# Govind Nagar Assembly constituency

Govind Nagar Assembly constituency is one of 403 legislative assemblies of the Uttar Pradesh. It is part of the Kanpur Lok Sabha constituency.

## Overview

Govindnagar comprises Armapur Estate (CT), Wards No. 11, 19, 22, 37, 42, 48, 49, 50, 59, 60, 61, 80, 85, 92, and 101 in Kanpur Municipal Corporation of 2-Kanpur Sadar Tehsil.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1967 | Prabhakar Tripathi | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Prabhakar Tripathi | Indian National Congress |
| 1974 | Sant Singh Yusuf | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | Ganesh Dutt Vajpayee | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Vilayati Ram Katyal | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1985 | Vilayati Ram Katyal | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Bal Chandra Misra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1991 | Bal Chandra Misra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1993 | Bal Chandra Misra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Bal Chandra Misra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2002 | Ajay Kapoor | Indian National Congress |
| 2007 | Ajay Kapoor | Indian National Congress |
| 2012 | Satya Dev Pachauri | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2017 | Satya Dev Pachauri | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019^ | Surendra Maithani | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Surendra Maithani | Bharatiya Janata Party |
* *By Election

## Election results
### 2022

2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Govind Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Surendra Maithani | 117,501 | 61.13 | +11.04 |
| | SP | Samrat Vikash Yadav | 36,605 | 19.05 | +9.14 |
| | INC | Karishma Thakur | 26,267 | 13.67 | −18.76 |
| | BSP | Ashok Kumar Kaliya | 8,333 | 4.34 | −0.18 |
| | AAP | Kawardeep Singh | 2,141 | 1.11 | N.A. |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,094 | 0.57 | −0.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80,896 | 42.09 | +24.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,92,202 | 54.66 | +21.00 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +11.04 | |

### 2019

By-Election, 2019: Govind Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Surendra Maithani | 60,237 | 50.09 |
| | INC | Karishma Thakur | 38,993 | 32.43 |
| | SP | Samrat Vikash Yadav | 11,915 | 9.91 |
| | BSP | Devi Prasad Tewari | 5,434 | 4.52 |
| | IND. | Devendra Kumar Singh | 1,524 | 1.27 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,004 | 0.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,244 | 17.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,21,118 | 33.66 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2017

U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Govind Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Satya Dev Pachauri | 1,12,029 | 60.47 | +25.14 |
| | INC | Ambuj Shukla | 40,520 | 21.87 | −5.81 |
| | BSP | Nirmal Tiwari | 28,795 | 15.54 | −3.60 |
| | BMP | Virendra Kumar Sarvaria | 998 | 0.54 | +0.54 |
| | BSCP | Shail Mishra | 900 | 0.49 | +0.49 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,247 | 0.67 | +0.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71,509 | 38.60 | +30.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,85,359 | 53.08 | +3.88 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +25.14 | |

### 2012

U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2012: Govind Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Satya Dev Pachauri | 57,156 | 35.33 | +6.43 |
| | INC | Dr. Shailendra Dixit | 44,779 | 27.68 | −17.93 |
| | BSP | Sachin Tripathi | 30,963 | 19.14 | +9.53 |
| | SP | Ashok Anshwani | 16,424 | 10.15 | −2.77 |
| | Independent | Balvir Singh | 1,494 | 0.92 | +0.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,377 | 7.65 | −9.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,61,755 | 49.20 | +10.75 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | -10.28 | |

### 2007

U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2007: Govind Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Ajay Kapoor | 1,10,478 | 45.61 |
| | BJP | Hanuman Mishra | 70,018 | 28.90 |
| | SP | Virendra Dubey | 31,293 | 12.92 |
| | BSP | Rajendra Kumar Tiwari | 23,274 | 9.61 |
| | Independent | Ajay Awasthi | 2,232 | 0.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,460 | 16.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,42,228 | 38.45 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 2002

U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2002: Govind Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Ajay Kapoor | 1,17,208 | 56.09 |
| | BJP | Bal Chandra Misra | 64,248 | 30.75 |
| | SP | Jadoogar Om Prakash Sharma | 12,748 | 6.10 |
| | BSP | Lakhan Lal Tripathi | 8,330 | 3.99 |
| | Independent | Sunil Kumar | 2,528 | 1.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52,960 | 25.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,08,956 | 35.88 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 1996

U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 1996: Govind Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Bal Chandra Misra | 1,03,667 | 52.45 |
| | BSP | Ganga Singh | 51,041 | 25.83 |
| | SP | Om Prakash | 32,220 | 16.30 |
| | Independent | Naveen Pandit | 7,112 | 3.60 |
| | ABHM | Manjul Nigam | 678 | 0.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52,626 | 23.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,97,635 | 36.24 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 1993

Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, 1993: Govind Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Bal Chandra Misra | 92,493 | 47.61 |
| | INC | Ajay Kapoor | 49,961 | 25.72 |
| | SP | Virendra Dubey | 40,287 | 20.74 |
| | JD | Suraj Pal Singh Yadav | 6,959 | 3.58 |
| | Independent | Rajesh | 370 | 0.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42,532 | 21.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,94,268 | 53.47 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 1991

U. P. Assembly Election, 1991: Govind Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Bal Chandra Misra | 56,519 | 46.24 |
| | INC | Ajay Kapoor | 32,207 | 26.35 |
| | JP | Bishambhar Singh Yadav | 16,316 | 13.35 |
| | JD | Raghu Nath Singh | 7,255 | 5.94 |
| | BSP | Radha Krishna Pal | 6,230 | 5.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,312 | 19.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,22,234 | 35.10 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 1989

U. P. Assembly Election, 1989: Govind Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Bal Chandra Misra | 51,706 | 41.59 |
| | INC | Vidya Rani | 25,761 | 20.72 |
| | JD | Vinod Dixit | 20,334 | 16.36 |
| | Independent | Suraj Pal | 7,894 | 6.35 |
| | CPI | Bipin Kant Tiwari | 4,152 | 3.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,945 | 20.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,24,323 | 36.30 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1985

U. P. Assembly Election, 1985: Govind Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Vilayati Ram Katyal | 26,060 | 40.85 |
| | BJP | Bal Chandra Misra | 21,836 | 34.23 |
| | Independent | Brij Kishore Misra | 5,097 | 7.99 |
| | Independent | Jagdeo Singh | 4,725 | 7.41 |
| | Independent | Triveni Shanker | 981 | 1.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,224 | 6.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,796 | 29.83 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |
Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, 2017 Kanpur Lok Sabha Constituency Summary :
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 1 |
| Samajwadi Party | 2 | 1 |
| Indian National Congress | 1 | 0 |