About Azamgarh Assembly Constituency
Azamgarh is constituency No. 347 of Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly. It is situated in Azamgarh district and comes under Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency. It is an open constituency.According to data with the Election Commission of India, Azamgarh has a total of 3,41,273 registered voters. It comprises 1,89,034 male and 1,52,220 female registered voters.
In the 2012 Assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party won this constituency by a formidable margin of 31,441 votes. Durga Prasad Yadav, the winning Samajwadi Party candidate, got 93,629 votes. The nearest contender was Sarvesh Singh Sipu of Bahujan Samaj Party who got 62,188 votes. The voter turnout was 54.45 %.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Azamgarh Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Azamgarh assembly elections conducted so far.| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 347 | Azamgarh | GEN | Durga Prasad Yadav | M | SP | 93629 | Sarvesh Singh Sipu | M | BSP | 62188 |
| 2007 | 195 | Azamgarh | GEN | Durga Prasad Yadav | M | SP | 52604 | Ramakant | M | BSP | 42350 |
| 2002 | 195 | Azamgarh | GEN | Durga Prasad Yadav | M | SP | 55586 | R.P. Rai | M | BSP | 37420 |
| 1996 | 211 | Azamgarh | GEN | Durga Prasad Yadav | M | SP | 65277 | Om Prakash | M | BSP | 37493 |
| 1993 | 211 | Azamgarh | GEN | Raj Bali Yadav | M | BSP | 55644 | Suneel Rai | M | BJP | 31236 |
| 1991 | 211 | Azamgarh | GEN | Durga Prasad Yadav | M | JD | 35652 | Hari Shanker | M | BJP | 24391 |
| 1989 | 211 | Azamgarh | GEN | Durga Prasad Yadav | M | JD | 48824 | Shatrughan Chauhan | M | BSP | 15092 |
| 1985 | 211 | Azamgarh | GEN | Durga Prasad Yadav | M | IND | 35471 | Jagpati Rai | M | INC | 16208 |
| 1980 | 211 | Azamgarh | GEN | Ram Kunwar Singh | M | INC(I) | 25201 | Bhima Prasad | M | JNP(SC) | 21129 |
| 1977 | 211 | Azamgarh | GEN | Bhima Prasad | M | INC | 33524 | Kapildeo | M | JNP | 28708 |
| 1974 | 211 | Azamgarh | GEN | Vishram | M | BKD | 33638 | Bhima Prasad | M | INC | 20791 |
| 1969 | 216 | Azamgarh | GEN | Bhima Prasad | M | SSP | 20144 | Chandra Bali Barhmchari | M | INC | 16190 |
| 1967 | 216 | Azamgarh | GEN | Bhima Prasad | M | SSP | 19725 | R. Chand | M | BJS | 11710 |
| 1962 | 224 | Azamgarh | GEN | Bhima Prasad | M | PSP | 21885 | Brahmchari Chandra Bali | M | INC | 14956 |
| 1957 | 224 | Azamgarh | GEN | Bisram | M | PSP | 14231 | Sheo Ram | M | INC | 8437 |
Last Updated on March 11, 2017
