PURWA
Assembly seat no. 167 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
UDAI RAJ
SP
Elections held
16
1962–2022
Most successful party
SP
won 5 of 16
Margin, 1996
1,810
1.35% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
BJPHRIDAI NARAIN
- Votes
- 38,763
- Vote share
- 28.91%
- Behind by
- 1,810
Electors
2,26,295
Total votes polled
1,34,071
Valid votes
1,34,071
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.3%
Full result, 1996
8 candidates · 1,34,071 valid votes
UDAI RAJSPwon
40,573
30.3%
HRIDAI NARAINBJP
38,763
28.9%
M.H. KHANBSP
37,452
27.9%
PREM SHANKAR URF BACHCHA DIXITIND
13,870
10.3%
MAHAVIRBHJS
1,422
1.1%
RAM NARAININD
907
0.7%
POOT SINGHIND
640
0.5%
RAMUIND
444
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ANIL KUMAR SINGH | BJP | 1,33,827 | 52.27% | UDAY RAJ | 31,061 |
| 2017 | ANIL SINGH | BSP | 97,567 | 39.83% | UTTAM CHANDRA URF RAKESH LODHI | 26,483 |
| 2012 | UDAY RAJ | SP | 85,073 | 40.94% | NARENDRA SINGH LODHI | 27,901 |
| 2007 | UDAY RAJ | SP | 48,570 | 33.97% | HIRDAY NARAYAN DIXIT | 4,247 |
| 2002 | UDAI RAJ | SP | 48,831 | 35.18% | HRIDAY NARAYAN DIKSHIT | 9,917 |
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 PURWA assembly constituency in 2022?
ANIL KUMAR SINGH (BJP) won PURWA in 2022, by a margin of 31,061 votes.
Which party has won PURWA the most times?
SP, with 5 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has PURWA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2022.
Who has won PURWA the most times?
UDAY RAJ, with 2 wins between 2007 and 2012.
