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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 157 · 1957

Kanpur City I

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Winner — 1957

UMA SHANKER SHUKLA
INC· INC
INC 47.8%PSP 26.3%6 others 25.9%
Votes
18,232
47.8% share
Winning margin
8,175
21.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
45.2%
of 84,461

Kanpur City I is a safe seat — UMA SHANKER SHUKLA won by 21.4%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UMA SHANKER SHUKLA
INC
18,23247.8%
2
SHAKUNTALA SRIVASTAVA
PSP
10,05726.4%
3
TILAK CHAND
IND
5,78315.2%
4
VIMAL MAHRORA
IND
1,9835.2%
5
BABU LAL
IND
8252.2%
6
CHHEDI LAL
IND
6421.7%
7
RAJENDRA BAHADUR PALIWAL
IND
4001.1%
8
BHAGWATI SARAN
IND
2520.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (166th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 1.5% · max 21.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
166th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
93rd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.8%PSP 26.4%IND 15.2%IND 5.2%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,92,845
Density
684 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,986 km²
SC population31.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 13.6%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.3%
Electricity13.5%
Sanitation24.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.9%
Children fully vaccinated63.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance16.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandloomGI
🏛️

Tomb of Nawab of Sadar Jahan,

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Nawab of Sadar Jahan,

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