The Ayodhya constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2022 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise .
Ved Prakash Gupta of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the seat by defeating Tej Narayan of the Samajwadi Party with a margin of 19990 votes.The Ayodhya Assembly constituency falls under the Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party candidate Awadhesh Prasad won the Faizabad Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 54567 votes, defeating Lallu Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party. For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ved Prakash Gupta
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
113,414
Lead: 19,990
|
49.04% |
| Tej Narayan | Samajwadi Party | 93,424 | 40.40% |
| Ravi Prakash | Bahujan Samaj Party | 17,706 | 7.66% |
| Rita Maurya | Indian National Congress | 2,011 | 0.87% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,240 | 0.54% |
| Suryakant Pandey | Communist Party of India | 995 | 0.43% |
| Rajesh Kumar | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 801 | 0.35% |
| Sanjay Sharma | Moulik Adhikar Party | 673 | 0.29% |
| Subham Srivastav | Aam Aadmi Party | 490 | 0.21% |
| Ramesh Kumar Chaubey | Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party | 268 | 0.12% |
| Brajendra Dutt Tripathi | Adarshwaadi Congress Party | 236 | 0.10% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ved Prakash Gupta
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
107,014
Lead: 50,440
|
49.20% |
| Tej Narayan Pandey Alias Pawan Pandey | Samajwadi Party | 56,574 | 26.01% |
| Mo. Bazmi Siddeke | Bahujan Samaj Party | 39,554 | 18.19% |
| Banshi Lal Yadav | Bahujan Mukti Party | 5,661 | 2.60% |
| Sushil Jaiswal | Adhikar Party | 1,635 | 0.75% |
| None Of The Above | None Of The Above | 1,544 | 0.71% |
| Suryakant Pandey | Communist Party Of India | 1,353 | 0.62% |
| Dr. Ripunjay Singh | Adarshwaadi Congress Party | 737 | 0.34% |
| Dharmendra Kumar Uppadhyay | Rashtriya Lok Dal | 644 | 0.30% |
| Devki Nandan Maurya | Jan Adhikar Party | 585 | 0.27% |
| Mahesh Kumar Nishad | Janvadi Party(Socialist) | 532 | 0.24% |
| Radhe Shyam Shrivastava | Independent | 492 | 0.23% |
| Pradeep Kumar Kori | Republican Party Of India (A) | 406 | 0.19% |
| Deelip Chaudhari | Moulik Adhikar Party | 398 | 0.18% |
| Akhilesh Kumar Alias Akhilesh Chaturvedi | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) | 359 | 0.17% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tej Narayan Pandey Alias Pawan Pandey
Winner
|
Samajwadi Party |
55,262
Lead: 5,405
|
29% |
| Lallu Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 49,857 | 26% |
| Ved Prakash Gupta | Bahujan Samaj Party | 33,481 | 17% |
| Gulshan Alias Bindoo | Independent | 22,023 | 11% |
| Rajendra Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress | 9,710 | 5% |
| Rajesh Mishra Alias #rajan Mishra# | Peace Party | 6,603 | 3% |
| Arun Kumar | Prajatantra Aadhar Party | 2,477 | 1% |
| Ashok Kumar | Communist Party Of India | 1,438 | 1% |
| Sunil Nishad | Pragtisheel Manav Samaj Party | 972 | 1% |
| Rama Kant | Independent | 948 | 0% |
| Archna | Manavtawadi Samaj Party | 924 | 0% |
| Ashok Srivastava | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | 918 | 0% |
