<page_title> Kapilvastu (Assembly constituency) </page_title> <section_title> 17th Vidhan Sabha: 2017 General Elections </section_title> <table> <cell> BJP <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Shyam Dhani <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1,14,082 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> SP <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Vijay Kumar <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 75,928 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> </table>
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.