Kapilvastu Assembly constituency
| Kapilvastu | |
|---|---|
| Indian electoral constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Siddharthnagar |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Elected year | 2017 |
Kapilvastu is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Kapilvastu in the Siddharthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Kapilvastu is one of five assembly constituencies in the Domariyaganj (Lok Sabha constituency). Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 303 amongst 403 constituencies.
Currently this seat belongs to Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Shyam Dhani who won in last Assembly election of 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Vijay Kumar by a margin of 38,154 votes.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| # | Term | Name | Party | From | To | Comments | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 16th Vidhan Sabha | Vijay Kumar | Samajwadi Party | March 2012 | March 2017 | ||
| 02 | 17th Vidhan Sabha | Shyam Dhani | Bhartiya Janata Party | March 2017 | Incumbent |
Election Results
17th Vidhan Sabha: 2017 General Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shyam Dhani | 1,14,082 | 49.07 |  27.26
| |
| SP | Vijay Kumar | 75,928 | 24.31 |  16.88
| |
| BSP | Chandra Bhan | 37,166 | 15.98 | 0.95
| |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,623 | 1.13 | 1.13
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| Remainder 3 candidates | 5,330 | 2.27 | 
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| Majority | 38,154 | 16.23 | 3.16
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| Turnout | 2,35,129 | 54.60 | 5.04
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| BJP gain from SP | Swing | 0.65
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16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Vijay Kumar | 78,344 | 41.19 | 41.19
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| BJP | Sri Ram Chauhan | 41,474 | 21.81 | 21.81
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| BSP | Patturam Azad | 32,204 | 16.93 | 16.93
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| INC | Kailash Prasad | 11,554 | 6.07 | 6.07
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| Independent | Manju Devi | 8,776 | 4.61 | 4.61
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| Independent | Anil Kumar | 4,479 | 2.35 | 2.35
| |
| PECP | Motilal Vidyarthi | 3,510 | 1.85 | 1.85
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| Independent | Shiv Dayal | 1.895 | 1.00 | 1.00
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| Remainder 8 candidates | 7,960 | 4.19 |
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| Majority | 36,870 | 19.39 | 19.39
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| Turnout | 1,90,196 | 49.56 |
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| SP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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