 2 | SURYA PRASAD AWASTHI | 70,988 | 40.1% | |
| 3 | KISHORI DAS BAJPAI | 8,660 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | SHAMSHI MINAI | IND | 6,072 | 3.4% |
| 5 | PREM NATH | IND | 2,161 | 1.2% |
| 6 | VASUDEVA | IND | 1,523 | 0.9% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (8th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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matches the ruling party
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Who ran, on record?
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
Figures are for Lucknow, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
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7 locations
Brick mound locally called Bhankargarh,
Brick mound locally called Bhankargarh,
Cemetery at mile 6 (Lucknow-Cawnpore Road),
Cemetery at mile 6 (Lucknow-Cawnpore Road),
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