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Azamgarh Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Azamgarh? — Durga Prasad Yadav (SP), who won the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 by 16,036 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2022

Durga Prasad Yadav

SP
Margin: 16,036Comfortable win

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 — results

Winner

Durga Prasad Yadav

SPComfortable win

votes

1,00,813

Margin

16,036(6.8%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Durga Prasad Yadav · SPAkhilesh Kumar Mishra ''guddu" · BJP
1,00,81384,777
Candidate (10)votes
  1. 1Durga Prasad Yadav✓ WinnerSP1,00,81342.66%
  2. 2Akhilesh Kumar Mishra ''guddu"BJP84,77735.87%
  3. 3Sushil Kumar SinghBSP39,28116.62%
  4. 4Kamar KamalAIMIMDeposit lost5,5322.34%
  5. 5Praveen Kumar SinghINCDeposit lost2,1750.92%
  6. 6NOTA1,4700.62%
See all candidates (+4)
  1. 7Rishikant YadavAazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)Deposit lost6410.27%
  2. 8Rajiv Kumar SinghINDDeposit lost6040.26%
  3. 9Kripa Shankar PathakAAPDeposit lost5800.25%
  4. 10Suryanath MauryaBhartiya Gadar Party (S)Deposit lost4570.19%
Total votes2,36,330

Deposit lost: 6 of 9 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
3,96,271

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,36,472

incl. 2,974 postal

Turnout
59.67%
Polling stations
455

Turnout of men and women

Women61.4%

1,15,427 of 1,87,934 voted on EVMs

Men56.7%

1,18,071 of 2,08,337 voted on EVMs

  • Candidates9
  • Lost deposit6
  • NOTA1,470
  • Valid votes2,34,860

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Azamgarh?

Durga Prasad Yadav (SP) won Azamgarh in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 with 1,00,813 votes.

What was the winning margin in Azamgarh?

Durga Prasad Yadav defeated Akhilesh Kumar Mishra ''guddu" (BJP) by 16,036 votes.

What was the turnout in Azamgarh in 2022?

59.67% — 2,36,472 of 3,96,271 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 61.4%, men's 56.7%.

How many voters does Azamgarh have?

3,96,271 electors at the 2022 election — 2,08,337 men, 1,87,934 women (service voters included), and 455 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Azamgarh?

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