| Girish Kumar Dubey | All India Trinamool Congress | 890 | 0% |
| Ram Lochan | Independent | 824 | 0% |
| Jagdamba Prasad Kasaudhan | Most Backward Classes Of India | 691 | 0% |
| Chaudhary Arun Kumar Kori | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 680 | 0% |
| Raghvendra Kumar | Independent | 588 | 0% |
| Gyan Chandra Kesharwani | Jan Kranti Party(Rashtrawadi) | 587 | 0% |
| Ajay Kumar Sinha | Narayani Sena | 493 | 0% |
| Babloo Kori | Hamara Dal | 485 | 0% |
| Jagannath Vishwakarma | Moulik Adhikar Party | 474 | 0% |
| Akhilesh Kumar | Independent | 457 | 0% |
| Shiv Prasad Patel | Janata Dal (United) | 438 | 0% |
| Bhupendra Kumar Mishra | Independent | 418 | 0% |
| Amar Nath Jaiswal | Al-Hind Party | 345 | 0% |
| Sunil Singh #vidhyarthi# | Rashtriya Lokmanch | 296 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lallu Singh
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
58,493
Lead: 5,741
|
37% |
| Indra Pratap Tiwari Urf Khabbu | Samajwadi Party | 52,752 | 33% |
| Ashok Kumar Tiwari | Bahujan Samaj Party | 29,923 | 19% |
| Beni Prasad Verma | Independent | 4,798 | 3% |
| Satya Prakash | Independent | 2,671 | 2% |
| Ravindra Pratap | Independent | 1,918 | 1% |
| Gur Charan Yadav | Rashtriya Lok Dal | 1,766 | 1% |
| Nasir Ahmad | Awami Party | 1,101 | 1% |
| Ram Samujh | Independent | 930 | 1% |
| Ram Achhaiver | Independent | 885 | 1% |
| Mo. Vaseem | Rashtriya Swabhimaan Party | 752 | 0% |
| Manish Kumar Pandey | Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha | 662 | 0% |
| Ran Vijay Singh | Independent | 625 | 0% |
| Ramesh | Pragtisheel Manav Samaj Party | 450 | 0% |
| Pankaj | Bharat Punarnirman Dal | 349 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lalloo Singh
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
51,289
Lead: 17,860
|
39% |
| Abhay Singh | Bahujan Samaj Party | 33,429 | 25% |
| Ved Prakash Gupta | Samajwadi Party | 31,936 | 24% |
| Ashok Singh | Indian National Congress | 8,368 | 6% |
| Madan Prakash Maurya | Apna Dal | 2,549 | 2% |
| Ashok Kumar Pathak | Independent | 1,707 | 1% |
| Ali Arif | Muslim League Kerala State Committee | 1,078 | 1% |
| Hari Shankar Yadav | Rashtriya Kranti Party | 567 | 0% |
| Parmeshwar Das | Sanatan Samaj Party | 440 | 0% |
| Ayodhya Prasad Mishra | Independent | 439 | 0% |
| Siyaram Tiwari | Manuvadi Party | 408 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lalloo Singh
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
59,658
Lead: 21,195
|
45% |
| Jai Shankar Pandey | Samajwadi Party | 38,463 | 29% |
| Om Prakash Verma | Bahujan Samaj Party | 28,529 | 22% |
| Ram Lagan Patel | Apna Dal | 1,297 | 1% |
| Om Prakash | Independent | 1,279 | 1% |
| Gaytri Devi | Bhoomijotak Samooh | 414 | 0% |
| Phool Chand | Bahujan Samaj Party (Raj Bahadur) | 262 | 0% |
| Vijai Kumar Pandey | Shiv Sena | 192 | 0% |
| Divya Prakash | Independent | 191 | 0% |
| Babu Nandan | Independent | 159 | 0% |
| Durga Prasad Tiwari "afat" | Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh | 136 | 0% |
| Raj Kumar | Independent | 110 | 0% |
| Ram Faqir | Independent | 57 | 0% |
| Shesh Narain Misra | Independent | 44 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lallu Singh
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
