This report looks at how the BJP performed in the 12 assembly seats of Prayagraj 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 7 in 2022. In 2022 its share of all valid votes cast across the district’s seats was 30.26%, as calculated by UP Election News from seat wise figures.
BJP in Prayagraj: seat wise position
| Seat | 2017 | 2022 | 2022 votes | 2022 share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phaphamau (254) | Won | Won | 91,186 | 43.26% |
| Soraon (255) | Not in top three | Not in top three | – | – |
| Phulpur (256) | Won | Won | 1,03,557 | 42.00% |
| Pratappur (257) | Not in top three | Not in top three | – | – |
| Handia (258) | Not in top three | Not in top three | – | – |
| Meja (259) | Won | Second | 75,116 | 40.28% |
| Karachhana (260) | Second | Won | 89,527 | 44.06% |
| Prayagraj West (261) | Won | Won | 1,18,759 | 53.29% |
| Prayagraj North (262) | Won | Won | 96,890 | 55.07% |
| Prayagraj South (263) | Won | Won | 97,864 | 54.14% |
| Bara (264) | Won | Not in top three | – | – |
| Koraon (265) | Won | Won | 84,587 | 40.74% |
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 Phaphamau, Guru Prasad Maurya won by 14,324 votes over the SP candidate Ansar Ahmad, a moderately close contest. In Phulpur, Praveen Patel won by 2,732 votes over the SP candidate Mohd.Mujataba Siddiqui, a very close contest. In Karachhana, Piyush Ranjan Nishad won by 9,328 votes over the SP candidate Ujjwal Raman Singh, a moderately close contest. In Prayagraj West, Sidharth Nath Singh won by 29,933 votes over the SP candidate Richa Singh, a comfortable win. In Prayagraj North, Harshvardhan Bajpai won by 54,883 votes over the SP candidate Sandeep Yadav, a one sided contest. In Prayagraj South, Nand Gopal Gupta “nandi” won by 26,182 votes over the SP candidate Raish Chandra Shukla, a comfortable win. In Koraon, Rajmani won by 24,487 votes over the SP candidate Ramdev Nidar, a comfortable win.
The 2017 wins
In 2017 the BJP won Phaphamau, where Vikramajeet Maurya defeated the SP by 25,985 votes; Phulpur, where Praveen Patel defeated the SP by 26,613 votes; Meja, where Neelam Karwariya defeated the SP by 19,843 votes; Prayagraj West, where Sidharth Nath Singh defeated the SP by 25,336 votes; Prayagraj North, where Harshvardhan Bajpai defeated the Congress by 35,025 votes; Prayagraj South, where Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi defeated the SP by 28,587 votes; Bara, where Dr. Ajai Kumar defeated the SP by 34,053 votes; Koraon, where Rajmani Kol defeated the Congress by 53,696 votes. Not all of these seats were retained in 2022.
Where the BJP finished second
The party was runner up in 1 seat in 2022: Meja, where it trailed by 3,439 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 1 seat in Prayagraj. 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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