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, 2017
DURGA PRASAD
SP
Elections held
16
1962–2022
Most successful party
SP
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2017
26,262
12.27% of valid votes
Result, 2017
Runner-up
BJPAKHILESH
- Votes
- 61,825
- Vote share
- 28.90%
- Behind by
- 26,262
Electors
3,75,021
Total votes polled
2,13,948
Valid votes
2,13,948
NOTA votes
2,134
1.00% of votes polled
Turnout
57.0%
Full result, 2017
7 candidates · 2,13,948 valid votes
DURGA PRASADSPwon
88,087
41.2%
AKHILESHBJP
61,825
28.9%
BHUPENDRABSP
58,185
27.2%
PATIRAMRLD
1,345
0.6%
PRIYANKA CHAUHANBMUP
1,061
0.5%
MANJAYJANADIP
792
0.4%
BHOLARASJM
519
0.2%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the AZAMGARH assembly constituency in 2022?
DURGA PRASAD YADAV (SP) won AZAMGARH in 2022, by a margin of 16,036 votes.
Which party has won AZAMGARH the most times?
SP, with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has AZAMGARH gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2022.
Who has won AZAMGARH the most times?
DURGA PRASAD YADAV, with 5 wins between 1989 and 2022.
