This report looks at how the BJP performed in the 9 assembly seats of Gorakhpur district in the 2017 and 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections. According to Election Commission of India data, the party won 8 of these seats in 2017 and 9 in 2022. In 2022 its share of all valid votes cast across the district’s seats was 50.62%, as calculated by UP Election News from seat wise figures.
BJP in Gorakhpur: seat wise position
| Seat | 2017 | 2022 | 2022 votes | 2022 share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caimpiyarganj (320) | Won | Won | 1,22,032 | 54.38% |
| Pipraich (321) | Won | Won | 1,41,780 | 54.86% |
| Gorakhpur Urban (322) | Won | Won | 1,65,499 | 66.18% |
| Gorakhpur Rural (323) | Won | Won | 1,26,376 | 49.59% |
| Sahajanwa (324) | Won | Won | 1,05,981 | 47.21% |
| Khajani (325) | Won | Won | 90,210 | 45.37% |
| Chauri-Chaura (326) | Won | Won | 91,958 | 44.65% |
| Bansgaon (327) | Won | Won | 87,224 | 46.26% |
| Chillupar (328) | Second | Won | 96,777 | 42.49% |
Table: UP Election News. Data: Election Commission of India. For 2017 the ECI top three candidates are used.
Seats the BJP won in 2022
In Caimpiyarganj, Fateh Bahadur won by 42,656 votes over the SP candidate Kajal Nishad, a comfortable win. In Pipraich, Mahendra Pal Singh won by 65,357 votes over the SP candidate Amrendra Nishad, a one sided contest. In Gorakhpur Urban, Adityanath won by 1,03,390 votes over the SP candidate Subhawati Upendra Dutt Shukla, a one sided contest. In Gorakhpur Rural, Bipin Singh won by 24,070 votes over the SP candidate Vijay Bahadur Yadav, a comfortable win. In Sahajanwa, Pradeep Shukla won by 43,406 votes over the SP candidate Yashpal Singh Rawat, a comfortable win. In Khajani, Shriram Chauhan won by 37,101 votes over the SP candidate Rupawati Beldar, a comfortable win. In Chauri-Chaura, Sarvan Kumar Nishad won by 41,127 votes over the SP candidate Brijesh Chandra Lal, a comfortable win. In Bansgaon, Dr. Vimlesh Paswan won by 32,309 votes over the SP candidate Dr. Sanjay Kumar, a comfortable win. In Chillupar, Rajesh Tripathi won by 21,645 votes over the SP candidate Vinay Shankar, a comfortable win.
The 2017 wins
In 2017 the BJP won Caimpiyarganj, where Fateh Bahadur defeated the Congress by 32,854 votes; Pipraich, where Mahendra Pal Singh defeated the BSP by 12,809 votes; Gorakhpur Urban, where Dr. Radha Mohan Das Agrawal defeated the Congress by 60,730 votes; Gorakhpur Rural, where Bipin Singh defeated the SP by 4,410 votes; Sahajanwa, where Sheetal Pandey defeated the SP by 15,377 votes; Khajani, where Sant Prasad defeated the BSP by 20,079 votes; Chauri-Chaura, where Sangeeta Yadav defeated the SP by 45,660 votes; Bansgaon, where Vimlesh Paswan defeated the BSP by 22,873 votes. All of these seats were retained in 2022.
Reading the numbers
Compared with 2017, the BJP gained 1 seat in Gorakhpur. Statewide, the BJP’s tally went from 312 seats to 255, so the district result can be read against that broader trend. Vote share also matters: a party can lose seats while still holding a large base of votes, which can be decisive in close contests in 2027.
The statewide picture
Across the state, the BJP won 312 seats in 2017 and 255 in 2022, while the Samajwadi Party rose from 47 to 111 seats. The BSP fell from 19 seats to 1, and the Congress from 7 to 2. Allies on both sides, such as Apna Dal (Soneylal), the NISHAD Party, the RLD and the SBSP, also won seats in 2022.
How the UP assembly is elected
Uttar Pradesh has 403 assembly constituencies, of which 84 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 2 for Scheduled Tribes. Their boundaries were fixed by the Delimitation Order of 2008, and the 2012, 2017 and 2022 elections were all held on these same boundaries, so results from these years can be compared seat by seat. Members are elected under the first past the post system, which means the candidate with the most valid votes wins even without a majority of votes. The 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly first met in 2022, so the next assembly election is due by early 2027.
All numbers in this article are taken from the official results published by the Election Commission of India. Vote shares are calculated on total valid votes, including NOTA where stated.
Also read:
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Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly general elections 2017 and 2022. Original data: Election Commission of India statistical reports.
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