GOVERDHAN
Assembly seat no. 346 in Uttar Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
AJAY KUMAR POEIA
BJP
Elections held
13
1962–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 13
Margin, 1996
8,739
9.20% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
BSPPRATAP SINGH
- Votes
- 33,545
- Vote share
- 35.30%
- Behind by
- 8,739
Electors
2,38,371
Total votes polled
95,020
Valid votes
95,020
NOTA votes
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Turnout
39.9%
Full result, 1996
9 candidates · 95,020 valid votes
AJAY KUMAR POEIABJPwon
42,284
44.5%
PRATAP SINGHBSP
33,545
35.3%
POORAN PRAKASHBKKGP
18,220
19.2%
MAN SINGHKVP
326
0.3%
JAGDEESHIND
177
0.2%
MALLA SINGHAD
173
0.2%
VIJAY SINGHIND
137
0.1%
NARAYAN SINGHIND
113
0.1%
AGURI DEVIIND
45
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | PURAN PRAKASH | RLD | 43,963 | 38.95% | AJAY KUMAR POEIA | 5,863 |
| 2002 | SHYAM | BJP | 34,873 | 29.79% | BHARAT SINGH | 6,447 |
| 1996 | AJAY KUMAR POEIA | BJP | 42,284 | 44.50% | PRATAP SINGH | 8,739 |
| 1993 | AJAY KUMAR | BJP | 45,740 | 43.91% | PREM SINGH | 11,301 |
| 1991 | POORAN PRAKASH | JD | 31,358 | 36.01% | AJAY KUMAR | 1,831 |
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 GOVERDHAN assembly constituency in 2007?
PURAN PRAKASH (RLD) won GOVERDHAN in 2007, by a margin of 5,863 votes.
Which party has won GOVERDHAN the most times?
BJP, with 3 of the 13 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has GOVERDHAN gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1962 to 2007.
Who has won GOVERDHAN the most times?
KANHAIYA LAL, with 2 wins between 1969 and 1980.
