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, 2012
DURGA PRASAD YADAV
SP
Elections held
16
1962–2022
Most successful party
SP
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2012
31,441
16.93% of valid votes
Result, 2012
Runner-up
BSPSARVESH SINGH SIPU
- Votes
- 62,188
- Vote share
- 33.49%
- Behind by
- 31,441
Electors
3,41,273
Total votes polled
1,85,680
Valid votes
1,85,680
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
54.4%
Full result, 2012
16 candidates · 1,85,680 valid votes
DURGA PRASAD YADAVSPwon
93,629
50.4%
SARVESH SINGH SIPUBSP
62,188
33.5%
JAI NATHBJP
8,577
4.6%
KARUNA KANT MISHRAINC
6,639
3.6%
HARIKESH VIKRAM SHRIVASTAVIND
4,221
2.3%
RAVINDRA NATH TIWARIRUC
2,575
1.4%
BIJENDRARLM
2,486
1.3%
AMIRQED
1,226
0.7%
HARISHCHANDRANCP
740
0.4%
SATYENDRABHRAPA
633
0.3%
DEV MUNIIND
628
0.3%
JAMEEL AHMAD AZAMICPI
625
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
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