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Lucknow, 11 May (HS). Kanpur, situated on the southern bank of river Ganga, is a major industrial city of Uttar Pradesh. It is said that this city was founded by Raja Hindu Singh of Sachendi state. The original name of this city was 'Kanhpur' and later it became Kanpur. Kanpur was once called the Manchester of North India. Kanpur is also the hub of leather industry. Kanpur is very famous for its business background as well as political background. Voting will be held on May 13 under the fourth phase in Uttar Pradesh parliamentary seat number 43 Kanpur.
History of Kanpur Lok Sabha seat
The first parliamentary elections were held on Kanpur Lok Sabha seat in 1952. Harihar Nath Shastri of Congress won that election. In the year 1957 general elections, independent candidate SM Banerjee won this seat. SM Banerjee also won the general elections of 1957, 1962, 1967 and 1971 as an independent candidate. Manohar Lal of Janata Party was elected MP in the 1977 general elections. In the general elections of 1980 and 1984, Congress candidates Arif Mohammad Khan and Naresh Chandra Chaturvedi won respectively. In the 1989 elections, CPM's Subhashini Ali was elected MP from here. From 1991 to 1998, BJP's Jagatveer Singh Drona won and from 1999 to 2009, Congress's Shriprakash Jaiswal won the general elections. Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi of BJP became MP in 2014 elections. BJP candidate Satyadev Pachauri won the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and bloomed lotus here. Congress has won this seat 6 times and BJP 5 times. Kanpur Lok Sabha seat is among those seats from where BSP and SP never opened their accounts. Independent SM Banerjee, BJP's Jagatveer Singh Drona and Congress's Shriprakash Jaiswal have made a record of hat-trick of victories on this seat.
Situation of last two elections
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP's Satyadev Pachauri got 468,937 (55.6%) votes. Congress's Sriprakash Jaiswal got 313,003 (37.11%) votes. Satyadev Pachauri won by a margin of 1 lakh 55 thousand 934 votes. Meanwhile, SP's Ramkumar Nishad stood third by securing 47,703 (5.72%) votes. Let us tell you, there was an alliance of SP-BSP in this election.
Talking about 2014 elections, in this election also BJP candidate Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi registered a big victory by a margin of 2 lakh 29 thousand 946 votes. Dr. Joshi had defeated Congress candidate former Union Minister Shriprakash Jaiswal. BSP's Salim Aham and SP's Surendra Mohan Aggarwal had their deposits forfeited in this election.
Which party nominated whom?
BJP has fielded newcomer Ramesh Awasthi in place of sitting MP Satyadev Pachauri. Congress has also given ticket to new face Alok Mishra this time. Kuldeep Bhadauria is in the fray from BSP.
Caste equation of Kanpur seat
There are about 18 lakh voters in Kanpur parliamentary seat. Kanpur seat has an estimated 16-18% Brahmin, 14-15% Muslim, 6% Kshatriya, 18-19% Vaishya, Sindhi and Punjabi. About 35-40% of the remaining voters are from SC and OBC categories.
status of assembly seats
There are 5 assembly seats under Kanpur parliamentary seat. These include Aryanagar, Govind Nagar, Kanpur Cantt, Kidwai Nagar and Sisamau assembly seats. Kidwai Nagar and Govind Nagar assembly seats are held by BJP, while the remaining seats are held by SP.
Mathematics of victory and challenges
This time, along with local issues, national issues also seem to be dominating the Kanpur Lok Sabha elections. Kanpur seat is in Congress's account due to alliance with SP. It remains to be seen whether SP will be able to transfer Muslim votes to Congress. Also, how far can Congress reach with the Lunge-Punj organization? BSP's Kuldeep Singh Bhadauria is also registering his presence in many areas. This contest is likely to be interesting. All parties are focusing on minority votes, especially BJP. Two lakh Jain, Sikh and Christian voters have the power to change the election results.
According to political analyst Sushil Shukla, if Muslim voters centralize and vote for the India Alliance, then the fight for BJP will be tough. Because BJP has bet on the new candidate. Which is not even particularly famous. However, the mood has changed after the visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and CM Yogi Adityanath.
Who became MP from Kanpur when?
1952 Harihar Nath Shastri (Congress)
1957 SM Banerjee (Independent)
1962 SM Banerjee (Independent)
1967 SM Banerjee (Independent)
1971 SM Banerjee (Independent)
1977 Manohar Lal (Bharatiya Lok Dal)
1980 Arif Mohd. Khan (Congress I)
1984 Naresh Chandra Chaturvedi (Congress)
1989 Subhashni Ali (CPM)
1991 Jaiveer Singh Drona (BJP)
1996 Jaiveer Singh Drona (BJP)
1998 Jaiveer Singh Drona (BJP)
1999 Shriprakash Jaiswal (Congress)
2004 Shriprakash Jaiswal (Congress)
2009 Shriprakash Jaiswal (Congress)
2014 Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi (BJP)
2019 Satyadev Pachauri (BJP)