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Elections 98

State: Uttar Pradesh
Constituency: Etah
Total Votes Polled: 657622
Winner: BJP Mahadeepak Singh 286982
Runner Up: SP Kr. Devenra Singh 274842
Margin: 12140 (4%)


Elections 96

State: Uttar Pradesh
Constituency: Etah
Total Votes Polled: 478551
Winner: BJP Mahadeepak Singh 190855
Runner Up: SP Ramesh Yadav 145152
Margin: 45703 (9.70%)


One of the few constituencies in the state that did not bow before the Rajiv whirlwind in 1984, the BLD's Mohammed Khan actually defeating the sitting Congress MP. Fortunes changed here the next time round, with Mahadeepak Singh of the BJP being elected in 1989, and holding on to the seat in the next two elections as well. In 1996, Singh defeated his nearest SP rival, Ramesh Yadav, by 45,000 votes, but interestingly Kailash Yadav of the BSP took away 91,925 votes.

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