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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 290 · 1977

Kanpur Cantonment

Winner — 1977

BABU RAM SHUKLA
JNP· Janata
JNP 58.3%INC 31.1%8 others 10.5%
Votes
26,845
58.4% share
Winning margin
12,514
27.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
37.9%
of 1,21,440

Kanpur Cantonment is a safe seat — BABU RAM SHUKLA won by 27.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BABU RAM SHUKLA
Janata
26,84558.4%
2
RAJENDRA KUMAR
INC
14,33131.1%
3
PRAKASH AWASTHI
IND
2,7446.0%
4
SHIV PRASAD BHARTI
IND
1,3713.0%
5
CHAUTHI LAL
IND
1820.4%
6
SHANKAR
IND
1270.3%
7
NANHA SINGH RATHOR
IND
1190.3%
8
ABDUL WAHID ALIAS DANDA SHAH
IND
1140.3%
9
SOHAN LAL SACHAN
SSD
1010.2%
10
PRABHU DAYAL GUPTA
IND
730.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (207th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
27.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 0.2% · max 68.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
207th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
18th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 58.4%INC 31.1%IND 6.0%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,17,361
Density
681 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,640 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population0.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.8%Muslim 30.8%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water40.2%
Electricity11.0%
Sanitation12.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated59.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.9%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate39.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel36.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Tribal craft and Furniture
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A small round shaped mound, 300o to the east-south of the great Stupa no. 306,

🏛️MonumentASI

A small round shaped mound, 300o to the east-south of the great Stupa no. 306,

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Mound of brick ruins, 80a0eX300o,

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound of brick ruins, 80a0eX300o,

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The site of Sahet-Mahet measuring 286.026 acres in the district Gonda (new Balrampur) .

🏛️MonumentASI

The site of Sahet-Mahet measuring 286.026 acres in the district Gonda (new Balrampur) .

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The site of Sahet-Mahet measuring 286.026c acres in the district Gonda (new Balrampur) .

🏛️MonumentASI

The site of Sahet-Mahet measuring 286.026c acres in the district Gonda (new Balrampur) .

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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