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, 1996
BANWARI LAL DOHREY
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 16
Margin, 1996
878
0.72% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
SPKALYAN SINGH DOHREY
- Votes
- 41,910
- Vote share
- 34.19%
- Behind by
- 878
Electors
2,35,259
Total votes polled
1,22,580
Valid votes
1,22,580
NOTA votes
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Turnout
52.1%
Full result, 1996
6 candidates · 1,22,580 valid votes
BANWARI LAL DOHREYBJPwon
42,788
34.9%
KALYAN SINGH DOHREYSP
41,910
34.2%
GIRISH BHANBSP
34,239
27.9%
SUSHILAD
2,109
1.7%
SUBHASH CHANDRABHJS
1,037
0.8%
GOVARANDHANIND
497
0.4%
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.
