Kerakat Assembly Election Result 2022

Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2022

Tufani Saroj of Samajwadi Party won the Kerakat Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Uttar Pradesh in the 2022 state assembly election, securing 94,022 votes (39.50% vote share). The runner-up was Dinesh Chaudhary (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 84,178 votes.

A total of 10 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.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Uttar Pradesh
  • Constituency: Kerakat
  • Constituency Number: 201
  • District: Jaunpur
  • Total Contestants: 10
  • Election Year: 2022
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Tufani Saroj 94022 39.50% Samajwadi Party
2 Dinesh Chaudhary 84178 35.40% Bharatiya Janta Party
3 Lalbahadur 51633 21.70% Bahujan Samaj Party
4 Rajesh 2688 1.10% Indian National Congress
5 Pappu 2590 1.10% Vikassheel Insaan Party
6 Subas 785 0.30% Independent
7 Sushma Devi 749 0.30% Bharatrashtra Democratic Party
8 Sanjay Prasad 575 0.20% Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party
9 Ravi Prakash 465 0.20% Bahujan Mukti Party
10 Ram Bachan 426 0.20% Bharat Swabhiman Party

About Kerakat Assembly Constituency

The Kerakat constituency is part of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2022 Assembly election, 10 candidates contested for this seat. Tufani Saroj (Samajwadi Party) emerged as the winner securing 94,022 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

10 candidates contested from Kerakat assembly constituency in the 2022 Vidhan Sabha election.

Kerakat is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

Tufani Saroj (Samajwadi Party) won the Kerakat assembly seat in the 2022 Vidhan Sabha election.