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Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) was won by Akhilesh Yadav (Samajwadi Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 259,874 votes over Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, from 1957 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1957–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Kalika Indian National Congress 138,247 20.2% Prof. Mukut Behari Lal (Praja Socialist Party) 18,769 (2.7 pts)
1962 Ram Harkh Indian National Congress 74,576 35.2% Vishram Rai (Praja Socialist Party) 11,396 (5.4 pts)
1967 C. Jeet Indian National Congress 88,690 37.3% V. Rai (Samyukta Socialist Party) 21,153 (8.9 pts)
1971 Chandrajeet Indian National Congress 117,719 47.4% Vishram (Samyukta Socialist Party) 56,669 (22.8 pts)
1977 Ram Naresh Bharatiya Lok Dal 238,985 67.3% Chandrajeet (Indian National Congress) 137,810 (38.8 pts)
1980 Chandrajeet Janata Party (Secular) 159,069 42.0% Zafaruddin Khan Faizan (Congress (I)) 65,183 (17.2 pts)
1984 Santosh Kumar Singh Indian National Congress 170,051 40.7% Ram Naresh Yadav (LKD) 2,786 (0.7 pts)
1989 Ram Kishana Bahujan Samaj Party 142,171 31.9% Tridurari Pujan Pratap Singh Alias Bachcha Babu (Janata Dal) 9,081 (2.0 pts)
1991 Chandra Jeet Janata Dal 156,238 33.5% Janardan Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) 46,633 (10.0 pts)
1996 Rama Kant Yadav Samajwadi Party 161,586 27.8% Ram Krishna Yadav (Bahujan Samaj Party) 22,081 (3.8 pts)
1998 Akbar Ahmad Dampy Bahujan Samaj Party 249,065 37.8% Ramakant Yadav (Samajwadi Party) 5,365 (0.8 pts)
1999 Rama Kant Yadav Samajwadi Party 227,616 34.9% Akbar Ahmad Dumpy (Bahujan Samaj Party) 26,979 (4.1 pts)
2004 Ramakant Yadav Bahujan Samaj Party 258,216 36.3% Durga Prasad Yadav (Samajwadi Party) 6,968 (1.0 pts)
2009 Ramakant Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party 247,648 35.1% Akbar Ahmad Dumpy (Bahujan Samaj Party) 49,039 (7.0 pts)
2014 Mulayam Singh Yadav Samajwadi Party 340,306 35.4% Ramakant Yadav (Bharatiya Janata Party) 63,204 (6.6 pts)
2019 Akhilesh Yadav Samajwadi Party 621,578 60.8% Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua (Bharatiya Janata Party) 259,874 (25.4 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kalika Indian National Congress 138,247 20.2%
Prof. Mukut Behari Lal Praja Socialist Party 119,478 17.5%
Vishwanath Prasad Indian National Congress 103,239 15.1%
Mangal Deo Praja Socialist Party 99,589 14.5%
Gajraj Independent 92,421 13.5%
Ram Dhan Independent 73,049 10.7%
Desh Sewak Ram Sumer Independent 58,626 8.6%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Harkh Indian National Congress 74,576 35.2%
Vishram Rai Praja Socialist Party 63,180 29.8%
Ram Pujan Jharkhand Party 27,320 12.9%
Subedar Socialist Party 16,707 7.9%
Nar Singh Swatantra Party 16,354 7.7%
Tej Bahadur Communist Party of India 13,736 6.5%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
C. Jeet Indian National Congress 88,690 37.3%
V. Rai Samyukta Socialist Party 67,537 28.4%
Sabhajeet Bharatiya Jana Sangh 42,798 18.0%
S. C. Viyogi RPI 27,960 11.8%
A. Hasan Swatantra Party 10,923 4.6%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chandrajeet Indian National Congress 117,719 47.4%
Vishram Samyukta Socialist Party 61,050 24.6%
Girija Kumar BKD 40,736 16.4%
Dayaram Bhaskar Independent 14,016 5.6%
