This report looks at how the BJP performed in the 10 assembly seats of Kanpur Nagar district in the 2017 and 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections. According to Election Commission of India data, the party won 7 of these seats in 2017 and 6 in 2022. In 2022 its share of all valid votes cast across the district’s seats was 45.80%, as calculated by UP Election News from seat wise figures.
BJP in Kanpur Nagar: seat wise position
| Seat | 2017 | 2022 | 2022 votes | 2022 share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilhaur (209) | Won | Won | 1,23,094 | 50.34% |
| Bithoor (210) | Won | Won | 1,07,330 | 44.46% |
| Kalyanpur (211) | Won | Won | 98,997 | 52.71% |
| Govind Nagar (212) | Won | Won | 1,17,501 | 61.13% |
| Sishamau (213) | Second | Second | 66,897 | 42.83% |
| Arya Nagar (214) | Second | Second | 68,973 | 45.35% |
| Kidwai Nagar (215) | Won | Won | 1,14,111 | 55.39% |
| Kanpur Cantonment (216) | Second | Second | 74,742 | 39.44% |
| Maharajpur (217) | Won | Won | 1,52,883 | 60.60% |
| Ghatampur (218) | Won | Not in top three | – | – |
Table: UP Election News. Data: Election Commission of India. For 2017 the ECI top three candidates are used.
Seats the BJP won in 2022
In Bilhaur, Rahul Bachha won by 42,351 votes over the SP candidate Rachna Singh Gautam, a comfortable win. In Bithoor, Abhijeet Singh Sanga won by 21,073 votes over the SP candidate Munindra Shukla, a comfortable win. In Kalyanpur, Neelima Katiyar won by 21,535 votes over the SP candidate Satish Kumar Nigam, a comfortable win. In Govind Nagar, Surendra Maithani won by 80,896 votes over the SP candidate Vikas Yadav, a one sided contest. In Kidwai Nagar, Mahesh Trivedi won by 37,760 votes over the Congress candidate Ajay Kapoor, a comfortable win. In Maharajpur, Satish Mahana won by 82,261 votes over the SP candidate Fateh Bahadur Singh Gill, a one sided contest.
The 2017 wins
In 2017 the BJP won Bilhaur, where Bhagwati Prasad Sagar defeated the BSP by 31,166 votes; Bithoor, where Abhijeet Singh Sanga defeated the SP by 58,987 votes; Kalyanpur, where Nilima Katiyar defeated the SP by 23,342 votes; Govind Nagar, where Satya Dev Pachauri defeated the Congress by 71,509 votes; Kidwai Nagar, where Mahesh Chandra defeated the Congress by 33,983 votes; Maharajpur, where Satish Mahana defeated the BSP by 91,826 votes; Ghatampur, where Kamal Rani defeated the BSP by 45,178 votes. Not all of these seats were retained in 2022.
Where the BJP finished second
The party was runner up in 3 seats in 2022: Sishamau, where it trailed by 12,266 votes; Arya Nagar, where it trailed by 7,924 votes; Kanpur Cantonment, where it trailed by 19,987 votes. Seats lost by narrow margins are usually the first ones parties target in the next election.
Reading the numbers
Compared with 2017, the BJP lost 1 seat in Kanpur Nagar. Statewide, the BJP’s tally went from 312 seats to 255, so the district result can be read against that broader trend. Vote share also matters: a party can lose seats while still holding a large base of votes, which can be decisive in close contests in 2027.
The statewide picture
Across the state, the BJP won 312 seats in 2017 and 255 in 2022, while the Samajwadi Party rose from 47 to 111 seats. The BSP fell from 19 seats to 1, and the Congress from 7 to 2. Allies on both sides, such as Apna Dal (Soneylal), the NISHAD Party, the RLD and the SBSP, also won seats in 2022.
How the UP assembly is elected
Uttar Pradesh has 403 assembly constituencies, of which 84 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 2 for Scheduled Tribes. Their boundaries were fixed by the Delimitation Order of 2008, and the 2012, 2017 and 2022 elections were all held on these same boundaries, so results from these years can be compared seat by seat. Members are elected under the first past the post system, which means the candidate with the most valid votes wins even without a majority of votes. The 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly first met in 2022, so the next assembly election is due by early 2027.
All numbers in this article are taken from the official results published by the Election Commission of India. Vote shares are calculated on total valid votes, including NOTA where stated.
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Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly general elections 2017 and 2022. Original data: Election Commission of India statistical reports.
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