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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 308 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Kannauj
Winner — 1996
BANWARI LAL DOHREY
BJP· BJP
BJP 34.9%SP 34.2%4 others 30.9%
Votes
42,788
34.9% share
Winning margin
878
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.1%
of 2,35,259
Kannauj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 878 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANWARI LAL DOHREY | BJP | 42,788 | 34.9% |
| 2 | KALYAN SINGH DOHREY | United Front | 41,910 | 34.2% |
| 3 | GIRISH BHAN | BSP | 34,239 | 27.9% |
| 4 | SUSHIL | AD | 2,109 | 1.7% |
| 5 | SUBHASH CHANDRA | BHJS | 1,037 | 0.8% |
| 6 | GOVARANDHAN | IND | 497 | 0.4% |
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 (256th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.1% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
256th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
251st of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.9%SP 34.2%BSP 27.9%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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.