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Salon Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Salon? — Ashok Kumar (BJP), who won the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 by 2,111 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2022

Ashok Kumar

BJP
Margin: 2,111Tight race

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 — results

Winner

Ashok Kumar

BJPTight race

votes

87,715

Margin

2,111(1.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Ashok Kumar · BJPJagdish Prasad · SP
87,71585,604
Candidate (10)votes
  1. 1Ashok Kumar✓ WinnerBJP87,71543.79%
  2. 2Jagdish PrasadSP85,60442.73%
  3. 3Arjun KumarINCDeposit lost11,4395.71%
  4. 4Svati SinghBSPDeposit lost9,3354.66%
  5. 5NOTA2,0421.02%
  6. 6Shakti ShekharINDDeposit lost1,4680.73%
See all candidates (+4)
  1. 7KamaleshINDDeposit lost9380.47%
  2. 8Sudarshan RamBhartiya Panchsheel PartyDeposit lost6320.32%
  3. 9RadheyshyamAAPDeposit lost6220.31%
  4. 10Amit KumarJD(U)Deposit lost5280.26%
Total votes2,00,323

Deposit lost: 7 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
3,49,294

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,00,392

incl. 223 postal

Turnout
57.37%
Polling stations
393

Turnout of men and women

Women62.8%

1,03,869 of 1,65,525 voted on EVMs

Men52.4%

96,300 of 1,83,767 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 2; 0 voted.

  • Candidates9 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit7
  • NOTA2,042
  • Valid votes1,98,281

Women candidates: Svati Singh

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Salon?

Ashok Kumar (BJP) won Salon in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 with 87,715 votes.

What was the winning margin in Salon?

Ashok Kumar defeated Jagdish Prasad (SP) by 2,111 votes.

What was the turnout in Salon in 2022?

57.37% — 2,00,392 of 3,49,294 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 62.8%, men's 52.4%.

How many voters does Salon have?

3,49,294 electors at the 2022 election — 1,83,767 men, 1,65,525 women, 2 third gender (service voters included), and 393 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Salon?

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