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Uttar Pradesh · PC 65 · 1962
Kanpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
S. M. BANERJEE
IND
IND 51.2%INC 29.8%8 others 19.1%
Votes
1,39,039
53.2% share
Winning margin
58,105
22.2% of votes
Total votes cast
2,71,823
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. M. BANERJEE | IND | 1,39,039 | 53.2% |
| 2 | BEJOY KUMAR SINHA | 80,934 | 31.0% | |
| 3 | BABU RAM SHUKLA | 20,571 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | VIMAL MEHROTRA | 6,526 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | MOTI LAL | IND | 4,039 | 1.6% |
| 6 | MAQBOOL AHMED KHAN | SOC | 2,731 | 1.1% |
| 7 | BHAGWATI PRASAD DIXIT | IND | 2,701 | 1.0% |
| 8 | ASHUTOSH LAHIRI | 2,294 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | JAGANNATH KHANNA | IND | 1,440 | 0.6% |
| 10 | ACHARYA SHRI KRISHNA JANSEVI | IND | 1,042 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (33rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 2.7% · max 46.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
33rd of 80How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 80How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
18th of 80How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 53.2%INC 31.0%BJS 7.9%OTH 8.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,64,544
Density
1227 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,905 km²
SC population15.3%
ST population2.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.2%Muslim 17.4%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.8%
Electricity22.8%
Sanitation17.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated65.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.7%
Clean cooking fuel55.2%
Health insurance15.6%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana Fiber Products and Banana Products
🏛️
Large mound covered with broken bricks and a few statues
🏛️MonumentASI
Large mound covered with broken bricks and a few statues
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.