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Nighasan Assembly Election Results 2022

The Nighasan constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2022 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise .

Shashank Verma of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the seat by defeating R. S. Kushwaha of the Samajwadi Party with a margin of 41009 votes.The Nighasan Assembly constituency falls under the Kheri Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party candidate Utkarsh Verma won the Kheri Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 34329 votes, defeating Ajay Mishra Teni of the Bharatiya Janata Party. For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.

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Nighasan Assembly Election Results 2022 to 1977

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Nighasan Assembly Election Results (2022)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Shashank Verma WINNER
Bharatiya Janata Party
126,488
Lead: 41,009
53.41%
R. S. Kushwaha Samajwadi Party 85,479 36.10%
R A Usmani Bahujan Samaj Party 15,392 6.50%
Atal Kumar Shukla Indian National Congress 2,762 1.17%
Qamrul Huda Jan Adhikar Party 2,707 1.14%
Nota None Of The Above 2,191 0.93%
Harish Verma Aam Aadmi Party 1,050 0.44%
Chandra Pratap Lodhi Independent 746 0.32%

Nighasan Assembly Election Results (2017)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Patel Ramkumar Verma WINNER
Bharatiya Janata Party
107,487
Lead: 46,123
48.39%
Krishna Gopal Patel Samajwadi Party 61,364 27.62%
Girjashankar Singh Alias G.s. Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 40,674 18.31%
None Of The Above None Of The Above 2,663 1.20%
Radheyshyam Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal 2,470 1.11%
Mahipal Singh Bharatiya Subhash Sena 1,885 0.85%
Shiv Kumar Maurya Republican Party Of India (A) 1,453 0.65%
S.p.mishra Alias Satyaprakash Kisan Samaj Party(S) 1,300 0.59%
Sarika Gupta Independent 1,122 0.51%
Ram Khelawan Pichhravarg Mahapanchayat Party 886 0.40%
Ratnakar Maurya Jan Adhikar Manch 843 0.38%

Nighasan Assembly Election Results (2012)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Ajay WINNER
Bharatiya Janata Party
75,005
Lead: 31,039
36%
R A Usmani Samajwadi Party 43,966 21%
Daroga Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 35,798 17%
Ajay Prakash Indian National Congress 16,483 8%
Kamal Ahmad Peace Party 9,138 4%
Rajeev Gupta Mahan Dal 6,731 3%
Ram Kishore Independent 6,527 3%
Kamal Kishore Alias Narendra Verma Independent 4,744 2%
Narendra Singh Bhadauria All India Trinamool Congress 1,974 1%
Naresh Independent 1,448 1%
Vijay Laxmi Jan Kranti Party(Rashtrawadi) 1,318 1%
Naresh Chandra Jaiswal Janvadi Party(Socialist) 1,099 1%
Ajay Kumar Janata Dal (United) 1,023 1%
Mohan Chandra Upreti Rashtriya Lokmanch 848 0%

Nighasan Assembly Election Results (2007)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Krishna Gopal Patel WINNER
Samajwadi Party
52,867
Lead: 2,800
30%
Ajay Kumar Teni Bharatiya Janata Party 50,067 28%
R.s.kushwaha Bahujan Samaj Party 42,557 24%
Nirvendra Kumar (munna) Rashtriya Lok Dal 10,474 6%
Satish Kumar Ajmani Indian National Congress 4,212 2%
Neeraj Independent 3,042 2%
Kamal Ahmad Jan Morcha 2,994 2%
Indradev Tripathi Pragtisheel Manav Samaj Party 2,313 1%
Nanda Chauhan Lok Dal 1,199 1%
Nabi Ullah Independent 1,175 1%
Pawan Kumar Gupta Independent 1,086 1%
Sarwan Independent 970 1%
Keerat Pal Independent 827 0%
Ram Kumar Independent 783 0%
Vimal Narayan Independent 705 0%
Arvind Kumar Independent 699 0%
Ram Darash Chauhan Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) 698 0%
Pawan Deep Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal 675 0%
Chhote Lal Rajbhar Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party 659 0%
Shree Devi Independent 425 0%
Bharat Prasad Sharma Shiv Sena 421 0%

Nighasan Assembly Election Results (2002)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
R.s. Kushwaha WINNER
Bahujan Samaj Party
44,367
Lead: 4,386
26%
Krishna Gopal Patel Samajwadi Party 39,981 24%
Patel Ram Kumar Verma Bharatiya Janata Party 36,826 22%
Nirvendra Kumar "munna" Shakti Dal 19,327 11%
Satish Azmani Indian National Congress 13,853 8%
Sitaram Mishra Independent 3,462 2%
Ramshanakar Pandey Rashtriya Kranti Party 3,171 2%
Chitra Devi Independent 1,674 1%
Shivraj Independent 1,252 1%
Hare Ram Chaube Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) 1,238 1%
Kedar Chauhan Apna Dal 1,232 1%
Sita Independent 1,147 1%
Kranti Kumar Singh Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) 1,025 1%
Vinod Kumar Independent 530 0%
Jagan Prasad Independent 371 0%

