LUCKNOW: With a mixed population of 6.3 lakh, including defence veterans, Brahmins, Dalits, Sikhs and people from Uttarakhand, Lucknow Cantonment has been banking heavily on women power. Two women MLAs have represented the constituency for five terms since 1980 — Premvati Tiwari of Congress in 1980, 1985 and 1989 and Rita Bahuguna Joshi who won the constituency twice in 2012 (INC) and 2017 (BJP).
Congress has won the seat at least eight times. However, after economic liberalization and privatization, the seat remained with BJP till 2012.
