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Uttar Pradesh · PC 65 · 1998

Kanpur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

JAGAT VEER SINGH DRON
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.8%SP 29.1%12 others 22.1%
Votes
3,35,996
49.4% share
Winning margin
1,36,009
20.0% of votes
Total votes cast
6,87,998
Candidates
14
Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGAT VEER SINGH DRON
NDA (NDA)
3,35,99649.4%
2
SURENDRA MOHAN AGARWAL
1,99,98729.4%
3
SRI PRAKASH JAISWAL
90,27413.3%
4
PAWAN GUPTA
49,4747.3%
5
IQBAL SIDDIQUI
IND
8120.1%
6
S.D. PRAJA PATI
IND
7710.1%
7
TEJ RAM
UPRP
5520.1%
8
RAM KHILAWAN SONKER (SHIKSHAK)
ABAS
5180.1%
9
MANGAL PRASAD
IND
3930.1%
10
SURYA NARAIN
ABRC(D)
3680.1%
11
S.M. TARIQ ANWAR
IND
3530.1%
12
TARANA SHARFUDDIN
IND
3300.1%
13
DR. VIJAI NARAIN PAL
IND
2840.0%
14
RAM BALI SINGH JOHRI
IND
1510.0%

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
20.0%
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
BJP 49.4%SP 29.4%INC 13.3%BSP 7.3%OTH 0.7%

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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