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Ayodhya Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Ayodhya? — Ved Prakash Gupta (BJP), who won the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 by 19,990 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2022

Ved Prakash Gupta

BJP
Margin: 19,990Comfortable win

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 — results

Winner

Ved Prakash Gupta

BJPComfortable win

votes

1,13,414

Margin

19,990(8.6%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Ved Prakash Gupta · BJPTej Narayan Pandey (Pawan Pandey) · SP
1,13,41493,424
Candidate (11)votes
  1. 1Ved Prakash Gupta✓ WinnerBJP1,13,41449.04%
  2. 2Tej Narayan Pandey (Pawan Pandey)SP93,42440.4%
  3. 3Ravi PrakashBSPDeposit lost17,7067.66%
  4. 4ReetaINCDeposit lost2,0110.87%
  5. 5NOTA1,2400.54%
  6. 6Suryakant PandeyCPIDeposit lost9950.43%
See all candidates (+5)
  1. 7Rajesh KumarJan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)Deposit lost8010.35%
  2. 8Sanjay SharmaMoulik Adhikar PartyDeposit lost6730.29%
  3. 9Subham SrivastavAAPDeposit lost4900.21%
  4. 10Ramesh Kumar ChaubeyBhartiya Shakti Chetna PartyDeposit lost2680.12%
  5. 11Brajendra Dutt TripathiAdarshwaadi Congress PartyDeposit lost2360.1%
Total votes2,31,258

Deposit lost: 8 of 10 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2022

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
3,82,056

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,32,873

incl. 2,154 postal

Turnout
60.95%
Polling stations
414

Turnout of men and women

Women59.5%

1,06,420 of 1,78,813 voted on EVMs

Men61.2%

1,24,299 of 2,03,190 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 53; 0 voted.

  • Candidates10 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit8
  • NOTA1,240
  • Valid votes2,30,018

Women candidates: Reeta

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Ayodhya?

Ved Prakash Gupta (BJP) won Ayodhya in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 with 1,13,414 votes.

What was the winning margin in Ayodhya?

Ved Prakash Gupta defeated Tej Narayan Pandey (Pawan Pandey) (SP) by 19,990 votes.

What was the turnout in Ayodhya in 2022?

60.95% — 2,32,873 of 3,82,056 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 59.5%, men's 61.2%.

How many voters does Ayodhya have?

3,82,056 electors at the 2022 election — 2,03,190 men, 1,78,813 women, 53 third gender (service voters included), and 414 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Ayodhya?

The last general election was completed in March 2022. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2027; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer