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Uttar Pradesh · PC 65 · 1971

Kanpur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1971

S. M. BANERJEE
IND
IND 60.1%BJS 24.1%13 others 15.8%
Votes
1,48,845
60.9% share
Winning margin
89,199
36.5% of votes
Total votes cast
2,47,530
Candidates
15
Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. M. BANERJEE
IND
1,48,84560.9%
2
BABU RAM SHUKLA
59,64624.4%
3
MOHAMMAD WASEEM
IND
24,77610.1%
4
SHEO VARMA
3,1231.3%
5
LAKHAN LAL
IND
1,3340.6%
6
SHAUKAT ALI
MUM
1,2590.5%
7
RAMA KANT AWASTHI
1,2400.5%
8
VICKY KAPOOR
1,1840.5%
9
RAM SWARUP
IND
7780.3%
10
CHANDRA SHEKHAR
IND
6450.3%
11
BHAGWATI PRASAD DIXIT
IND
5400.2%
12
BAL ROOP SHARMA
RSM
5110.2%
13
RAI SOM NARAIN SINHA
IND
1940.1%
14
RAJENDRA SINGH
IND
1330.1%
15
IQBAL AHMAD KHURANA
IND
810.0%

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
safe
36.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 2.7% · max 46.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
33rd of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
18th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 60.9%BJS 24.4%IND 10.1%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana Fiber Products and Banana Products
Buddhist remains.

Buddhist remains.

🏛️MonumentASI

Buddhist remains.

🏛️

Large mound covered with broken bricks and a few statues

🏛️MonumentASI

Large mound covered with broken bricks and a few statues

Matha Kanwar Temple

Matha Kanwar Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Matha Kanwar Temple

Ramabhar Stupa

Ramabhar Stupa

🏛️MonumentASI

Ramabhar Stupa

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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