Election
Constituency

481. Kanpur

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Uttar Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998

IN-KANPUR

BJP 49.4%won by 20.0%SP 29.4%

What changed here

Derived

Bharatiya Janata Party held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 26.5% to 20.0%.

  • New challengerSamajwadi Party (SP) finished second with 29.4% — it did not contest here in 1996.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 7.6% to 48.5%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
14,01,922
Turnout
48.5%
Valid votes
6,80,263
Margin
1,36,009
19.99%

Candidates

14 contested · winner BJP
  1. 1JAGAT VEER SINGH DRONBharatiya Janata Party · BJP3,35,99649.4%
  2. 2SURENDRA MOHAN AGARWALSamajwadi Party · SP1,99,98729.4%
  3. 3SRI PRAKASH JAISWALIndian National Congress · INC90,27413.3%
  4. 4PAWAN GUPTABahujan Samaj Party · BSP49,4747.3%
  5. 5IQBAL SIDDIQUIIndependent · IND8120.1%
  6. 6S.D. PRAJA PATIIndependent · IND7710.1%
  7. 7TEJ RAMUPRP · UPRP5520.1%
  8. 8RAM KHILAWAN SONKER (SHIKSHAK)ABAS · ABAS5180.1%
  9. 9MANGAL PRASADIndependent · IND3930.1%
  10. 10SURYA NARAINABRCD · ABRCD3680.1%
  11. 11S.M. TARIQ ANWARIndependent · IND3530.1%
  12. 12TARANA SHARFUDDINIndependent · IND3300.0%
  13. 13DR. VIJAI NARAIN PALIndependent · IND2840.0%
  14. 14RAM BALI SINGH JOHRIIndependent · IND1510.0%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
BJP
Winner now
BJP
BJP–SP swing
−32.2%
BJP share
52.2% → 49.4%
SP share
0.0% → 29.4%
Turnout
40.9% → 48.5%
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