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[[File:Rajnath Singh at Hunkar Rally.jpg|thumb|368x368px|Singh at Hunkar Rally.]]<br />
This article contains a detailed summary of the '''electoral history of [[Rajnath Singh]]''', who serves as the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence of India]] since 2019 and a member of Lok Sabha from [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]] since May 2014. He has previously served as [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh|Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]] in [[First Modi ministry]]. He has also served twice as [[List of national presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party|national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party]].<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
=== Lok Sabha elections ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Constituency<br />
! colspan="2" |Party<br />
!Votes<br />
!%age<br />
!Result<br />
|-<br />
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]<br />
|[[Ghaziabad Lok Sabha constituency|Ghaziabad]]<br />
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}<br />
|3,59,637<br />
|43.34<br />
|{{Won}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]<br />
|5,61,106<br />
|54.27<br />
|{{Won}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]<br />
|6,33,026<br />
|56.70<br />
|{{Won}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]<br />
|6,12,709<br />
|53.89<br />
|{{Won}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Legislative Assembly elections ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Constituency<br />
!State<br />
! colspan="2" |Party<br />
!Votes<br />
!%age<br />
!Result<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[Mirzapur Assembly constituency|Mirzapur]]<br />
| rowspan="6" |[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
|{{Party name with colour|Janata Party}}<br />
|35,110<br />
|56.37<br />
|{{Won}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1980 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
|{{party name with color|BJP|rowspan=5}}<br />
|26,866<br />
|22.92<br />
|{{Lost}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1985 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
|20,645<br />
|35.66<br />
|{{Lost}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1993 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]]<br />
|Mohana<br />
|58,572<br />
|38.28<br />
|{{Lost}}<br />
|-<br />
|2001 (by-election)<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Haidergarh Assembly constituency|Haidergarh]]<br />
|70,231<br />
|50.15<br />
|{{Won}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2002 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2002]]<br />
|70,993<br />
|52.65<br />
|{{Won}}<br />
|}<br />
=== Rajya Sabha elections ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Election<br />
! House<br />
! Constituency<br />
! {{nowrap|Term in office}}<br />
! colspan="3"| Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1994 Rajya Sabha elections|1994]]<br />
| rowspan="3"| {{nowrap|[[Rajya Sabha]]}}<br />
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] <br />
| 1994-2000<br />
| bgcolor={{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | <br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2000 Rajya Sabha elections|2000]]<br />
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] <br />
| 2000-2001 <br />
| bgcolor={{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2002 Rajya Sabha elections|2002]]<br />
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] <br />
| 2002-2008 <br />
| bgcolor={{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|}<br />
=== Legislative Council elections ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Constituency<br />
!State<br />
! {{nowrap|Term in office}}<br />
! colspan="2" |Party<br />
|-<br />
| 1988<br />
||[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members]] of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br />
||[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council|Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| 1988-1994<br />
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Detailed results ==<br />
=== Lok Sabha ===<br />
'''2024 general elections'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucknow Lok Sabha Election 2024: Lucknow Election Candidates List, Election Date, Chunav Results, Vote Share News in Hindi {{!}} लखनऊ लोकसभा चुनाव परिणाम 2024 - AajTak |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/lok-sabha-election-2024/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-constituency-result-24535 |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref><br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general elections]]: [[Lucknow]]}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Rajnath Singh]]|votes=6,12,709|percentage=53.89|change=-2.81}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Ravidas Mehrotra]]|party=Samajwadi Party|votes=4,77,550|percentage=42.00|change=+16.41}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Mohd Sarwar Malik|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=30,192|percentage=2.66|change=+2.66}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[NOTA|None of the Above]]|votes=7,350|percentage=0.65|change=-0.01}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=1,35,159|percentage=11.89|change=-19.22}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=11,36,892|percentage=52.34|change=-2.38}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = BJP<br />
|loser = <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
'''2019 general elections'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-23 |title=Lucknow Lok Sabha results 2019: Rajnath Singh wins with over 6.3 lakh votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/lucknow-lok-sabha-result-rajnath-singh-wins-1533209-2019-05-23 |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Lucknow]]}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Rajnath Singh]]<br />
|votes = 6,33,026<br />
|percentage = 56.70<br />
|change = +2.43<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = [[Poonam Sinha]]<br />
|party = Samajwadi Party<br />
|votes = 2,85,724<br />
|percentage = 25.59<br />
|change = +20.10<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Acharya Pramod Krishnam<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|votes = 1,80,011<br />
|percentage = 16.12<br />
|change = -11.77<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate|<br />
|party = [[None of the above|NOTA]]<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]<br />
|votes = 7,416<br />
|percentage = 0.66<br />
|change = +0.21<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 3,47,302<br />
|percentage = 31.11<br />
|change = +4.73<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 11,16,445<br />
|percentage = 54.72<br />
|change = +1.70<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing = +2.43<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
'''2014 general elections'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucknow Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result: Candidates Profiles, Map, Total Votes, Past Results {{!}} Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/uttar-pradesh/lucknow |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Lucknow]] }}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Rajnath Singh]]<br />
|votes = 5,61,106<br />
|percentage = 54.27<br />
|change = +19.34<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = [[Rita Bahuguna Joshi]]<br />
|party = Indian National Congress <br />
|votes = 2,88,357<br />
|percentage = 27.89<br />
|change = -0.04<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = [[Nakul Dubey]]<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|votes = 64,449<br />
|percentage = 6.23<br />
|change = -16.65<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = [[Abhishek Mishra]]<br />
|party = Samajwadi Party<br />
|votes = 56,771<br />
|percentage = 5.49<br />
|change = -5.03<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
|candidate = [[Jaaved Jaffrey]]<br />
|votes = 41,429<br />
|percentage = 4.01<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate|<br />
party = [[None of the above|NOTA]]<br />
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]<br />
|votes = 4,696<br />
|percentage = 0.45<br />
|change = +0.45<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 2,72,749<br />