Nighasan Assembly Election Results (1996)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Ram Kumar Verma WINNER
Bharatiya Janata Party
82,312
Lead: 16,088
49%
Satish Ajmani Indian National Congress 66,224 39%
Ram Naresh Independent 13,257 8%
Bharat Prasad Sharma Bhoomijotak Samooh 1,477 1%
Dinesh Singh Independent 1,025 1%
Mobin Independent 848 1%
Maiku Lal Independent 488 0%
Ram Narayan Apna Dal 392 0%

Nighasan Assembly Election Results (1993)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Nirvendra Kumar Munna WINNER
Samajwadi Party
47,397
Lead: 748
33%
Ram Charan Shah Bharatiya Janata Party 46,649 32%
Jogendra Singh Jwala Dal 26,597 18%
Daroga Singh Indian National Congress 11,452 8%
Ram Chandra Independent 841 1%
Kamal Idrisi Rashtriya Samaj Sevak Dal 519 0%
Moti La Independent 464 0%
Uttam Prakash Independent 429 0%
Dinesh Akhil Bharatiya Berozgaar Party 423 0%
Ramesh Kumar Independent 407 0%
Om Prakash Independent 406 0%
Akhilesh Kumar Independent 400 0%
Gurjit Singh Independent 393 0%
Madheo Doordarshi Party 384 0%
Bichitra Singh Jharkhand Party 341 0%
Puttu Lal Independent 309 0%
Akhilesh Kumar Gupta Independent 303 0%
Radhey Shyam Independent 206 0%
Baboo Ram Shiv Sena 202 0%
Munna Lal Independent 104 0%
Kamal Ahmad Independent 96 0%
Puran Lal Independent 81 0%
Srawan Kumar Independent 56 0%

Nighasan Assembly Election Results (1991)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Nirvendra Kumar WINNER
Independent
27,704
Lead: 1,483
25%
Ram Asrey Bharatiya Janata Party 26,221 24%
Jogendra Singh Jwala Dal 16,679 15%
Ramesh Chandra Indian National Congress 8,530 8%
Satish Ajmani Independent 5,389 5%
Dinesh Singh Independent 3,742 3%
Shahabuddin Bahujan Samaj Party 2,876 3%
Kamal Ahmad Jharkhand Party 2,339 2%
Jai Mohan Independent 2,170 2%
Prem Prakash Independent 871 1%
Ram Daras Indian Peoples Front 570 1%
Surendra Kumar Independent 492 0%
Shashi Kant Independent 294 0%
Krishna Pal Verma Shoshit Samaj Dal (Akhil Baharatiya) 241 0%
Ram Bilas Independent 238 0%
Madho Doordarshi Party 225 0%
Mo. Masoom Independent 214 0%
Bimal Narain Independent 201 0%
Ashok Kumar Misra Independent 140 0%
Vent Singh Independent 107 0%
Surendra Prasad Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 98 0%

Nighasan Assembly Election Results (1989)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Nirvendra Kumar WINNER
Independent
37,036
Lead: 15,843
36%
Satish Ajmani Indian National Congress 21,193 20%
Raj Brij Raj Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 20,697 20%
Autar Singh Communist Party Of India 4,958 5%
Husena Independent 3,958 4%
Ashad Husain Khan Independent 2,561 2%
Khoob Lal Bahujan Samaj Party 2,205 2%
Udai Narayan Doordarshi Party 1,801 2%
Man Singh Independent 1,594 2%
Sabir Independent 370 0%
Ram Nagina Independent 333 0%
Vijai Kumar Independent 262 0%
Gurnam Singh Independent 224 0%
Abdul Majid Independent 222 0%
Ayub Khan Independent 180 0%
Prem Prakash Independent 130 0%

Nighasan Assembly Election Results (1985)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Satish Ajmani WINNER
Indian National Congress
38,840
Lead: 14,221
49%
Ram Asrey Bharatiya Janata Party 24,619 31%
Vipnesh Kumar Shukla Communist Party Of India 5,011 6%
Beni Independent 2,610 3%
Yog. Raj Lok Dal 1,531 2%
Ram Chandra Doordarshi Party 1,505 2%
Man Bodh Independent 794 1%
Hari Ram Sahni Janta Party 642 1%
Man Singh Independent 536 1%
S. N. Misra Independent 428 1%
Ram Pal Independent 344 0%
Hasan Rais Sefvi Independent 156 0%

Nighasan Assembly Election Results (1980)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Satish Ajmani WINNER
Indian National Congress (I)
18,707
Lead: 2,380
28%
Ram Asray Independent 16,327 24%
Ramcharan Shah Bharatiya Janata Party 13,258 20%
S. B. Shah Janata Party (Secular) - Ch. Charan Singh 9,033 13%
Vipnesh Kumar Communist Party Of India 4,323 6%
Chandra Mohan Verma (advocate) Indian National Congress (U) 1,428 2%
Vinod Shankar Janata Party (Secular) Raj Narain 1,322 2%
Phool Singh Independent 784 1%
Man Singh Independent 654 1%
Ram Ashish Misra Independent 370 1%

Nighasan Assembly Election Results (1977)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Ram Charan Shah WINNER
Janta Party
26,364
Lead: 6,240
45%
Ram Asrey Indian National Congress 20,124 35%
Islam Husain Independent 6,297 11%
Daya Shankar Pandey Independent 1,552 3%
Vishal Chandra Shah Independent 1,023 2%
Sita Ram Independent 719 1%
Baleshwar Singh Independent 460 1%
Ram Shankar Singh Independent 395 1%
Source: ECI

Strike Rate

BJP 67%
SP 33%
BJP won 4 times and SP won 2 times since 1977 elections.