58,587
Lead: 9,238
|
46% |
| Jai Shankar Pandey | Samajwadi Party | 49,349 | 39% |
| Surendra Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress | 8,389 | 7% |
| Raj Bahadur Yadav | Communist Party Of India | 2,059 | 2% |
| P.c. Yadav | Jwala Dal | 994 | 1% |
| Vasu Deo Maurya | Independent | 738 | 1% |
| Abdul Haq | Independent | 344 | 0% |
| Ram Roop Alias Ram Sukh Verma | Independent | 343 | 0% |
| Sunil Kumar Singh | Shiv Sena | 300 | 0% |
| Mathura Prasad Sonkar | Doordarshi Party | 278 | 0% |
| Jagdamba Prasad Gupta | Independent | 244 | 0% |
| Taufiq | Rashtriya Alpsankhyak Dalit Party | 223 | 0% |
| Raj Kumar | Independent | 215 | 0% |
| Murli Dhar | Independent | 190 | 0% |
| Krishna Murari | Independent | 168 | 0% |
| Shiv Kumar | Independent | 148 | 0% |
| Krishna Pratap | Independent | 147 | 0% |
| Chandresh | Jharkhand Party | 133 | 0% |
| Suresh | Independent | 123 | 0% |
| Raj Deepak Mishra | Independent | 107 | 0% |
| Ram Chandra | Independent | 104 | 0% |
| Devendra Pratap | Independent | 99 | 0% |
| Ram Jeet Verma | Independent | 92 | 0% |
| Champa Pandey | Socialist Party | 84 | 0% |
| Bal Krishna Pandey | Independent | 76 | 0% |
| Srivastava V. P. | Independent | 73 | 0% |
| Mahendra Pratap Singh | Independent | 67 | 0% |
| Ram Naresh | Independent | 62 | 0% |
| Ram Nath Dubey | Independent | 55 | 0% |
| Mohd. Irfan | Independent | 52 | 0% |
| Durga Prasad Tiwari Alias Afat | Independent | 48 | 0% |
| Swami Nath | Independent | 44 | 0% |
| Chinta Mani | Independent | 34 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lallu Singh
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
49,206
Lead: 30,400
|
50% |
| Jai Shankar Pandey S/o Bachha Ram | Jharkhand Party | 18,806 | 19% |
| Chhote Lal Yadav | Bahujan Samaj Party | 11,179 | 11% |
| Arvind Singh | Indian National Congress | 10,216 | 10% |
| Munna Singh | Jwala Dal | 2,679 | 3% |
| Umesh Chandra Pandey | Independent | 672 | 1% |
| Udai Singh | Independent | 579 | 1% |
| Ashok Kanaujia | Independent | 506 | 1% |
| Ram Yagya Prajapati | Independent | 261 | 0% |
| Jai Shankar Pandey S/o Badri | Independent | 239 | 0% |
| Mohd. Akhtar | Independent | 235 | 0% |
| Kunwar Vijai Singh | Independent | 228 | 0% |
| Har Govind Verma | Doordarshi Party | 197 | 0% |
| Chintamani | Independent | 181 | 0% |
| Raj Kishore | Independent | 173 | 0% |
| Ashok Kumar | Independent | 147 | 0% |
| Krishna Murari Sonkar | Independent | 143 | 0% |
| Lal Bahadur | Independent | 114 | 0% |
| Paras Nath | Independent | 94 | 0% |
| Mahendra Pratap Misra | Independent | 72 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jai Shankar Pande
Winner
|
Jwala Dal |
31,899
Lead: 9,073
|
33% |
| Lallu Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22,826 | 24% |
| Surendra Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress | 18,599 | 19% |
| Chhote Lal Yadav | Bahujan Samaj Party | 12,555 | 13% |
| Krishan Murari | Independent | 785 | 1% |
| Man Mohan | Independent | 721 | 1% |
| Fateh Bahadur | Lok Dal (B) | 659 | 1% |
| Ravindra Shukla | Janata Party (Jp) | 627 | 1% |
| Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | Independent | 626 | 1% |
| Gaya Prasad Singh | Doordarshi Party | 555 | 1% |
| Ram Lakhan | Independent | 471 | 0% |