Tribhuwan Independent 5,482 2.2%
Shafat Independent 5,292 2.1%
Kedar Nath Pandey Independent 2,239 0.9%
Salik Ram Shuckla Independent 1,753 0.7%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Naresh Bharatiya Lok Dal 238,985 67.3%
Chandrajeet Indian National Congress 101,175 28.5%
Ram Ugrah Independent 10,624 3.0%
Qamar Ahmad Independent 2,695 0.8%
Ramashanker Independent 1,845 0.5%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chandrajeet Janata Party (Secular) 159,069 42.0%
Zafaruddin Khan Faizan Congress (I) 93,886 24.8%
Tripurari Pujan Pratap Singh Alias Bachcha Babu Janata Party 88,514 23.4%
Rampalat Independent 8,953 2.4%
Baliram Prasad Independent 6,310 1.7%
Shyamsunder Independent 3,721 1.0%
Gomti Independent 3,372 0.9%
Sanktha Independent 3,034 0.8%
Pyare Lal Independent 2,790 0.7%
Hari Independent 2,614 0.7%
Mukhram Independent 1,863 0.5%
Mithilesh Independent 1,800 0.5%
Subedar Independent 1,403 0.4%
Madanlal Independent 1,187 0.3%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Santosh Kumar Singh Indian National Congress 170,051 40.7%
Ram Naresh Yadav LKD 167,265 40.0%
Qazi Kalimul Rahman ICJ 17,156 4.1%
Chandrajeet Janata Party 15,111 3.6%
Anrudh Independent 8,774 2.1%
Ramdhari Independent 4,862 1.2%
Chhote Lal Independent 4,424 1.1%
Cahndra Prakash Rai Independent 4,024 1.0%
Shatish DDP 3,926 0.9%
Vibhuti Independent 3,811 0.9%
Ajdar Husain Khan Independent 2,349 0.6%
Udairaj Independent 2,304 0.6%
Shambhunath Independent 2,269 0.5%
Sheo Murat Independent 1,925 0.5%
Om Prakash Pandey Shastri Independent 1,856 0.4%
Subedar Rai Independent 1,756 0.4%
Ram Naumi Sonkar Independent 1,689 0.4%
Janai Ram Independent 1,596 0.4%
Raj Bali Pandey Independent 1,007 0.2%
Hari Ram Yadav Independent 671 0.2%
Sheo Pujan Yadav Independent 643 0.2%
Harischandra Independent 539 0.1%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Kishana Bahujan Samaj Party 142,171 31.9%
Tridurari Pujan Pratap Singh Alias Bachcha Babu Janata Dal 133,090 29.9%
Santosh Indian National Congress 100,642 22.6%
Alam Badi MUM 21,336 4.8%
Kedar Nath JNP (JP) 19,079 4.3%
Satish DDP 6,464 1.5%
Grishchand Alias Girish Khare Independent 5,705 1.3%
Hari Lal Independent 4,886 1.1%
Jhinkoo Independent 4,520 1.0%
Lal Chand Independent 3,495 0.8%
Janai Independent 2,669 0.6%
Vinod Alias Dhirendra Kumar Independent 1,044 0.2%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chandra Jeet Janata Dal 156,238 33.5%
Janardan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 109,605 23.5%
Ramkrishna Bahujan Samaj Party 78,202 16.8%
Z.K. Faizan Indian National Congress 51,637 11.1%
Tripurari Pujan Pratap Singh Urf Bachha Baboo Janata Party 29,280 6.3%
Achey Lal Independent 12,892 2.8%
Ajaz Independent 5,815 1.2%
Virendra Nath Independent 4,473 1.0%
Budhoo Ram Yadav Independent 2,889 0.6%
Janai Independent 2,588 0.6%
Rajendra Ram Independent 2,194 0.5%
Shambhoo Nath Independent 2,059 0.4%
Satish Independent 1,834 0.4%
Iqbal Independent 1,358 0.3%
Markandey Independent 1,323 0.3%
Vijai Shanker Independent 1,147 0.2%
Chhangur Independent 1,128 0.2%
Maruf Bashir Independent 857 0.2%
Malik Zada Manjur Ahmad AUM 540 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rama Kant Yadav Samajwadi Party 161,586 27.8%
Ram Krishna Yadav Bahujan Samaj Party 139,505 24.0%
Vijay Narain Rai Bharatiya Janata Party 95,140 16.3%
