Kaptanganj (Assembly constituency)
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 | |
| District | Basti |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| MLA | Chandra Prakash Shukla |
| Reservation | None |
Kaptanganj is one of five assembly constituencies in the Basti (Lok Sabha constituency). Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 308 amongst 403 constituencies.
Currently this seat belongs 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.[4]
Member of Legislative Assembly
| # | Term | Member of Legislative Assembly | Party | From | To | Days | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 06th Vidhan Sabha | Ram Lakhan | Indian National Congress | March 1974 | April 1977 | 1,153 | [5] |
| 02 | 07th Vidhan Sabha | Om Prakash Alias Milan Singh | Janata Party | June 1977 | February 1980 | 969 | |
| 03 | 08th Vidhan Sabha | Ambika Singh | Indian National Congress | June 1980 | March 1985 | 1,735 | |
| 04 | 09th Vidhan Sabha | March 1985 | November 1989 | 1,725 | |||
| 05 | 10th Vidhan Sabha | Krishan Kinkar Singh Rana | Independent | December 1989 | April 1991 | 488 | |
| 06 | 11th Vidhan Sabha | June 1991 | December 1992 | 533 | |||
| 07 | 12th Vidhan Sabha | Ram Prasad Chaudhary | Samajwadi Party | December 1993 | October 1995 | 693 | |
| 08 | 13th Vidhan Sabha | Bahujan Samaj Party | October 1996 | March 2002 | 1,967 | [5] | |
| 09 | 14th Vidhan Sabha | Bhartiya Janta Party | February 2002 | May 2007 | 1,902 | [5] | |
| 10 | 15th Vidhan Sabha | Bahujan Samaj Party | May 2007 | March 2012 | 1,762 | [5] | |
| 11 | 16th Vidhan Sabha | March 2012 | March 2017 | 1,829 | [5] | ||
| 12 | 17th Vidhan Sabha | Chandra Prakash Shukla | Bhartiya Janata Party | March 2017 | Incumbent | - | [5] |
Election Results
17th Vidhan Sabha: 2017 General Elections
| 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 | | |
| NOTA | 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 | |
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16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General Elections
| 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
- "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.
- "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- "List of candidates for Kaptanganj Constituency". www.elections.in.
- "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.
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