| Sita Ram Nishad | Independent | 355 | 0% |
| Ram Das | Independent | 304 | 0% |
| L. C. (r) Ashok Kumar | Independent | 255 | 0% |
| Ram Naresh | Independent | 214 | 0% |
| Rama Shanker Chakrawarti | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Meraj Ahmad Khan | Independent | 52 | 0% |
| Halim | Muslim Majlis Uttar Pradesh | 48 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Surendra Partap Singh
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
21,475
Lead: 7,383
|
32% |
| Jai Shanker Pandey | Janta Party | 14,092 | 21% |
| Shri Bhagwan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,456 | 10% |
| Chhotelal Yadav | Independent | 6,220 | 9% |
| Akhand Pratap Singh | Independent | 5,974 | 9% |
| Jamuna Prasad | Communist Party Of India | 4,293 | 6% |
| Hari Nath Singh | Independent | 2,160 | 3% |
| Mohammad Halim | Independent | 1,856 | 3% |
| Dhanpat Ram Yadav | Independent | 776 | 1% |
| Ram Nath Sahu | Doordarshi Party | 268 | 0% |
| Ram Naresh | Independent | 239 | 0% |
| Syed Mushir Ahmad | Independent | 238 | 0% |
| Sheo Kumar Azad | Independent | 205 | 0% |
| Sabha Jeet | Independent | 203 | 0% |
| Surya Pratap ( Nanhey Singh ) | Independent | 196 | 0% |
| Subhas Chand | Independent | 194 | 0% |
| Khem Chand Mehta | Independent | 163 | 0% |
| Chamar Ram Lakhan | Independent | 149 | 0% |
| Hidayatullah | Indian Congress (Socialist) | 106 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Nirmal Kumar
Winner
|
Indian National Congress (I) |
33,095
Lead: 21,786
|
49% |
| Jaiswal Sri Bhagwan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11,309 | 17% |
| Jai Shanker Pandey | Janata Party (Secular) Raj Narain | 8,206 | 12% |
| Kapoor Bishwanath | Janata Party (Secular) - Ch. Charan Singh | 4,573 | 7% |
| Qureshi Munir Ahmad | Independent | 3,441 | 5% |
| Nasir Husain | Independent | 2,084 | 3% |
| Ram Kumar | Independent | 717 | 1% |
| Ram Din Singh | Independent | 570 | 1% |
| Anjani Kumar Sinha | Indian National Congress (U) | 508 | 1% |
| Raj Kumar Sonkar | Independent | 487 | 1% |
| Mata Prasad Tewari | Janata Party (Jp) | 399 | 1% |
| Prakash Chandra Yado | Independent | 328 | 0% |
| Ram Deo | Independent | 143 | 0% |
| Fahimuddin | Independent | 107 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jai Shanker Pandey
Winner
|
Janta Party |
24,247
Lead: 416
|
39% |
| Khatri Nirmal Kumar | Indian National Congress | 23,831 | 39% |
| Hari Narain | Communist Party Of India | 5,804 | 9% |
| Ram Lakhan | Independent | 1,208 | 2% |
| Sheo Prasad | Independent | 999 | 2% |
| Sheo Narain | Independent | 739 | 1% |
| Hashim Husain | Independent | 593 | 1% |
| Raj Bahadur Verma | Independent | 413 | 1% |
| Raj Kumar Sonkar | Independent | 397 | 1% |
| Narain Das | Independent | 359 | 1% |
| Bhola | Independent | 340 | 1% |
| Lalta Prasad Pandey | Independent | 271 | 0% |
| Sham Sher Singh | Independent | 250 | 0% |
| Haunsila | Independent | 231 | 0% |
| Zafar Habib | Independent | 230 | 0% |
| Daljeet Singh | Independent | 155 | 0% |
| Kedar Nath Pandey | Independent | 150 | 0% |
| Sami Ullah | Independent | 148 | 0% |
| Bankey Behari | Independent | 66 | 0% |
| Indra Bahadur | Independent | 31 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ved Prakash Gupta | BJP | 113,414 | 19,990 | 49.04% |
