2022 Azamgarh by-election
23 June 2022
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| Turnout | 49.36% (8.26 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| BJP | Dinesh Lal Yadav "Nirahua" | 312,768 | 34.39 | 0.71 | |
| SP | Dharmendra Yadav | 3,04,089 | 33.44 | 26.60 | |
| BSP | Shah Alam Urf Guddu Jamali | 2,66,210 | 29.27 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 5,369 | 0.59 | 0.11 | |
| Independent | Rajiv Talwar | 2549 | 0.28 | 0.07 | |
| Majority | 8,679 | 0.95 | 24.29 | ||
| Turnout | 9,09,654 | 49.36 | 8.20 | ||
| BJP gain from SP | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Azamgarh Lok Sabha Bypoll Result 2022 LIVE: BJP". www.india.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "BJP avenges Ayodhya Lok Sabha blow, drowns SP challenge in Milkipur bypoll". February 8, 2025.
- ^ "Bypoll results 2022 Highlights: Akhilesh Yadav's SP loses his Lok Sabha seat Azamgarh to BJP". September 7, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Election Results - Full Statistical Reports STATISTICAL REPORTS OF GENERAL ELECTION TO LOKSABHA". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 October 2022.