Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2022
Girish Chandra Yadav of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Jaunpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Uttar Pradesh in the 2022 state assembly election, securing 97,760 votes (39.40% vote share). The runner-up was Mohd. Arshad Khan (Samajwadi Party) with 89,708 votes.
A total of 25 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girish Chandra Yadav | 97760 | 39.40% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2 | Mohd. Arshad Khan | 89708 | 36.20% | Samajwadi Party |
| 3 | Saleem Khan | 30579 | 12.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Nadeem Javed | 12150 | 4.90% | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Abhayraj | 6228 | 2.50% | All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
| 6 | Anjoo | 2445 | 1.00% | Vikassheel Insaan Party |
| 7 | Er.Vivek Maurya | 1475 | 0.60% | Jan Adhikar Party |
| 8 | Vikas Kumar Pandey | 1262 | 0.50% | Aam Janta Party (India) |
| 9 | Dr Vinod Kumar Singh Vats | 763 | 0.30% | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 10 | Meethaee Lal | 702 | 0.30% | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) |
| 11 | Sunil Kumar Upadhyay | 650 | 0.30% | Rashtriya Jan Gaurav Party |
| 12 | Ram Kesh Yadav | 557 | 0.20% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 13 | Yashwant Kumar Gupta | 497 | 0.20% | Gandhiyan Peoples Party |
| 14 | Aman Khan | 496 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 15 | Dinesh Singh(RINKU BHAIYA) | 457 | 0.20% | Jansatta Dal Loktantrik |
| 16 | Ashish Kumar | 374 | 0.20% | Rashtravadi Vikas Party |
| 17 | Akhilesh Kumar Singh | 272 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 18 | Radha Krishna | 223 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 19 | Chandramani Pandey | 222 | 0.10% | Rashtriya Samaj Paksha |
| 20 | Shashi Dubey | 222 | 0.10% | Shiv Sena |
| 21 | Vishal | 218 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | Brijesh | 202 | 0.10% | Bharatrashtra Democratic Party |
| 23 | Ishwar Dayal Singh Seth | 175 | 0.10% | Bhartiya Sabka Dal |
| 24 | Pravin | 154 | 0.10% | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST) |
| 25 | Vijay Kumar Upadhyay | 114 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Jaunpur constituency is part of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2022 Assembly election, 25 candidates contested for this seat. Girish Chandra Yadav (Bharatiya Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 97,760 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.