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
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
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
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DEEPAK KUMAR MISHR | BJP | 85,758 | 46.33% | MURLI MANOHAR JAISWAL | 16,861 |
| 2017 | SURESH TIWARI | BJP | 61,996 | 36.76% | MURLI MANOHAR JAISWAL | 11,716 |
| 2012 | PREM PRAKASH SINGH | SP | 65,672 | 42.41% | RENU JAISWAL | 11,776 |
| 2007 | RAM PRASAD JAISAWAL | BSP | 44,347 | 36.41% | SWAMINATH | 17,862 |
| 2002 | DURGA PRASAD MISRA | IND | 30,845 | 24.77% | RAM PRASAD JAISWAL | 3,244 |
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 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.







