Elections 98

State:	Uttar Pradesh
Constituency:	Mainpuri
Total Votes Polled:	648244
Winner: SP	Balram Singh Yadav	264734
Runner Up: BJP	Ashok Yadav	254368
Margin: 10366 (4%)

Elections 96

State:	Uttar Pradesh
Constituency:	Mainpuri
Total Votes Polled:	651766
Winner: SP	Mulayam Singh Yadav	273303
Runner Up: BJP	Updesh Singh Chauhan	221345
Margin: 51958 (8.13%)

Since 1977, when the BLD won from here, the seat has chosen to remain non-Congress, barring 1984 when Balram Singh Yadav broke the trend. In 1996, the constituency elected Mulayam Singh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party who defeated Updesh Singh Chauhan of the BJP by 52,000 votes. Interestingly, despite its impressive gains in UP, the BJP has never won this seat.