Nighasan MLA List

Year Candidate's Name Votes Lead Vote Share
2022 Shashank Verma BJP 126,488 41,009 53.41%
2017 Patel Ramkumar Verma BJP 107,487 46,123 48.39%
2012 Ajay BJP 75,005 31,039 36%
2007 Krishna Gopal Patel SP 52,867 2,800 30%
2002 R.s. Kushwaha BSP 44,367 4,386 26%
1996 Ram Kumar Verma BJP 82,312 16,088 49%
1993 Nirvendra Kumar Munna SP 47,397 748 33%
1991 Nirvendra Kumar IND 27,704 1,483 25%
1989 Nirvendra Kumar IND 37,036 15,843 36%
1985 Satish Ajmani INC 38,840 14,221 49%
1980 Satish Ajmani INC(I) 18,707 2,380 28%
1977 Ram Charan Shah JNP 26,364 6,240 45%
Source: ECI

Nighasan Past Election Results

Year Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
2022 Shashank Verma BJP
126,488
(Lead: 41,009)
53.41%
R. S. Kushwaha SP 85,479 36.10%
2017 Patel Ramkumar Verma BJP
107,487
(Lead: 46,123)
48.39%
Krishna Gopal Patel SP 61,364 27.62%
2012 Ajay BJP
75,005
(Lead: 31,039)
36%
R A Usmani SP 43,966 21%
2007 Krishna Gopal Patel SP
52,867
(Lead: 2,800)
30%
Ajay Kumar Teni BJP 50,067 28%
2002 R.s. Kushwaha BSP
44,367
(Lead: 4,386)
26%
Krishna Gopal Patel SP 39,981 24%
1996 Ram Kumar Verma BJP
82,312
(Lead: 16,088)
49%
Satish Ajmani INC 66,224 39%
1993 Nirvendra Kumar Munna SP
47,397
(Lead: 748)
33%
Ram Charan Shah BJP 46,649 32%
1991 Nirvendra Kumar IND
27,704
(Lead: 1,483)
25%
Ram Asrey BJP 26,221 24%
1989 Nirvendra Kumar IND
37,036
(Lead: 15,843)
36%
Satish Ajmani INC 21,193 20%
1985 Satish Ajmani INC
38,840
(Lead: 14,221)
49%
Ram Asrey BJP 24,619 31%
1980 Satish Ajmani INC(I)
18,707
(Lead: 2,380)
28%
Ram Asray IND 16,327 24%
1977 Ram Charan Shah JNP
26,364
(Lead: 6,240)
45%
Ram Asrey INC 20,124 35%
Source: ECI

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Uttar Pradesh Nighasan Assembly Elections FAQs

Who won the Nighasan Assembly seat in the 2022 election?

Shashank Verma of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Nighasan Assembly seat in the 2022 elections, defeating R. S. Kushwaha of the Samajwadi Party (SP) by a margin of 41009 votes.

What is the historical strike rate of the Nighasan constituency in past elections?

The strike rate in the Nighasan constituency is 67% BJP and 33% SP, with BJP won 4 times and SP won 2 times since the 1977 elections.

What were the vote shares of the leading candidates in the 2022 Nighasan Assembly Election?

Shashank Verma (BJP) received 53.41% vote share.
R. S. Kushwaha (SP) received 36.10% vote share.

What were the results of the 2022 Nighasan Assembly Election?

Shashank Verma (BJP) won the 2022 election with 126488 votes, leading by 41009 votes and securing a 53.41% vote share.

Which Lok Sabha constituency does the Nighasan Assembly constituency fall under?

The Nighasan Assembly constituency falls under the Kheri Lok Sabha constituency of Kheri district.

What was the margin of victory in the Nighasan Assembly Election 2022?

Shashank Verma (BJP) won the Nighasan Assembly seat in 2022 with a margin of 41009 votes over R. S. Kushwaha (SP).

What are the key constituencies in the Kheri Lok Sabha area?

The Nighasan Assembly constituency is part of the Kheri Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Palia, Gola Gokrannath, Sri Nagar (sc), Lakhimpur.

Who were the top candidates for the Nighasan Assembly Election 2022?

The top candidates in the Nighasan Assembly Election 2022 were:
Shashank Verma (BJP)
R. S. Kushwaha (SP)
R A Usmani (BSP)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Shashank Verma (BJP) emerging as the winner.

Disclaimer:

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.

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