Skip to content
NetaKaun
UpdatePanchayat polls 2026: SEC issues 7 preparation orders; the election schedule is yet to be announced
Assembly constituency 25· General seat

Kanth Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Kanth? — Kamal Akhtar (SP), who won the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 by 43,178 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2022

Kamal Akhtar

SP
Margin: 43,178Landslide

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 — results

Winner

Kamal Akhtar

SPLandslide

votes

1,34,692

Margin

43,178(15.8%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Kamal Akhtar · SPRajesh Kumar Singh Urf Chunnu · BJP
1,34,69291,514
Candidate (16)votes
  1. 1Kamal Akhtar✓ WinnerSP1,34,69249.19%
  2. 2Rajesh Kumar Singh Urf ChunnuBJP91,51433.42%
  3. 3Afaq Ali KhanBSPDeposit lost36,34113.27%
  4. 4RaisuddinAIMIMDeposit lost2,8861.05%
  5. 5Kailash KumarLoktanter Suraksha PartyDeposit lost2,2080.81%
  6. 6Mohd IsrarINCDeposit lost1,4700.54%
See all candidates (+10)
  1. 7NOTA1,0310.38%
  2. 8Omkar SinghINDDeposit lost8560.31%
  3. 9Mujfafar KhanINDDeposit lost7430.27%
  4. 10Dushyant SinghINDDeposit lost4550.17%
  5. 11Rajesh KumarRashtriya Samaj PakshaDeposit lost4380.16%
  6. 12Trilok ChandraAAPDeposit lost2850.1%
  7. 13Humaira AkhtarINDDeposit lost2830.1%
  8. 14Mohd Aslam Urf PashaINDDeposit lost2770.1%
  9. 15Nar Singh SainiJan Adhikar PartyDeposit lost2040.07%
  10. 16Nadir Ali MansooriPeace PartyDeposit lost1560.06%
Total votes2,73,839

Deposit lost: 13 of 15 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2022

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
3,90,562

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,74,807

incl. 1,450 postal

Turnout
70.36%
Polling stations
449

Turnout of men and women

Women70.1%

1,28,797 of 1,83,699 voted on EVMs

Men69.9%

1,44,560 of 2,06,842 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 21; 0 voted.

  • Candidates15 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit13
  • NOTA1,031
  • Valid votes2,72,808

Women candidates: Humaira Akhtar

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Kanth?

Kamal Akhtar (SP) won Kanth in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 with 1,34,692 votes.

What was the winning margin in Kanth?

Kamal Akhtar defeated Rajesh Kumar Singh Urf Chunnu (BJP) by 43,178 votes.

What was the turnout in Kanth in 2022?

70.36% — 2,74,807 of 3,90,562 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 70.1%, men's 69.9%.

How many voters does Kanth have?

3,90,562 electors at the 2022 election — 2,06,842 men, 1,83,699 women, 21 third gender (service voters included), and 449 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Kanth?

The last general election was completed in March 2022. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2027; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer