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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 198 · 2017Reserved (SC)

Kannauj

Winner — 2017

ANIL KUMAR DOHARE
SP· SP-Congress Alliance
SP 40.2%BJP 39.2%11 others 20.7%
Votes
99,635
40.2% share
Winning margin
2,454
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
64.3%
of 3,85,545

Kannauj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 2,454 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANIL KUMAR DOHARE
SP-Congress Alliance
99,63540.2%
2
BANWARI LAL DOHARE
NDA
97,18139.2%
3
ANURAG SINGH
BSP
44,18217.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,7060.7%
5
KRIPARAM
BSRD
1,1600.5%
6
SHRIKANT SINGH
IND
9460.4%
7
SUNIL
IND
8600.3%
8
RAM PRAKASH SINGH
JAM
5780.2%
9
RAJ KATHERIA
IND
5620.2%
10
MUKESH KUMAR JATAV
AD
4130.2%
11
NEETU SINGH
BMUP
3040.1%
12
DEEPAK DOHARE
VPI
2830.1%
13
BIRENDRA
IND
2460.1%

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

Average turnout (134th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 1.0% · max 42.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
134th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
269th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
211th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 40.2%BJP 39.2%BSP 17.8%OTH 2.2%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.19 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,56,616
Density
792 / km²
Sex ratio
879 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,093 km²
SC population18.7%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Muslim 16.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.9%
Electricity22.1%
Sanitation30.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.4%
Children fully vaccinated55.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.2%
Women literate64.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel35.5%
Health insurance15.3%

What's nearby?

12 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kannauj PerfumeGI
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Bala Pir Tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Bala Pir Tomb

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Big mosque

🏛️MonumentASI

Big mosque

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Kachhiriwala tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Kachhiriwala tomb

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Mosque and the tomb of Makhdum Jahanian

🏛️MonumentASI

Mosque and the tomb of Makhdum Jahanian

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Mound known as Old Fort, Kannauj

🏛️MonumentASI

Mound known as Old Fort

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Outer gateway

🏛️MonumentASI

Outer gateway

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Small inner gateway

🏛️MonumentASI

Small inner gateway

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Small mosque west of Bala Pir

🏛️MonumentASI

Small mosque west of Bala Pir

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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