KANTH
Assembly seat no. 25 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
RAJESH KUMAR URF CHUNNU
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 16
Margin, 1996
11,671
7.75% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
BSPRIZWAN AHMAD KHAN
- Votes
- 51,562
- Vote share
- 34.25%
- Behind by
- 11,671
Electors
2,01,077
Total votes polled
1,50,526
Valid votes
1,50,526
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.9%
Full result, 1996
10 candidates · 1,50,526 valid votes
RAJESH KUMAR URF CHUNNUBJPwon
63,233
42.0%
RIZWAN AHMAD KHANBSP
51,562
34.3%
SAMAR PAL SINGHSP
24,881
16.5%
MOHD. ISMAELKVP
6,418
4.3%
MATLOOBNLP
3,228
2.1%
DHYAN SINGHBHJS
431
0.3%
JAI CHANDUPRP
337
0.2%
KULDEEPIND
175
0.1%
JITENDRA SINGHIND
150
0.1%
SHEEL CHANDIND
111
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kamal Akhtar | SP | 1,34,692 | 49.19% | Rajesh Kumar Singh | 43,178 |
| 2017 | RAJESH KUMAR SINGH (CHUNNU) | BJP | 76,307 | 30.15% | ANEESURREHMAN | 2,348 |
| 2012 | ANEESURREHMAN | PECP | 37,092 | 18.48% | RIZWAN AHMAD KHAN | 1,534 |
| 2007 | RIZWAN AHMAD KHAN | BSP | 37,945 | 28.33% | ABHINAY CHAUDHARY | 16,128 |
| 2002 | RIZWAN AHMED KHAN | BSP | 48,011 | 34.99% | RAJESH KUMAR SINGH | 9,578 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above