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Uttar Pradesh · PC 67 · 1996

Kannauj

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

CHANDRA BHUSAN SINGH ALIAS MUNOO BABOO
BJP· BJP
BJP 37.1%SP 27.8%29 others 35.1%
Votes
2,19,039
37.7% share
Winning margin
54,880
9.4% of votes
Total votes cast
5,90,007
Candidates
31
Seat history

All Candidates

31 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRA BHUSAN SINGH ALIAS MUNOO BABOO
2,19,03937.7%
2
CHHOTEY SINGH YADAV
1,64,15928.2%
3
BHAGWANDIN SHAKYA
1,54,58626.6%
4
RAM AVTAR DIXIT
9,9571.7%
5
SHRI PRAKASH
IND
9,7731.7%
6
SAIYED WARIS ALI
IND
4,2370.7%
7
RAMESH CHANDRA
IND
2,8850.5%
8
RAM AWTAR
SMP
2,0980.4%
9
AKHILESH KUMAR
IND
1,5470.3%
10
RAVINDRA SINGH
AIIC(T)
1,3650.2%
11
MATHURESH CHANDRA
IND
1,3640.2%
12
LAXMI NARAIN VERMA
AD
1,3410.2%
13
CHANDRA PRAKASH
IND
1,1240.2%
14
CHANDRA RAMAN
IND
9910.2%
15
ARUN KUMAR
IND
9880.2%
16
RAEES BEG
IND
9610.2%
17
SANTOSH KUMAR
IND
8970.1%
18
MAHENDRAPAL SINGH
IND
7190.1%
19
VANSHI DHAR
IND
4230.1%
20
NAGENDRA
IND
3810.1%
21
NARVEER
IND
3690.1%
22
VEERANDRA SINGH
IND
3150.1%
23
SURESH
IND
2960.1%
24
UJAGAR SINGH
IND
2550.0%
25
JAREER KHAN
IND
2460.0%
26
VEERANDRA
IND
2130.0%
27
DEEN DAYAL
BRM
1860.0%
28
AJAI KUMAR
IND
1820.0%
29
UMA KANT
IND
1520.0%
30
RAM NARESH SINGH YADAV
IND
1490.0%
31
RAM PRAKASH
IND
870.0%

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.

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
9.4%
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
BJP 37.7%SP 28.2%BSP 26.6%OTH 7.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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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