Kanth assembly election result 2017
Rajesh Kumar Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Kanth in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election with 76,307 votes (30.15%), defeating Aneesurrehman of the Samajwadi Party, who polled 73,959 votes (29.22%). The winning margin was 2,348 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajesh Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 76,307 | 30.15% |
| Aneesurrehman | Samajwadi Party | 73,959 | 29.22% |
| Mohd Nasir | Bahujan Samaj Party | 43,820 | 17.31% |
| Fizaullah Chaudhry | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 22,908 | 9.05% |
| Muhammed Usman Ali | Peace Party of India | 13,931 | 5.5% |
Turnout was 71.17%, with 253,108 votes cast. 7 candidates contested the seat; the table shows the leading 5.
Uttar Pradesh voted in seven phases between 11 February and 8 March 2017, and the votes were counted on 11 March 2017. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 312 of the 403 seats, and Yogi Adityanath became Chief Minister.
About the Kanth constituency
Kanth is seat number 25 of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and lies in Moradabad district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. It is part of the Moradabad Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 390,562 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Kanth now
Kanth is represented by Kamal Akhtar of the Samajwadi Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Kanth constituency page
- Profile of Kamal Akhtar
- All Uttar Pradesh MLAs
- Uttar Pradesh constituencies
- Uttar Pradesh Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Kanth, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.