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Assembly constituency 303 · Uttar Pradesh · SC

Kapilvastu is assembly constituency number 303 in Uttar Pradesh, in Siddharthnagar district, and one of the segments of the Domariyaganj Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Shyamdhani Rahi of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 48.7% of the vote, 30,939 votes ahead of Vijay Kumar (SP).

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Kapilvastu · 2022AC 303
  1. 01
    Shyamdhani Rahi
    BJP
    1,22,940
    48.72%
  2. 02
    Vijay Kumar
    SP
    92,001
    36.46%
  3. 03
    Kanhaiya Prasad
    BSP
    26,662
    10.57%
  4. 04
    Bhaggan
    SDU
    2,698
    1.07%
  5. 05
    Devendra Kumar Guddu
    INC
    2,484
    0.98%
  6. 5 other candidates · 3,292 votesNOTA · 2,279 (0.90%)

Margin 30,939 votes · 12.26% of valid votes

4,52,988
Registered electors
2022 election
55.7%
Turnout
+1.1 pts vs 2017
30,939
Victory margin
12.3% of valid votes
Feb 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,52,356 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kapilvastu 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shyamdhani RahiMale · 69 yrs · SCBJP1,22,940
48.72%
2Vijay KumarMale · 46 yrs · SCSP92,001
36.46%
3Kanhaiya PrasadMale · 62 yrs · SCBSP26,662
10.57%
4BhagganMale · 68 yrs · SCSDU2,698
1.07%
5Devendra Kumar GudduMale · 55 yrs · SCINC2,484
0.98%
—NOTANOTA2,279
0.90%
6Pingal PrasadMale · 54 yrs · SCIndependent870
0.34%
7Sanjay KumarMale · 41 yrs · SCBAHUMP766
0.30%
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8Shambhoo PrasadMale · 74 yrs · SCBMUP617
0.24%
9Mahesh Kumar RaoMale · 45 yrs · SCAAP529
0.21%
10Bhalu Alias SanjayMale · 39 yrs · SCSMJDRP510
0.20%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.

0%10%20%30%40%50%201220172022BJP 48.7%SP 36.5%BSP 10.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Shyamdhani RahiBJP · 48.7% · margin 30,939Turnout55.7%
2017Shyam DhaniBJP · 48.5% · margin 38,154Turnout54.6%
2012Vijay KumarSP · 41.2% · margin 36,870Turnout49.6%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Kapilvastu result 2017

Kapilvastu 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shyam DhaniBJP1,14,082
48.52%
2Vijay KumarSP75,928
32.29%
3Chandra BhanBSP37,166
15.81%
—NOTANOTA2,623
1.12%
4Pingal PrasadIndependent2,106
0.90%
5Devendra NathBMUP2,063
0.88%
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6Nand RamIndependent1,161
0.49%

Kapilvastu result 2012

Kapilvastu 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vijay KumarSP78,344
41.19%
2Sri Ram ChauhanBJP41,474
21.81%
3Pattu Ram AzadBSP32,204
16.93%
4Kailash PrasadINC11,554
6.07%
5Manju DeviIndependent8,776
4.61%
6Anil KumarIndependent4,479
2.35%
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7Moti Lal VidyarthiPECP3,510
1.85%
8Shiv DayalIndependent1,895
1.00%
9Atul KumarNCP1,890
0.99%
10Shiv KumarRLM1,246
0.66%
11JagdishRSBP1,005
0.53%
12Laxmi RamEKSP883
0.46%
13Paltu RamARVP874
0.46%
14Rahul Sangh Priya BhartiIJP842
0.44%
15Devendra NathJD(S)735
0.39%
16Pingal PrasadSSD485
0.26%
Map

Kapilvastu outlined in orange among the other Uttar Pradesh seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Siddharthnagar district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Kapilvastu is one of the assembly segments of Domariyaganj. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Domariyaganj candidates.

  • Jagdambika PalBJP1,21,122 48.1%
  • Bhishma Shankar Alias Kushal TiwariSP1,02,306 40.6%
  • Amar Singh ChaudharyASPKR19,366 7.7%
  • Md. NadeemBSP7,277 2.9%
  • Naushad AzamPECP1,070 0.4%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 18,816 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kapilvastu.

Who won the Kapilvastu assembly seat in 2022?

Shyamdhani Rahi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kapilvastu in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly election with 1,22,940 votes, which was 48.72% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kapilvastu?

The margin was 30,939 votes (12.26% of valid votes). The runner-up was Vijay Kumar of the Samajwadi Party with 92,001 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kapilvastu in 2022?

Turnout was 55.73%: 2,52,444 of 4,52,988 registered electors voted, across 583 polling stations. That is 1.1 points higher than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kapilvastu part of?

Kapilvastu is an assembly segment of the Domariyaganj Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Jagdambika Pal got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kapilvastu a reserved constituency?

Yes. Kapilvastu is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Kapilvastu?

The Uttar Pradesh assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 and 2012 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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