This report looks at how the BJP performed in the 8 assembly seats of Lakhimpur Kheri 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 8 in 2022. In 2022 its share of all valid votes cast across the district’s seats was 48.38%, as calculated by UP Election News from seat wise figures.
BJP in Lakhimpur Kheri: seat wise position
| Seat | 2017 | 2022 | 2022 votes | 2022 share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palia (137) | Won | Won | 1,18,864 | 50.20% |
| Nighasan (138) | Won | Won | 1,26,488 | 53.41% |
| Gola Gokrannath (139) | Won | Won | 1,26,534 | 48.67% |
| Sri Nagar (140) | Won | Won | 1,08,249 | 47.21% |
| Dhaurahra (141) | Won | Won | 1,13,498 | 49.49% |
| Lakhimpur (142) | Won | Won | 1,27,663 | 47.38% |
| Kasta (143) | Won | Won | 1,03,315 | 47.93% |
| Mohammdi (144) | Won | Won | 99,377 | 42.75% |
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 Palia, Harvinder Kumar Sahni alias Romi Sahni won by 38,129 votes over the SP candidate Pritinder Singh Kakku, a comfortable win. In Nighasan, Shashank Verma won by 41,009 votes over the SP candidate R S Kushwaha, a comfortable win. In Gola Gokrannath, Arvind Giri won by 29,294 votes over the SP candidate Vinay Tiwari, a comfortable win. In Sri Nagar, Manju Tyagi won by 17,608 votes over the SP candidate Ramsaran, a moderately close contest. In Dhaurahra, Vinod Shankar Awasthi won by 24,610 votes over the SP candidate Chaudhary Varun Singh, a comfortable win. In Lakhimpur, Yogesh Verma won by 20,578 votes over the SP candidate Utkarsh Verma Madhur, a comfortable win. In Kasta, Saurabh Singh won by 13,817 votes over the SP candidate Suneel Kumar Lala, a moderately close contest. In Mohammdi, Lokendra Pratap Singh won by 4,871 votes over the SP candidate Daud Ahmad, a very close contest.
The 2017 wins
In 2017 the BJP won Palia, where Harvinder Kumar Sahani defeated the Congress by 69,228 votes; Nighasan, where Patel Ramkumar Verma defeated the SP by 46,123 votes; Gola Gokrannath, where Arvind Giri defeated the SP by 55,017 votes; Sri Nagar, where Manju Tyagi defeated the SP by 54,939 votes; Dhaurahra, where Awasthi Bala Prasad defeated the SP by 3,353 votes; Lakhimpur, where Yogesh Verma defeated the SP by 37,748 votes; Kasta, where Saurabh Singh defeated the SP by 24,273 votes; Mohammdi, where Lokendra Pratap Singh defeated the Congress by 33,918 votes. All of these seats were retained in 2022.
Reading the numbers
Compared with 2017, the BJP held the same number of seats in Lakhimpur Kheri. 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.
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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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