Akbar Ahmad Dumpy AIIC(T) 85,947 14.8%
Ram Naresh Yadav Indian National Congress 58,209 10.0%
Rajkumar Independent 7,787 1.3%
Hari Ram Independent 4,018 0.7%
Babu Lal Bharatiya Jana Sangh 2,392 0.4%
Mohd. Arshad Khan Independent 2,182 0.4%
Nand Lal Yadav S/O Shriram Independent 2,149 0.4%
Iltaaf Independent 1,903 0.3%
Ram Ajore Independent 1,882 0.3%
Ram Asrekh Singh Independent 1,598 0.3%
Satya Narain Independent 1,274 0.2%
Ram Pratap Janata Party 1,267 0.2%
Mumtaj Independent 1,168 0.2%
Virendra Independent 1,124 0.2%
Lal Dev Independent 914 0.2%
Achchaiber Prasad Ranjan Independent 898 0.2%
Abu Taufeeq Independent 889 0.2%
Kabir Saran Independent 865 0.1%
Aabid Ali Independent 863 0.1%
Bali Ram Independent 837 0.1%
Komal Prashad Rajbhar Independent 807 0.1%
Khalid Independent 790 0.1%
Triloki Independent 756 0.1%
Govind Narain Shiv Sena 665 0.1%
Agarnath Independent 640 0.1%
Nand Lal Yadav S/O Deepa AD 561 0.1%
Satyandra BKD 536 0.1%
Pt. Shyam Sunder Shastri Independent 518 0.1%
Subedar Independent 480 0.1%
Prabhu Dayal Independent 473 0.1%
Videshi Ram Independent 455 0.1%
Sudhakar Pandey Independent 325 0.1%
Abdul Latif Independent 296 0.1%
Ram Badan Independent 259 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Akbar Ahmad Dampy Bahujan Samaj Party 249,065 37.8%
Ramakant Yadav Samajwadi Party 243,700 37.0%
Yashwant Bharatiya Janata Party 124,594 18.9%
Ram Naresh Yadav Indian National Congress 22,498 3.4%
Raju Independent 4,633 0.7%
Numan NLP 3,189 0.5%
Kundan Independent 2,722 0.4%
Raghupati Independent 2,556 0.4%
Sitaram Independent 1,848 0.3%
Vinod Independent 1,766 0.3%
Ramkewal Independent 1,070 0.2%
Rajenra AJBP 628 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rama Kant Yadav Samajwadi Party 227,616 34.9%
Akbar Ahmad Dumpy Bahujan Samaj Party 200,637 30.7%
Ram Surat Bharatiya Janata Party 161,878 24.8%
Chandrajeet Indian National Congress 36,434 5.6%
Israr Independent 6,601 1.0%
Ramdular AD 5,892 0.9%
Pankaj Kumar Pandey NLP 3,541 0.5%
Dharmanath BRPP 2,581 0.4%
Dan Bahadur Independent 1,722 0.3%
Moti Independent 1,541 0.2%
Ashok Independent 1,367 0.2%
Hanif Independent 1,060 0.2%
Javed Indian Union Muslim League 807 0.1%
Rajendra AJBP 754 0.1%
Ram Ashish Independent 449 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ramakant Yadav Bahujan Samaj Party 258,216 36.3%
Durga Prasad Yadav Samajwadi Party 251,248 35.3%
Ram Naresh Yadav Indian National Congress 97,185 13.7%
Dr. Krishan Mohan Tripathi SBSP 40,536 5.7%
Shah Mohammad Bharatiya Janata Party 34,735 4.9%
Ram Nayan Independent 10,102 1.4%
Ram Kishun Nishad Independent 4,180 0.6%
Ramtajee Rajbhar Independent 3,492 0.5%
Rajpati Vishwakarma AD 3,438 0.5%
Ram Jatan Ram Independent 2,720 0.4%
Vasdev Maurya RSMD 2,463 0.3%
Sadre Alam Azmi RSBP 1,666 0.2%
Dan Bahadur Yadav Independent 1,449 0.2%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ramakant Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party 247,648 35.1%
Akbar Ahmad Dumpy Bahujan Samaj Party 198,609 28.2%
Durga Prasad Yadav Samajwadi Party 123,844 17.6%
Dr. Javed Akhtar Independent 59,270 8.4%
Santosh Kumar Singh Indian National Congress 31,159 4.4%
Daan Bahadur Yadav Independent 10,536 1.5%
Arun Kumar Singh CPI (Marxist) 7,088 1.0%
Ram Singh Independent 5,453 0.8%
Vinod JPS 4,168 0.6%
Jai Jai Ram Prajapati LPSP 3,825 0.5%
Yadunath Independent 3,220 0.5%
Ram Bharos BUM 2,988 0.4%
