NIGHASAN
Assembly seat no. 138 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
RAM KUMAR VERMA
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 16
Margin, 1996
16,088
9.69% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCSATISH AJMANI
- Votes
- 66,224
- Vote share
- 39.89%
- Behind by
- 16,088
Electors
2,78,115
Total votes polled
1,66,023
Valid votes
1,66,023
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.7%
Full result, 1996
8 candidates · 1,66,023 valid votes
RAM KUMAR VERMABJPwon
82,312
49.6%
SATISH AJMANIINC
66,224
39.9%
RAM NARESHIND
13,257
8.0%
BHARAT PRASAD SHARMABHJS
1,477
0.9%
DINESH SINGHIND
1,025
0.6%
MOBININD
848
0.5%
MAIKU LALIND
488
0.3%
RAM NARAYANAD
392
0.2%
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.
