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About the Constituency:
One of the 80 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur covers the urban area of the Kanpur district. The Kanpur Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 43) has a total of 1,390,055 electorates out of which 617,664 are females and 772,391 are males according to Election Commission of India 2009 reports. Formed prior to 1951 constituency elections.

Assembly Segments:

This constituency currently comprises of five Vidhan Sabha segments and has a total number of 1,376,332 voters.

About Kanpur:

It is the headquarters of the Kanpur District and belongs to the Kanpur Division. The city of Kanpur, nicknamed as the "Leather City", has an elevation of 126 m and spreads over an area of 605 sq km. Several world renowned institutions are located here including IIT Kanpur and Harcourt Butler Technological Institute. One of the largest leather producers and exporters, Kanpur also has textile, chemical and many other industries. National Highways NH-2, NH-25, NH-86 and NH-91 connect Kanpur to a large road network with several major cities all over the country.

Demography:

Several world renowned institutions are located here including IIT Kanpur and Harcourt Butler Technological Institute. One of the largest leather producers and exporters, Kanpur also has textile, chemical and many other industries. National Highways NH-2, NH-25, NH-86 and NH-91 connect Kanpur to a large road network with several major cities all over the country. With an average literacy rate of 70.36%, Mathura has a male literacy rate of 71.92% and a female literacy rate of 60.25%.

Present Political Scenario

This urban seat which Congress had won in the previous three elections through Sriprakash Jaiswal.

May turn out to be a two corner fight
This seat should once again may witness a straight fight between BJP and Congress with others vying for a distant third position (including AAP).