Kedar Nath Giri Independent 2,239 0.3%
Ram Ujagir Independent 1,834 0.3%
Khairul Bashar Independent 1,544 0.2%
Usmana Faruqee Independent 1,438 0.2%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mulayam Singh Yadav Samajwadi Party 340,306 35.4%
Ramakant Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party 277,102 28.9%
Shah Alam Alias Guddu Jamali Bahujan Samaj Party 266,528 27.8%
Arvind Kumar Jaiswal Indian National Congress 17,950 1.9%
M. Amir Rashadi RUC 13,271 1.4%
None Of The Above Independent 5,660 0.6%
Madan All India Trinamool Congress 5,207 0.5%
Shamshad Ahmad Independent 4,875 0.5%
Sanjay Kumar Chaturvedi ISSP 4,051 0.4%
Santosh Kumar Gautam MSP 3,866 0.4%
Pramod Singh Independent 3,752 0.4%
Sanjay Chauhan Independent 3,517 0.4%
Rajesh Yadav Aam Aadmi Party 3,082 0.3%
Ram Singh Chauhan Independent 2,507 0.3%
Prakash Chandra SSRD 2,103 0.2%
Sugriv Chauhan Independent 1,882 0.2%
Rajdhari Rajbhar MSP 1,695 0.2%
Durg Vijay Yadav BMP 1,566 0.2%
Kiran Sharama BSCP 1,298 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Akhilesh Yadav Samajwadi Party 621,578 60.8%
Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua Bharatiya Janata Party 361,704 35.4%
Abhimanyu Singh Sunny SBSP 10,078 1.0%
Anil Singh RUC 6,763 0.7%
Dr. Rajeev Pandey Independent 3,739 0.4%
Pramod Tiwari JKP 3,148 0.3%
Mohinder Kumar SD 2,901 0.3%
Rajiv Talwar Independent 2,204 0.2%
Budhi Ram Independent 2,098 0.2%
Rajaram Gond Independent 1,931 0.2%
Gaurav Singh Independent 1,432 0.1%
Gorakhram Nishad Independent 1,250 0.1%
Pawan Singh Samrat AJP(I) 1,106 0.1%
Ehsan Ahmed NP 976 0.1%
Arvind Kumar Pandey NEP 949 0.1%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Indian National Congress margin 2.7 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 5.4 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 8.9 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 22.8 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 38.8 pts 1980: Janata Party (Secular) margin 17.2 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 0.7 pts 1989: Bahujan Samaj Party margin 2.0 pts 1991: Janata Dal margin 10.0 pts 1996: Samajwadi Party margin 3.8 pts 1998: Bahujan Samaj Party margin 0.8 pts 1999: Samajwadi Party margin 4.1 pts 2004: Bahujan Samaj Party margin 1.0 pts 2009: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 7.0 pts 2014: Samajwadi Party margin 6.6 pts 2019: Samajwadi Party margin 25.4 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Azamgarh has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Janata Party (Secular), Bahujan Samaj Party, Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Azamgarh in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Akhilesh Yadav (Samajwadi Party) won Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, in 2019 with 621,578 votes (60.8%), a margin of 259,874 votes over Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua.

Which parties have won Azamgarh since 1957?

Since 1957, Azamgarh has been won by: Bahujan Samaj Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Janata Party (Secular), Samajwadi Party.

What was the closest result in Azamgarh?

The closest result on record for Azamgarh was 1984, when Indian National Congress beat LKD by just 2,786 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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