AZAMGARH
Assembly seat no. 347 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Uttar Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called AZAMGARH. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1996
DURGA PRASAD
SP
Elections held
16
1962–2022
Most successful party
SP
won 6 of 16
Margin, 1996
27,784
22.77% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
BSPOM PRAKASH
- Votes
- 37,493
- Vote share
- 30.73%
- Behind by
- 27,784
Electors
2,43,140
Total votes polled
1,22,025
Valid votes
1,22,025
NOTA votes
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Turnout
50.2%
Full result, 1996
5 candidates · 1,22,025 valid votes
DURGA PRASADSPwon
65,277
53.5%
OM PRAKASHBSP
37,493
30.7%
SHRIKRISHAN TIWARIBJP
18,255
15.0%
SHAMBHU AZADNLP
574
0.5%
SARVJEETBHJS
426
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DURGA PRASAD YADAV | SP | 1,00,813 | 42.66% | AKHILESH KUMAR MISHRA | 16,036 |
| 2017 | DURGA PRASAD | SP | 88,087 | 41.17% | AKHILESH | 26,262 |
| 2012 | DURGA PRASAD YADAV | SP | 93,629 | 50.42% | SARVESH SINGH SIPU | 31,441 |
| 2007 | DURGA PRASAD YADAV | SP | 52,604 | 43.96% | RAMAKANT | 10,254 |
| 2002 | DURGA PRASAD YADAV | SP | 55,586 | 43.55% | R.P. RAI | 18,166 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
