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BARHAJ

Assembly seat no. 342 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.

Winner, 1996
PREM PRAKASH
BSP
Elections held
15
1967–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 15
Margin, 1996
447
0.35% of valid votes

Result, 1996

Winner
Votes
42,555
Vote share
33.76%
Margin
447
Runner-up
BJPDURGA PRASAD MISRA
Votes
42,108
Vote share
33.40%
Behind by
447
Electors
2,41,516
Total votes polled
1,26,053
Valid votes
1,26,053
NOTA votes
Turnout
52.2%

Full result, 1996

11 candidates · 1,26,053 valid votes

1996 election →
PREM PRAKASHBSPwon
42,555
33.8%
DURGA PRASAD MISRABJP
42,108
33.4%
KUNTISP
37,517
29.8%
RAM JEE GIRIIND
1,080
0.9%
VIJAI KUMARIND
794
0.6%
RAJ BAHADURBHJS
631
0.5%
VINODIND
343
0.3%
RAM DHYANIND
332
0.3%
RAVINDRA MISRAIND
311
0.3%
VIRENDRAIND
265
0.2%
RAJENDRAIND
117
0.1%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 15 elections

View all 15
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2022DEEPAK KUMAR MISHRBJP85,75846.33%MURLI MANOHAR JAISWAL16,861
2017SURESH TIWARIBJP61,99636.76%MURLI MANOHAR JAISWAL11,716
2012PREM PRAKASH SINGHSP65,67242.41%RENU JAISWAL11,776
2007RAM PRASAD JAISAWALBSP44,34736.41%SWAMINATH17,862
2002DURGA PRASAD MISRAIND30,84524.77%RAM PRASAD JAISWAL3,244

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%16%32%49%65%196719691974197719801985198919911993199620022007201220172022Turnout

Winning margin

0%6%12%18%24%196719691974197719801985198919911993199620022007201220172022Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the BARHAJ assembly constituency in 2022?

DEEPAK KUMAR MISHR (BJP) won BARHAJ in 2022, by a margin of 16,861 votes.

Which party has won BARHAJ the most times?

BJP, with 3 of the 15 wins recorded since 1967.

How many times has BARHAJ gone to the polls?

15 times, from 1967 to 2022.

Who has won BARHAJ the most times?

MOHAN SINGH, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1980.

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