Kannauj Lok Sabha Election 2024: Excitement mounts as votes are tallied in Kannauj. SP's Akhilesh Yadav leads with more than 6lc votes, while BJP's Subrat Pathak trails in second with more than 4lc votes. Kannauj Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 80 parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. It comprises five Vidhan Sabha segments, two reserved for the Scheduled Caste (SC) category. The Assembly Constituencies within the Kannauj parliamentary constituency are Chhibramau, Tirwa, Kannauj (SC), Bidhuna, and Rasulabad (SC). In the Kannauj Lok Sabha contest, the Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is a strong contender. He is facing off against the BJP candidate and the incumbent MP, Subrat Pathak. Kannauj constituency has a notable family history with the Yadav family. Akhilesh Yadav represented Kannauj from 2000 to 2012 before stepping down to become Chief Minister. His father, Mulayam Singh Yadav, also held the seat three times.
Kannauj Election Results 2024 Highlights :
6.26 PM: former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is a strong contender leading by 6,40,207 on the other hand, BJP's Subrat Pathak is trailing by 4,70,131 as per ECI trends.
4.15 PM: In Kannauj Lok Sabha Constituency, SP's Akhilesh Yadav appears poised to defeat BJP's Subrat Pathak, leading by 155,001 votes as per initial trends.
3.50 PM: SP's Akhilesh in Kannauj leads, with Subrat Pathak of BJP trailing by 93,434 votes, as per the latest trends.
3: 20 PM: Akhilesh Yadav of SP leads with 302,227 votes, while BJP's Subrat Pathak trails by 84,463 votes as per ECI trends.
2.35 PM: Akhilesh is solidifying SP's lead in Kannauj, now leading by 1,58,972 votes as per initial trends, hinting at a likely win.
1.20 PM: Vote counting shows SP's Akhilesh Yadav in the lead for the Kannauj seat as per the initial trends with 66,121 votes as per initial trends.
10.30 AM: Akhilesh Yadav has served as an MP from Kannauj three times. He was first elected in a by-election for the Kannauj seat in 2000.
10.00 AM: After two hours of vote counting, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav holds a lead of 3,442 votes over BJP’s Subrat Pathak in the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh, as per ECI trends.
9.40 AM : Samajwadi Party Candidate Akhilesh Yadav is leading from the seat as per initial trends.
8.20 AM: Voting was held here on May 13 in the fourth phase. 60.89 percent people exercised their franchise on the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat.
8.00 AM : Counting of votes underway. Postal ballots are being counted first.
6.55 AM: Counting of votes to start from 8 AM. Postal ballots are to be counted first and EVMs to be opened around 8.30 am or 8.45 am.
Kannauj Lok Sabha Polls 2019
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Subrat Pathak from the BJP won the Kannauj seat, receiving 563,087 votes and defeating Dimple Yadav from the SP, who received 550,734 votes. Independent candidate Pratyush Pathak finished third with 3,883 votes. In the 2014 elections, Dimple Yadav secured victory in the Kannauj seat with 489,164 votes. Subrat Pathak from the BJP was the runner-up with 469,257 votes, while Nirmal Tiwari from the BSP secured the third position with 127,785 votes.