| 2017 | Ved Prakash Gupta | BJP | 107,014 | 50,440 | 49.20% |
| 2012 | Tej Narayan Pandey Alias Pawan Pandey | SP | 55,262 | 5,405 | 29% |
| 2007 | Lallu Singh | BJP | 58,493 | 5,741 | 37% |
| 2002 | Lalloo Singh | BJP | 51,289 | 17,860 | 39% |
| 1996 | Lalloo Singh | BJP | 59,658 | 21,195 | 45% |
| 1993 | Lallu Singh | BJP | 58,587 | 9,238 | 46% |
| 1991 | Lallu Singh | BJP | 49,206 | 30,400 | 50% |
| 1989 | Jai Shankar Pande | JD | 31,899 | 9,073 | 33% |
| 1985 | Surendra Partap Singh | INC | 21,475 | 7,383 | 32% |
| 1980 | Nirmal Kumar | INC(I) | 33,095 | 21,786 | 49% |
| 1977 | Jai Shanker Pandey | JNP | 24,247 | 416 | 39% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ved Prakash Gupta | BJP |
113,414
(Lead: 19,990)
|
49.04% |
| Tej Narayan | SP | 93,424 | 40.40% | |
| 2017 | Ved Prakash Gupta | BJP |
107,014
(Lead: 50,440)
|
49.20% |
| Tej Narayan Pandey Alias Pawan Pandey | SP | 56,574 | 26.01% | |
| 2012 | Tej Narayan Pandey Alias Pawan Pandey | SP |
55,262
(Lead: 5,405)
|
29% |
| Lallu Singh | BJP | 49,857 | 26% | |
| 2007 | Lallu Singh | BJP |
58,493
(Lead: 5,741)
|
37% |
| Indra Pratap Tiwari Urf Khabbu | SP | 52,752 | 33% | |
| 2002 | Lalloo Singh | BJP |
51,289
(Lead: 17,860)
|
39% |
| Abhay Singh | BSP | 33,429 | 25% | |
| 1996 | Lalloo Singh | BJP |
59,658
(Lead: 21,195)
|
45% |
| Jai Shankar Pandey | SP | 38,463 | 29% | |
| 1993 | Lallu Singh | BJP |
58,587
(Lead: 9,238)
|
46% |
| Jai Shankar Pandey | SP | 49,349 | 39% | |
| 1991 | Lallu Singh | BJP |
49,206
(Lead: 30,400)
|
50% |
| Jai Shankar Pandey S/o Bachha Ram | JP | 18,806 | 19% | |
| 1989 | Jai Shankar Pande | JD |
31,899
(Lead: 9,073)
|
33% |
| Lallu Singh | BJP | 22,826 | 24% | |
| 1985 | Surendra Partap Singh | INC |
21,475
(Lead: 7,383)
|
32% |
| Jai Shanker Pandey | JNP | 14,092 | 21% | |
| 1980 | Nirmal Kumar | INC(I) |
33,095
(Lead: 21,786)
|
49% |
| Jaiswal Sri Bhagwan | BJP | 11,309 | 17% | |
| 1977 | Jai Shanker Pandey | JNP |
24,247
(Lead: 416)
|
39% |
| Khatri Nirmal Kumar | INC | 23,831 | 39% |
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Ved Prakash Gupta of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Ayodhya Assembly seat in the 2022 elections, defeating Tej Narayan of the Samajwadi Party (SP) by a margin of 19990 votes.
The strike rate in the Ayodhya constituency is 75% BJP and 25% INC, with BJP won 7 times and INC won 2 times since the 1977 elections.
Ved Prakash Gupta (BJP) received 49.04% vote share.
Tej Narayan (SP) received 40.40% vote share.
Ved Prakash Gupta (BJP) won the 2022 election with 113414 votes, leading by 19990 votes and securing a 49.04% vote share.
The Ayodhya Assembly constituency falls under the Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency of Faizabad district.
Ved Prakash Gupta (BJP) won the Ayodhya Assembly seat in 2022 with a margin of 19990 votes over Tej Narayan (SP).
The Ayodhya Assembly constituency is part of the Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Dariyabad, Rudauli, Milkipur (sc), Bikapur.
The top candidates in the Ayodhya Assembly Election 2022 were:
Ved Prakash Gupta (BJP)
Tej Narayan (SP)
Ravi Prakash (BSP)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Ved Prakash Gupta (BJP) emerging as the winner.
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.