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MAHARAJGANJ

Assembly seat no. 318 in Uttar Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1962.

Uttar Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called MAHARAJGANJ. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.

Winner, 1996
CHANDRA KISHOR
BJP
Elections held
15
1962–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 15
Margin, 1996
7,176
5.58% of valid votes

Result, 1996

Winner
Votes
52,059
Vote share
40.50%
Margin
7,176
Runner-up
BSPRAM NIWAS
Votes
44,883
Vote share
34.92%
Behind by
7,176
Electors
2,14,108
Total votes polled
1,28,533
Valid votes
1,28,533
NOTA votes
Turnout
60.0%

Full result, 1996

13 candidates · 1,28,533 valid votes

1996 election →
CHANDRA KISHORBJPwon
52,059
40.5%
RAM NIWASBSP
44,883
34.9%
JAI PRAKASHJD
15,231
11.8%
SHRIPATSJPR
6,933
5.4%
CHHEDI PRASADIND
2,843
2.2%
PARAMHANSIND
1,431
1.1%
MANOJ KUMARIND
1,048
0.8%
GORAKH PRASADAD
1,006
0.8%
JHAKARINLP
951
0.7%
ADYA PRASADBHJS
849
0.7%
CHANDRA SHEKHARBKDJ
598
0.5%
DHRUV NARAININD
431
0.3%

Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.

Past results

Most recent 5 of 15 elections

View all 15
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2022JAY MANGALBJP1,36,07151.80%NIRMESH MANGAL76,903
2017JAIMANGALBJP1,25,15450.63%NIRMESH MANGAL68,361
2012SUDAMASP84,58139.11%NIRMESH MANGAL36,155
2007SRIPATISP38,52926.84%NIRMESH MANGAL889
2002CHANDRA KISHORBJP42,99429.68%SUDAMA PRASAD8,515

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%18%36%54%72%196219691974197719801985198919911993199620022007201220172022Turnout

Winning margin

0%14%27%41%55%196219691974197719801985198919911993199620022007201220172022Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the MAHARAJGANJ assembly constituency in 2022?

JAY MANGAL (BJP) won MAHARAJGANJ in 2022, by a margin of 76,903 votes.

Which party has won MAHARAJGANJ the most times?

BJP, with 6 of the 15 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has MAHARAJGANJ gone to the polls?

15 times, from 1962 to 2022.

Who has won MAHARAJGANJ the most times?

CHANDRA KISHOR, with 3 wins between 1993 and 2002.

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