|percentage = 26.38<br />
|change = +19.38<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 10,33,883<br />
|percentage = 53.02<br />
|change = +17.69<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing = +19.34<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
'''2009 General election'''<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: Ghaziabad<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/98-general-election-2009/ |title=General Election 2009 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Rajnath Singh]]<br />
|votes = 359,637<br />
|percentage = 43.34<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = [[Surendra Prakash Goyal]]<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|votes = 268,956<br />
|percentage = 32.41<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = [[Amarpal Sharma]]<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|votes = 180,285<br />
|percentage = 21.73<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 90,681<br />
|percentage = 10.93<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 829,823<br />
|percentage = 45.30<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box new seat win|<br />
|winner = BJP<br />
|swing =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== Legislative Assembly ===<br />
'''2002 Legislative elections'''<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2002 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Haidergarh Assembly constituency|Haidergarh]]}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Rajnath Singh]]<br />
|votes = 70,993<br />
|percentage = 52.65<br />
|change = +2.5<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Arvind Singh|party=Samajwadi Party|votes=45,357|percentage=33.64|change=+12.31}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Hari Ram Singh|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=8,740|percentage=6.48|change=-13.98}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Vishwanath Chaturvedi|party=Indian National Congress|votes=2,378|percentage=1.76|change=+0.58}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=25,636|percentage=19.01|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,34,846|percentage=63.39|change=}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
'''2001 by-elections'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajnath Singh wins Haidergarh Assembly seat |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/i-just-want-to-rediscover-myself-says-padmini-kolhapure_11293.html/amp |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=zeenews.india.com}}</ref><br />
{{Election box begin | title=2001 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections: [[Haidergarh Assembly constituency|Haidergarh]]}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Rajnath Singh]]<br />
|votes = 70,221<br />
|percentage = 50.15<br />
|change = +25.09<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Rampal Verma<br />
|party = Samajwadi Party<br />
|votes = 29,867<br />
|percentage = 21.33<br />
|change = -11.71<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Mata Prasad Chaudhary<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|votes = 28,650<br />
|percentage = 20.46<br />
|change = ''new''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Sarvesh Vajpai<br />
|votes = 1,649<br />
|percentage = 1.17<br />
|change = -35.09<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 40,354<br />
|percentage = 28.82<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,40,030<br />
|percentage = 67.02<br />
|change = +4.66<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
'''1993 Legislative elections'''<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[1993 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Mohana}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Samajwadi Party<br />
|candidate = Rajendra Prasad<br />
|votes = 66,540<br />
|percentage = 43.49<br />
|change = ''new''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Rajnath Singh]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=58,572|percentage=38.28|change=+8.52}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Vinod Kumar|party=Indian National Congress|votes=18,683|percentage=12.21|change=-3.32}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Masood Afzal|party=Janata Dal|votes=2,378|percentage=1.76|change=-8.28}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=7,968|percentage=5.21|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,52,999|percentage=55.59|change=}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|winner= Samajwadi Party <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
'''1985 Legislative elections'''<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[1985 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Mirzapur Assembly constituency|Mirzapur]]}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Asraf Imam<br />
|votes = 24,834<br />
|percentage = 42.9<br />
|change = +2.41<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = [[Rajnath Singh]]<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|votes = 20,645<br />
|percentage = 35.66<br />
|change = +12.73<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Shiv Shankar<br />
|party = Lok Dal<br />
|votes = 5,293<br />
|percentage = 9.14<br />
|change = ''new''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Ramdhani<br />
|party = Janata Party<br />
|votes = 549<br />
|percentage = 0.95<br />
|change = +0.24<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 4,189<br />
|percentage = 7.24<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 57,891<br />
|percentage = 42.16<br />
|change = -9.88<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner= Indian National Congress <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
'''1980 Legislative elections'''<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[1980 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Mirzapur Assembly constituency|Mirzapur]]}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress (I)<br />
|candidate = Azahar Imam<br />
|votes = 26,866<br />
|percentage = 40.49<br />
|change = +4.6<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = [[Rajnath Singh]]<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|votes = 15,206<br />
|percentage = 22.92<br />
|change = ''new''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Asha Ram<br />
|party = Janata Party (Secular)<br />
|votes = 11,770<br />
|percentage = 17.17<br />
|change = ''new''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Mata Prasad<br />
|party = Indian National Congress (U)<br />
|votes = 6,409<br />
|percentage = 9.66<br />
|change = ''new''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 11,660<br />
|percentage = 17.57<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 66,354<br />
|percentage = 52.04<br />
|change = -2.2<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner= Indian National Congress <br />
|loser = Janata Party<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
'''1977 Legislative elections'''<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[1977 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Mirzapur Assembly constituency|Mirzapur]]}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Rajnath Singh<br />
|votes = 35,110<br />
|percentage = 56.37<br />
|change = ''new''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Azahar Imam<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|votes = 22,355<br />
|percentage = 35.89<br />
|change = +6.11<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Dina Nath<br />
|party = Independent politician<br />
|votes = 1912<br />
|percentage = 3.07<br />
|change = ''new''<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 12,755<br />
|percentage = 20.48<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 62,248<br />
|percentage = 54.6<br />
|change = -4.33<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner= Indian National Congress <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
* [[Electoral history of the Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
* [[Electoral history of Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]<br />
* [[Electoral history of L. K. Advani]]<br />
* [[Electoral history of Narendra Modi]]<br />
* [[Electoral history of Yogi Adityanath]]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Rajnath Singh]]<br />
[[Category:Electoral history of Indian politicians|S]]</div>
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