| Kanpur Cantonment | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | |
| District | Kanpur Nagar |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Electorate | 3,35,587 (2017) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| MLA | Sohil Akhtar Ansari |
| Reservation | None |
Kanpur Cantonment Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of 403 legislative assembly seats of the Uttar Pradesh. It is part of the Kanpur (Lok Sabha constituency).
Overview
Kanpur Cantonment comprises Kanpur (CB), Northern Railway Colony (CT), Wards No. 17, 23, 56, 58, 70, 75, 81, 84, 93, 97, and 100 in Kanpur Municipal Corporation of 2- Kanpur Sadar Tehsil.[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Vidhan Sabha | Duration | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth | 1967-69 | Devi Sahai Bajpai | Indian National Congress |
| Fifth | 1969-77 | Manohar Lal | Bharatiya Kranti Dal |
| Sixth | 1974-77 | Shyam Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| Seventh | 1977-80 | Babu Ram Shukla | Janata Party |
| Eighth | 1980-85 | Bhudhar Narayan Mishra | Indian National Congress (I) |
| Ninth | 1985-89 | Pashupati Nath Mehrotra | Indian National Congress |
| Tenth | 1989-91 | Ganesh Dixit | Janata Dal |
| Eleventh | 1991-93 | Satish Mahana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Twelfth | 1993-96 | Satish Mahana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Thirteenth | 1996-2002 | Satish Mahana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Fourteenth | 2002-07 | Satish Mahana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Fifteenth | 2007-12 | Satish Mahana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sixteenth | 2012-17 | Raghunandan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Seventeenth | 2017-Incumbent | Sohil Akhtar Ansari | Indian National Congress |
Election results
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sohil Akhtar Ansari | 72,375 | 40.8 | +24.44 | |
| BJP | Raghunandan Singh Bhadauria | 58,208 | 30.54 | +11.21 | |
| BSP | Naseem Ahmad | 55,632 | 28.92 | +22.28 | |
| SP | Mohammad Hassan Roomi | 5,954 | 3.37 | −19.66 | |
| SHS | Ranjit Singh Sangar | 422 | 0.24 | +0.24 | |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 729 | 0.41 | +0.41 | |
| Majority | 14167 | 7.12 | −2.14 | ||
| Turnout | 1,76,462 | 52.58 | +4.12 | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | +16.52 | |||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Raghunandan Singh Bhadauria | 42,551 | 29.48 | ||
| SP | Mohammad Hassan Roomi | 33,243 | 23.03 | ||
| INC | Abdul Mannan Ansari | 31,122 | 21.56 | ||
| BSP | Sohil Akhtar Ansari | 26,205 | 18.15 | ||
| PECP | Mohammad Tahir Ansari | 5,371 | 3.72 | ||
| Majority | 9,308 | 6.45 | |||
| Turnout | 1,44,351 | 48.46 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Satish Mahana | 47,381 | 46.73 | ||
| SP | Mehtab Alam | 20,845 | 20.56 | ||
| INC | Ganesh Dixit | 15,935 | 15.72 | ||
| BSP | Narendra Singh | 13,375 | 13.19 | ||
| Independent | Raju Sonker | 1,089 | 1.07 | ||
| Majority | 26,536 | 26.17 | |||
| Turnout | 1,01,394 | 40.39 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Satish Mahana | 45,839 | 45.88 | ||
| INC | Girish Kumar Trivedi | 35,774 | 35.81 | ||
| SP | Som Chandra Gupta | 12,502 | 12.51 | ||
| BSP | Mahammed Haneef | 3,578 | 3.58 | ||
| Independent | Vakeel | 700 | 0.70 | ||
| Majority | 10,065 | 10.07 | |||
| Turnout | 99,909 | 37.00 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
1996
[2]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Satish Mahana | 64,578 | 59.51 | ||
| BSP | Ashok Kumar Kaalia | 23,087 | 21.27 | ||
| SP | Ganesh Awasthi | 19,927 | 18.39 | ||
| ABHM | Pravin Gopal Jee | 367 | 0.34 | ||
| Natural Law | Asim Alam | 214 | 0.20 | ||
| Majority | 41,491 | 38.24 | |||
| Turnout | 1,08,498 | 42.37 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
1993
[3]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Satish Mahana | 59,013 | 52.19 | ||
| SP | Ganesh Dixit | 36,208 | 32.08 | ||
| INC | Sriprakash Jaiswal | 15,679 | 13.87 | ||
| JD | Laxmi Shankar | 826 | 0.73 | ||
| JP | Devendra Kumar | 209 | 0.18 | ||
| Majority | 22,805 | 20.11 | |||
| Turnout | 1,13,069 | 55.09 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
1991
[4]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Satish Mahana | 33,897 | 44.60 | ||
| INC | Shyam Mishra | 17,927 | 23.59 | ||
| Independent | Ganesh Dixit | 12,661 | 16.66 | ||
| JP | Deepak Kumar | 7,703 | 10.14 | ||
| BSP | Naseem Ahmed | 2,793 | 3.68 | ||
| Majority | 15,970 | 21.01 | |||
| Turnout | 76,000 | 37.46 | |||
| BJP gain from JD | Swing | ||||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | Ganesh Dixit | 29,511 | 38.46 | ||
| INC | Pashupati Nath Mehrotra | 21,930 | 28.58 | ||
| BJP | Hari Dixit | 16,566 | 21.59 | ||
| Independent | Babu Ram Shukla | 4,623 | 6.03 | ||
| BSP | Shiv Prasad | 2,606 | 3.40 | ||
| Majority | 7,581 | 9.88 | |||
| Turnout | 76,727 | 38.21 | |||
| JD gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pashupati Nath | 25,551 | 65.15 | ||
| LKD | Laxmi Shanker | 7,561 | 19.28 | ||
| BJP | Virbhadra Misra | 4,279 | 10.91 | ||
| JP | Deen Dayal | 548 | 1.40 | ||
| Independent | Ateekur Rahman | 400 | 1.02 | ||
| Majority | 17,990 | 45.87 | |||
| Turnout | 39,216 | 27.60 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 |  1
|
| Samajwadi Party | 2 |  1
|
| Indian National Congress | 1 |  0
|
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0
|