Kanth Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Kanth Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Moradabad district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Moradabad Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1957 after the delimitation order (DPACO - 1956) was passed in 1956. The constituency was assigned identification number 25 after "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed in the year 2008.[1][2][3][4]
| Kanth | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 25 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Moradabad |
| Total electors | 388404 (2022) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Samajwadi Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Wards / Areas
Extent of Kanth Assembly constituency is Kanth Teshil; PCs Baheri Brahmanan, Adampur, Salem Sarai, Maksoodpur of Jatpura KC, PCs Sadarpur, Milak Amawati, Kazipura, Gakkharpur, Mustafapur of Dilari KC of Thakurdwara Teshil & KC Pakbara of Moradabad Teshil.[3]
Members of Vidhan Sabha
| Year | Member[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Jitendra Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Daudayal Khanna | ||
| 1967 | Kunwar Jagat Singh Farswal (Pahari Dheeraj, Purani Dilli) | Independent | |
| 1969 | Nau Nihal Singh | Bharatiya Kranti Dal | |
| 1974 | Chandra Pal Singh | ||
| 1977 | Hargovind Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Ram Kishan | Indian National Congress (U) | |
| 1985 | Samar Pal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Chandra Pal Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 1991 | Thakur Pal Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Mehboob Ali | Janata Party | |
| 1996 | Rajesh Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2002 | Rizwan Ahmad Khan | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2007 | |||
| 2012 | Aneesurrehman | Peace Party of India | |
| 2017 | Rajesh Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Kamal Akhtar | Samajwadi Party | |
Election results
2027
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIA | |||||
| NDA | |||||
| BSP | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Kamal Akhtar | 134,692 | 49.19 | +19.97 | |
| BJP | Rajesh Kumar Singh | 91,514 | 33.42 | +3.27 | |
| BSP | Afaaq Ali Khan | 36,341 | 13.27 | −4.04 | |
| AIMIM | Raisuddin | 2,886 | 1.05 | −8.0 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,031 | 0.38 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 43,178 | 15.77 | +14.84 | ||
| Turnout | 273,839 | 70.11 | −1.06 | ||
| SP gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajesh Kumar Singh | 76,307 | 30.15 | ||
| SP | Aneesurrehman | 73,959 | 29.22 | ||
| BSP | Mohd Nasir | 43,820 | 17.31 | ||
| AIMIM | Fizaullah Chaudhry | 22,908 | 9.05 | ||
| PECP | Muhammed Usman Ali | 13,931 | 5.5 | ||
| Independent | Dinesh Kumar Saini | 10,924 | 4.32 | ||
| RLD | Afak Ali Khan | 3,458 | 1.37 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,199 | 0.48 | ||
| Majority | 2,348 | 0.93 | |||
| Turnout | 253,108 | 71.17 | |||
| BJP gain from PECP | Swing | ||||
2012
1967
- J. Singh (IND) : 30,583 votes [9]
- Dau Dayal Khanna (INC) : 17,233
