Kaptanganj is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Kaptanganj in the Basti district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1][2][3]
| Kaptanganj | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 308 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Basti |
| Total electors | 3,65,410 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Samajwadi Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Kaptanganj is one of five assembly constituencies in the Basti Lok Sabha constituency. Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 308 amongst 403 constituencies.
Members of Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Ram Lakhan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Milan Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Ambika Singh | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1989 | Krishan Kinkar Singh | Independent | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1993 | Ram Prasad Chaudhary | Samajwadi Party | |
| 1996 | Bahujan Samaj Party | ||
| 2002 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2007 | Bahujan Samaj Party | ||
| 2012 | |||
| 2017 | Chandra Prakash Shukla | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Kavindra Chaudhary | Samajwadi Party | |
Election results
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Sanjay Kumar Chaudhery [5] | ||||
2017
editThis seat belonged to Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Chandra Prakash Shukla who won in last Assembly election of 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Ram Prasad Chaudhary by a margin of 6,827 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chandra Prakash Shukla | 70,527 | 35.40 | ||
| BSP | Ram Prasad Chaudhary | 63,700 | 31.97 | ||
| INC | Krishna Kinkar Singh Rana | 60,142 | 30.19 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 1,898 | 0.95 | ||
| Remainder 5 candidates | 4,857 | 2.41 | |||
| Majority | 6,827 | 3.39 | |||
| Turnout | 2,01,124 | 58.17 | |||
| BJP gain from BSP | Swing | ||||
16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General Elections
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSP | Ram Prasad Chaudhary | 67,416 | 36.05 | − | |
| SP | Trayambak Nath | 56,346 | 30.13 | − | |
| INC | Krishna Kinkar Singh Rana | 46,636 | 24.94 | − | |
| BJP | Ganesh Narayan Mishra | 5,741 | 3.07 | ||
| Remainder 11 candidates | 10,853 | 5.80 | − | ||
| Majority | 11,070 | 5.92 | |||
| Turnout | 1,86,992 | 59.66 | |||
| BSP hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "KAPTANGANJ Election Result 2017, Uttar Pradesh". NDTV. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Kaptanganj Election Results 2017 Live: Chandra Prakash of BJP Wins". News18. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017". Times Of India. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Kaptanganj Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Bhandari, Shashwat (16 January 2022). "AAP announces 150 candidates for UP elections 2022 | Check complete list". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
External links
editExternal links
edit- "Results of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.