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Uttar Pradesh · PC 67 · 1991

Kannauj

Winner — Lok Sabha 1991

CHHOTE SINGH YADAV
JP
JP 35.2%BJP 22.8%11 others 42.0%
Votes
1,72,594
36.3% share
Winning margin
61,175
12.9% of votes
Total votes cast
4,89,693
Candidates
13
Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHHOTE SINGH YADAV
JP
1,72,59436.3%
2
T.N. CHATURVEDI
1,11,41923.5%
3
RAM BAX VERMA
1,02,29521.5%
4
CHANDER BOOSHAN SINGH ALIAS MANNU BABU
68,48014.4%
5
MOINUDDIN
MSD
4,2780.9%
6
MUNIM SINGH
BLMD
3,7620.8%
7
SUBEDAR SINGH
3,6560.8%
8
BHAJAN LAL ALIAS OMKAR
FBL
1,8240.4%
9
SHEELA (W)
IND
1,7820.4%
10
PREETAMA (W)
IND
1,6800.3%
11
MAHENDER SINGH ALIAS SWAMI CHETNANAND
IND
1,6090.3%
12
SURENDER SINGH
IND
8640.2%
13
MAYADEVI YADAV (W)
IND
6830.1%

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.

Low turnout (74th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.2% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
74th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
14th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JP 36.3%BJP 23.5%JD 21.5%INC 14.4%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,40,895
Density
1337 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,321 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.4%

Figures are for Gorakhpur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Muslim 9.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.3%
Electricity42.7%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate68.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.6%
Clean cooking fuel66.8%
Health insurance17.9%

What's nearby?

8 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Gorakhpur TerracottaGI🏺Readymade Garments
An Inscribed stone pillar

An Inscribed stone pillar

🏛️MonumentASI

An Inscribed stone pillar

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Extensive remains of a very large ancient city

🏛️MonumentASI

Extensive remains of a very large ancient city

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High square shaped mound

🏛️MonumentASI

High square shaped mound

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Inscribed monolith

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscribed monolith

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Three high conical mounds of brick (ruins of stupas)

🏛️MonumentASI

Three high conical mounds of brick (ruins of stupas)

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Two ruined temples

🏛️MonumentASI

Two ruined temples

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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