KANNAUJ
Assembly seat no. 198 in Uttar Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Uttar Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KANNAUJ. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 15 results.
Winner, 2022
ASIM ARUN
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 16
Margin, 2022
6,090
2.24% of valid votes
Result, 2022
Runner-up
SPANIL KUMAR DOHAREY
- Votes
- 1,14,786
- Vote share
- 42.29%
- Behind by
- 6,090
Electors
4,29,349
Total votes polled
2,71,435
Valid votes
2,71,435
NOTA votes
1,674
0.62% of votes polled
Turnout
63.2%
Full result, 2022
8 candidates · 2,71,435 valid votes
ASIM ARUNBJPwon
1,20,876
44.5%
ANIL KUMAR DOHAREYSP
1,14,786
42.3%
SAMAR JEET DOHAREBSP
26,239
9.7%
SUNIL KUMARAIMIM
4,482
1.6%
VINEETA DEVIINC
1,786
0.7%
SUNILIND
909
0.3%
RAJ KATHERIAIND
361
0.1%
MANOJIND
322
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ASIM ARUN | BJP | 1,20,876 | 44.53% | ANIL KUMAR DOHAREY | 6,090 |
| 2017 | ANIL KUMAR DOHARE | SP | 99,635 | 40.17% | BANWARI LAL DOHARE | 2,454 |
| 2012 | ANIL KUMAR DOHRE | SP | 95,702 | 46.11% | MAHENDRA NIM DOHRE | 45,682 |
| 2007 | ANIL KUMAR | SP | 49,740 | 36.21% | KALYAN SINGH DOHRE | 8,413 |
| 2002 | KALYAN SINGH DOHARE | SP | 38,482 | 28.86% | BANWARI LAL DOHARE | 1,802 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KANNAUJ assembly constituency in 2022?
ASIM ARUN (BJP) won KANNAUJ in 2022, by a margin of 6,090 votes.
Which party has won KANNAUJ the most times?
BJP, with 4 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KANNAUJ gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2022.
Who has won KANNAUJ the most times?
ASIM ARUN, with 1 win between 2022 and 2022.







