This report looks at how the BJP performed in the 7 assembly seats of Bahraich district in the 2017 and 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections. According to Election Commission of India data, the party won 6 of these seats in 2017 and 4 in 2022. In 2022 its share of all valid votes cast across the district’s seats was 40.77%, as calculated by UP Election News from seat wise figures.
BJP in Bahraich: seat wise position
| Seat | 2017 | 2022 | 2022 votes | 2022 share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balha (282) | Won | Won | 1,00,483 | 46.78% |
| Nanpara (283) | Won | Not in top three | – | – |
| Matera (284) | Second | Second | 91,827 | 43.24% |
| Mahasi (285) | Won | Won | 1,17,883 | 54.58% |
| Bahraich (286) | Won | Won | 1,07,628 | 46.45% |
| Payagpur (287) | Won | Won | 1,10,162 | 47.77% |
| Kaiserganj (288) | Won | Second | 95,424 | 42.11% |
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 Balha, Saroj Sonkar won by 16,573 votes over the SP candidate Akshaybar Nath Kanaujiya, a moderately close contest. In Mahasi, Sureshwar Singh won by 42,684 votes over the SP candidate Krishna Kumar Ojha, a comfortable win. In Bahraich, Anupma Jaiswal won by 4,078 votes over the SP candidate Yasar Shah, a very close contest. In Payagpur, Subhash Tripathi won by 12,056 votes over the SP candidate Mukesh Srivastava, a moderately close contest.
The 2017 wins
In 2017 the BJP won Balha, where Akshayvaralal defeated the BSP by 46,616 votes; Nanpara, where Madhuri Verma defeated the Congress by 18,669 votes; Mahasi, where Sureshwar Singh defeated the Congress by 58,969 votes; Bahraich, where Anupma Jaiswal defeated the SP by 6,702 votes; Payagpur, where Subhash Tripathi defeated the SP by 41,541 votes; Kaiserganj, where Mukut Bihari defeated the BSP by 27,363 votes. Not all of these seats were retained in 2022.
Where the BJP finished second
The party was runner up in 2 seats in 2022: Matera, where it trailed by 10,428 votes; Kaiserganj, where it trailed by 7,711 votes. Seats lost by narrow margins are usually the first ones parties target in the next election.
Reading the numbers
Compared with 2017, the BJP lost 2 seats in Bahraich. 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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