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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 308 · 1991Reserved (SC)

Kannauj

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Winner — 1991

BANWARI LAL DOHRE
BJP· BJP
BJP 27.4%JD 27.3%10 others 45.3%
Votes
23,169
27.4% share
Winning margin
47
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
46.2%
of 1,83,294

Kannauj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 47 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BANWARI LAL DOHRE
BJP
BJP
23,16927.4%
2
KALIYAN SINGH DOHRE
JD
Janata Dal
23,12227.3%
3
RAM DAS DOHRE
JP
16,33219.3%
4
VIHARI LAL DOHRE
INC
INC
13,88316.4%
5
ARUN KUMAR
BSP
4,4265.2%
6
PREM SINGH HADIYA
LKD
1,5771.9%
7
SUSHIL KUMAR
IND
7610.9%
8
SUBEDAR
DDP
5210.6%
9
RAM DHIN
FBL
2950.3%
10
PYARE LAL BALMIKI
IND
2080.3%
11
LALA RAM KATHERIYA
IND
1950.2%
12
RADHE SHYAM
IND
1870.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (256th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.1% · max 38.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
256th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
251st of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
419 seats · 210 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 27.4%JD 27.3%JP 19.3%INC 16.4%BSP 5.2%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,464
Density
917 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,688 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 14.8%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.1%
Electricity28.5%
Sanitation16.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.9%
Clean cooking fuel57.0%
Health insurance15.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Vinegar Products🏺Wooden Crafts

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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