Kapilvastu (Assembly constituency)
17th Vidhan Sabha: 2017 General Elections

Kapilvastu (Assembly constituency)

Section Title: 17th Vidhan Sabha: 2017 General Elections
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Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

BJP	Shyam Dhani	1,14,082	49.07	27.26

SP	Vijay Kumar	75,928	24.31	16.88

BSP	Chandra Bhan	37,166	15.98	0.95

NOTA	None Of The Above	2,623	1.13	1.13

Remainder 3 candidates	5,330	2.27

Majority	38,154	16.23	3.16

Turnout	2,35,129	54.60	5.04

BJP gain from SP	Swing	0.65

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Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Shyam Dhani won the Assembly elections of 2017, by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Vijay Kumar by a margin of 38,154 votes.

final_sentence: Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Shyam Dhani won the Assembly elections of 2017, by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Vijay Kumar by a margin of 38,154 votes.