NIGHASAN
Assembly seat no. 138 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2022
Shashank Verma
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 16
Margin, 2022
41,009
17.32% of valid votes
Result, 2022
Runner-up
SPR S Kushwaha
- Votes
- 85,479
- Vote share
- 36.10%
- Behind by
- 41,009
Electors
3,41,084
Total votes polled
2,36,815
Valid votes
2,36,815
NOTA votes
2,191
0.93% of votes polled
Turnout
69.4%
Full result, 2022
7 candidates · 2,36,815 valid votes
Shashank VermaBJPwon
1,26,488
53.4%
R S KushwahaSP
85,479
36.1%
R A UsmaniBSP
15,392
6.5%
Atal Kumar ShuklaINC
2,762
1.2%
Qamrul HudaJANADHIKARPARTY
2,707
1.1%
Harish VermaAAAP
1,050
0.4%
Chandra Pratap LodhiIND
746
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Shashank Verma | BJP | 1,26,488 | 53.41% | R S Kushwaha | 41,009 |
| 2017 | PATEL RAMKUMAR VERMA | BJP | 1,07,487 | 48.39% | KRISHNA GOPAL PATEL | 46,123 |
| 2012 | AJAY | BJP | 75,005 | 36.39% | R A USMANI | 31,039 |
| 2007 | KRISHNA GOPAL PATEL | SP | 52,867 | 29.56% | AJAY KUMAR TENI | 2,800 |
| 2002 | R.S. KUSHWAHA | BSP | 44,367 | 26.18% | KRISHNA GOPAL PATEL | 4,386 |
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 NIGHASAN assembly constituency in 2022?
Shashank Verma (BJP) won NIGHASAN in 2022, by a margin of 41,009 votes.
Which party has won NIGHASAN the most times?
BJP, with 4 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has NIGHASAN gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2022.
Who has won NIGHASAN the most times?
NIRVENDRA KUMAR, with 2 wins between 1989 and 1991.
