# Karhal Assembly constituency

Karhal Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Mainpuri district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1957 after the "DPACO (1956)" (delimitation order) was passed in 1956. After the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order" was passed in 2008, the constituency was assigned identification number 110.
Formerly this constituency is represented by Samajwadi Party's national president Akhilesh Yadav who has been elected in 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate S.P Singh Baghel.
Akhilesh Yadav is formerly serving as the leader of opposition in 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly and had previously also hold the office of Chief Minister of the state from 2012 to 2017.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Assembly | Member | Party | Remarks |
| 1957 | 2nd Assembly | Nathu Singh | Praja Socialist Party | Constituency was having two seats |
| 1957 | 2nd Assembly | Ram Din | Praja Socialist Party | Constituency was having two seats |
| 1962 | 3rd Assembly | Ram Singh | Swatantra Party | - |
| 1967 | 4th Assembly | Munshilal Chamar | Swatantra Party | - |
| 1969 | 5th Assembly | Munshilal Chamar | Swatantra Party | - |
| 1974 | 6th Assembly | Nathu Singh | Bharatiya Kranti Dal | - |
| 1977 | 7th Assembly | Nathu Singh | Janata Party | - |
| 1980 | 8th Assembly | Sheo Mangal Singh | Indian National Congress (I) | - |
| 1985 | 9th Assembly | Babu Ram Yadav | Lok Dal | - |
| 1989 | 10th Assembly | Babu Ram Yadav | Janata Dal | - |
| 1991 | 11th Assembly | Babu Ram Yadav | Janata Party | - |
| 1993 | 12th Assembly | Babu Ram Yadav | Samajwadi Party | - |
| 1996 | 13th Assembly | Babu Ram Yadav | Samajwadi Party | - |
| 2002 | 14th Assembly | Sobaran Singh Yadav | Samajwadi Party | - |
| 2007 | 15th Assembly | Sobaran Singh Yadav | Samajwadi Party | - |
| 2012 | 16th Assembly | Sobaran Singh Yadav | Samajwadi Party | - |
| 2017 | 17th Assembly | Sobaran Singh Yadav | Samajwadi Party | - |
| 2022 | 18th Assembly | Akhilesh Yadav | Samajwadi Party | - |
| 2024^ | 18th Assembly | Tej Pratap Singh Yadav | Samajwadi Party | - |

## Election Results
### 2024 by-election

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election, 2024: Karhal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SP | Tej Pratap Singh Yadav | 104,304 | 50.45 | 9.68 |
| | BJP | Anujesh Pratap Singh | 89,503 | 43.33 | 10.59 |
| | BSP | Avanish Kumar Shakya | 8,409 | 4.07 | 2.3 |
| | ASP(KR) | Pradip | 2,499 | 1.21 | 1.21 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 791 | 0.38 | 0.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,801 | 7.12 | 20.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,06,734 | 54.1 | 12.01 |
| | SP hold | SP hold | Swing | 9.68 | |

### 2022

2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karhal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SP | Akhilesh Yadav | 148,197 | 60.13 | 10.13 |
| | BJP | S. P. Singh Baghel | 80,692 | 32.74 | 1.29 |
| | BSP | Kuladip Narayan | 15,701 | 6.37 | 7.81 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,909 | 0.77 | 0.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67,504 | 27.38 | 9.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,46,836 | 66.11 | |
| | SP hold | SP hold | Swing | 10.13 | |

### 2017

2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karhal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SP | Sobaran Singh Yadav | 104,221 | 49.80 | 2.9 |
| | BJP | Rama Shakya | 65,816 | 31.45 | 24.8 |
| | BSP | Dalvir | 29,676 | 14.18 | 17.04 |
| | RLD | Kaushal Yadav | 4,683 | 2.23 | |
| | | Remainder candidates | 4,858 | 2.32 | 12.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,405 | 18.35 | 2.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,09,254 | | |
| | SP hold | SP hold | Swing | 2.9 | |

### 2012

2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Karhal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SP | Sobaran Singh Yadav | 92,536 | 46.9 | − |
| | BSP | Jaivir Singh | 61,593 | 31.22 | − |
| | BJP | Anil Kumar Yadav | 13,114 | 6.65 | − |
| | | Remainder 13 candidates | 30,072 | 15.24 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,943 | 15.68 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 197,315 | 60.96 | − |
| | SP hold | SP hold | Swing | | |

## Wards / Areas

Extent of Karhal Assembly constituency is KC Barnahal, Karhal & Karhal NP of Karhal Tehsil; KCs Ghiror, Kuchela & Ghiror NP of Mainpuri Tehsil.