2022 Azamgarh by-election

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2022 Azamgarh by-election
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Azamgarh constituency
Turnout49.36% (Decrease8.26 pp)
 
Candidate Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' Dharmendra Yadav Shah Alam
Party BJP SP BSP
Popular vote 312,768 3,04,089 2,66,210
Percentage 34.39% 33.44% 29.27%
MP before election

Akhilesh Yadav
SP

Elected MP

Dinesh Lal Yadav
BJP

On 23 June 2022 a parliamentary by-election was held in Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency. The election was won by BJP candidate Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' who defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Dharmendra Yadav by a margin of 8,679 votes. The by-election occurred due to the resignation of sitting Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav after he was elected from Karhal Assembly constituency. [1][2][3][4]

Result

BJP won the seat after 13 years, which was typically considered a SP bastion. However, the margin of victory was 8,679 votes.[5]

2022 by election

Bye-Elections, 2022: Azamgarh[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dinesh Lal Yadav "Nirahua" 312,768 34.39 Decrease0.71
SP Dharmendra Yadav 3,04,089 33.44 Decrease26.60
BSP Shah Alam Urf Guddu Jamali 2,66,210 29.27 New
NOTA None of the Above 5,369 0.59 Decrease0.11
Independent Rajiv Talwar 2549 0.28 Increase0.07
Majority 8,679 0.95 Decrease24.29
Turnout 9,09,654 49.36 Decrease8.20
BJP gain from SP Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Azamgarh Lok Sabha Bypoll Result 2022 LIVE: BJP". www.india.com.
  2. ↑ "Lok Sabha Byelection Result 2022 highlights: BJP wrests UP's Rampur, Azamgarh seats from Samajwadi Party; major setback for AAP in Punjab". The Times of India. June 26, 2022.
  3. ↑ "BJP avenges Ayodhya Lok Sabha blow, drowns SP challenge in Milkipur bypoll". February 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Bypoll results 2022 Highlights: Akhilesh Yadav's SP loses his Lok Sabha seat Azamgarh to BJP". September 7, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Bypolls 2022 LIVE Updates: 12.75% voter turnout recorded in Sangrur,18.81% in Rampur and 19.84% in Azamgarh till 11am". The Times of India. June 23, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Election Results - Full Statistical Reports STATISTICAL REPORTS OF GENERAL ELECTION TO LOKSABHA". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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