The Ram Nagar constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2022 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise .
Fareed Mehafooz Kidwai of the Samajwadi Party won the seat by defeating Sharad Kumar Awasthi of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 261 votes.The Ram Nagar Assembly constituency falls under the Bara Banki Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Indian National Congress candidate Tanuj Punia won the Bara Banki Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 215704 votes, defeating Rajrani Rawat of the Bharatiya Janata Party. For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fareed Mehafooz Kidwai
WINNER
|
Samajwadi Party |
98,799
Lead: 261
|
41.96% |
| Sharad Kumar Awasthi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 98,538 | 41.85% |
| Ram Kishor | Bahujan Samaj Party | 23,259 | 9.88% |
| Vikas Shrivastava | All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 4,940 | 2.10% |
| Gyanesh Shukla | Indian National Congress | 4,430 | 1.88% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,822 | 0.77% |
| Neeraj Sharma | Independent | 1,054 | 0.45% |
| Dharamveer Singh | Aam Aadmi Party | 694 | 0.29% |
| Ram Dayal | Independent | 586 | 0.25% |
| Subhash Chandra | Shiv Sena | 555 | 0.24% |
| Virendra Kumar Patel | Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) | 466 | 0.20% |
| Usha Dwivedi | Bhartiya Drishtigochar Party, | 318 | 0.14% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sharad Kumar Awasthi
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
88,937
Lead: 22,727
|
39.87% |
| Arvinda Kumar Singh 'gope' | Samajwadi Party | 66,210 | 29.68% |
| Hafeez Bharti | Bahujan Samaj Party | 53,891 | 24.16% |
| Raj Luxmi Verma | Peace Party | 3,137 | 1.41% |
| None Of The Above | None Of The Above | 2,094 | 0.94% |
| Pushpa Shahi | Rashtriya Lok Dal | 1,552 | 0.70% |
| Gulam Mustafa | Independent | 1,457 | 0.65% |
| Shahnawaz | All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 1,196 | 0.54% |
| Sandeep Singh | Independent | 1,061 | 0.48% |
| Amar Singh | Rashtravyapi Janta Party | 944 | 0.42% |
| Suresh Pathak | Shiv Sena | 880 | 0.39% |
| Waris Ali | Bahujan Mukti Party | 533 | 0.24% |
| Ramesh Chandra | Jai Hind Samaj Party | 435 | 0.19% |
| Mohd. Laik | Nagrik Ekta Party | 398 | 0.18% |
| Jaynath | Manavtawadi Samaj Party | 352 | 0.16% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arvind Kumar Singh #gop#
WINNER
|
Samajwadi Party |
77,428
Lead: 32,224
|
38% |
| Amresh Kumar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 45,204 | 22% |
| Kunwar.ramveer Singh | Indian National Congress | 37,257 | 18% |
| Manoj Kumar | Peace Party | 17,876 | 9% |
| Ram Sajivan Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7,439 | 4% |
| Bhartendu Alias Nanheylal | Independent | 3,383 | 2% |
| Makardhun | Independent | 2,563 | 1% |
| Shiv Ram | Independent | 2,302 | 1% |
| Jai Nath | Independent | 1,954 | 1% |
| Awadh Ram | Independent | 1,937 | 1% |
| Puspa Shahi | National Loktantrik Party | 650 | 0% |
| Akil | Independent | 610 | 0% |
| Ram Lakhan | Manavtawadi Samaj Party | 598 | 0% |
| Ashok Kumar | Rashtriya Swabhimaan Party | 543 | 0% |
| Dr.hari Nam Singh | Jan Kranti Party(Rashtrawadi) | 540 | 0% |
| Vivek Mishra | Rashtriya Lokmanch | 507 | 0% |
| Nirmla Devi Sharma | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 501 | 0% |
| Nand Kishore Mishra | Republican Party Of India (A) | 453 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fareed Mehafooz Kidwai | SP | 98,799 | 261 | 41.96% |
| 2017 | Sharad Kumar Awasthi | BJP | 88,937 | 22,727 | 39.87% |
| 2012 | Arvind Kumar Singh #gop# | SP | 77,428 | 32,224 | 38% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fareed Mehafooz Kidwai | SP |
98,799
(Lead: 261)
|
41.96% |
| Sharad Kumar Awasthi | BJP | 98,538 | 41.85% | |
| 2017 | Sharad Kumar Awasthi | BJP |
88,937
(Lead: 22,727)
|
39.87% |
| Arvinda Kumar Singh 'gope' | SP | 66,210 | 29.68% | |
| 2012 | Arvind Kumar Singh #gop# | SP |
77,428
(Lead: 32,224)
|
38% |
| Amresh Kumar | BSP | 45,204 | 22% |
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Fareed Mehafooz Kidwai of the Samajwadi Party (SP) won the Ram Nagar Assembly seat in the 2022 elections, defeating Sharad Kumar Awasthi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by a margin of 261 votes.
The strike rate in the Ram Nagar constituency is 67% SP and 33% BJP, with SP won 2 times and BJP won 1 time since the 1977 elections.
Fareed Mehafooz Kidwai (SP) received 41.96% vote share.
Sharad Kumar Awasthi (BJP) received 41.85% vote share.
Fareed Mehafooz Kidwai (SP) won the 2022 election with 98799 votes, leading by 261 votes and securing a 41.96% vote share.
The Ram Nagar Assembly constituency falls under the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency of Udhampur district.
Fareed Mehafooz Kidwai (SP) won the Ram Nagar Assembly seat in 2022 with a margin of 261 votes over Sharad Kumar Awasthi (BJP).
The Ram Nagar Assembly constituency is part of the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Kishtwar, Inderwal, Doda, Bhaderwah, Ramban, Banihal, Gulabgarh, Reasi, Gool-arnas, Udhampur, Chenani, Bani, Basohli, Kathua, Billawar, Hira Nagar.
The top candidates in the Ram Nagar Assembly Election 2022 were:
Fareed Mehafooz Kidwai (SP)
Sharad Kumar Awasthi (BJP)
Ram Kishor (BSP)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Fareed Mehafooz Kidwai (SP) 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.