Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2022
Ratnakar Mishra of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Mirzapur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Uttar Pradesh in the 2022 state assembly election, securing 118,642 votes (52.50% vote share). The runner-up was Kailash Chaursia (Samajwadi Party) with 78,766 votes.
A total of 14 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 | Ratnakar Mishra | 118642 | 52.50% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2 | Kailash Chaursia | 78766 | 34.90% | Samajwadi Party |
| 3 | Rajesh Kumar Pandey | 19529 | 8.60% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Bhagwan Dutt Pathak Alias Rajan Pathak | 3674 | 1.60% | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Chandrika Prasad | 1293 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 6 | Badruddin Hashmi | 1103 | 0.50% | All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
| 7 | Sandeep Kumar Sonkar | 675 | 0.30% | Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) |
| 8 | Jagdish Prasad Jagat Shastri | 597 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 9 | Suresh Singh Advocate | 390 | 0.20% | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 10 | Advocate Baleshwar Prasad Yadav | 347 | 0.20% | Rashtriya Samaj Paksha |
| 11 | Santosh Kumar Tamanna | 339 | 0.20% | National Democratic Peoples Front |
| 12 | Anvar Ali | 275 | 0.10% | Gareeb Samana Party |
| 13 | Vipin Kumar Srivastava | 204 | 0.10% | Suraksha Samaj Party |
| 14 | Dhananjay Kumar | 159 | 0.10% | Rashtriya Samaj Dal (R) |
The Mirzapur constituency is part of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2022 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Ratnakar Mishra (Bharatiya Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 118,642 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.