Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results

Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) was won by Afzal Ansari (Bahujan Samaj Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 119,392 votes over Manoj Sinha. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, from 1957 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1957–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Har Prasad Singh Indian National Congress 61,523 32.8% Gahmari Vishwanath Singh (Praja Socialist Party) 19,876 (10.6 pts)
1962 Viswanath Singh Gahmari Indian National Congress 77,046 36.7% Har Prasad (Communist Party of India) 36,863 (17.6 pts)
1967 S. Pandey Communist Party of India 94,266 35.8% V. S. Gahmari (Indian National Congress) 3,240 (1.2 pts)
1971 Sarjoo Pandey Communist Party of India 135,703 49.6% Shri Narain Singh (Congress (O)) 65,493 (23.9 pts)
1977 Gauri Shanker Rai Bharatiya Lok Dal 195,258 53.6% Zainul Bashar (Indian National Congress) 94,345 (25.9 pts)
1980 Jainul Bashar Congress (I) 125,297 33.3% Sarjoo Pandey (Communist Party of India) 5,291 (1.4 pts)
1984 Zainul Basher Indian National Congress 167,194 36.4% Jagdish (LKD) 70,561 (15.4 pts)
1989 Jagdish Independent 208,361 40.2% Zainul Basher (Indian National Congress) 108,142 (20.8 pts)
1991 Bishva Nath Shastri Communist Party of India 191,339 37.5% Manoj (Bharatiya Janata Party) 32,294 (6.3 pts)
1996 Manoj Bharatiya Janata Party 275,706 43.9% Yunus (Bahujan Samaj Party) 105,499 (16.8 pts)
1998 Om Prakash Samajwadi Party 265,705 36.0% Manoj (Bharatiya Janata Party) 17,173 (2.3 pts)
1999 Manoj Bharatiya Janata Party 240,592 32.8% Om Prakash (Samajwadi Party) 11,033 (1.5 pts)
2004 Afajal Ansari Samajwadi Party 415,687 47.8% Manoj (Bharatiya Janata Party) 226,777 (26.1 pts)
2009 Radhey Mohan Singh Samajwadi Party 379,233 49.2% Afzal Ansari (Bahujan Samaj Party) 69,309 (9.0 pts)
2014 Manoj Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party 306,929 31.1% Smt Shivkanya Kushwaha (Samajwadi Party) 32,452 (3.3 pts)
2019 Afzal Ansari Bahujan Samaj Party 566,082 51.5% Manoj Sinha (Bharatiya Janata Party) 119,392 (10.9 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Har Prasad Singh Indian National Congress 61,523 32.8%
Gahmari Vishwanath Singh Praja Socialist Party 41,647 22.2%
Rambali Independent 31,881 17.0%
Balrup Independent 29,647 15.8%
Mahip Bharatiya Jana Sangh 22,851 12.2%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Viswanath Singh Gahmari Indian National Congress 77,046 36.7%
Har Prasad Communist Party of India 40,183 19.2%
Jamuna Praja Socialist Party 33,387 15.9%
Dal Shringar Dubey Socialist Party 21,258 10.1%
Shiv Narain Jharkhand Party 19,132 9.1%
Sagar Independent 18,825 9.0%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
S. Pandey Communist Party of India 94,266 35.8%
V. S. Gahmari Indian National Congress 91,026 34.6%
K. T. Narain Swatantra Party 30,613 11.6%
M. S. Yadav Bharatiya Jana Sangh 18,896 7.2%
R. S. Singh Independent 13,233 5.0%
H. S. Tewari Independent 7,928 3.0%
R. Rai Praja Socialist Party 7,304 2.8%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sarjoo Pandey Communist Party of India 135,703 49.6%
Shri Narain Singh Congress (O) 70,210 25.6%
Ram Surat Rai Socialist Party 34,688 12.7%
Satya Narain BKD 24,293 8.9%
Keshav Ram Independent 5,471 2.0%
Baleshwar Ram Kureel MUM 3,463 1.3%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gauri Shanker Rai Bharatiya Lok Dal 195,258 53.6%
Zainul Bashar Indian National Congress 100,913 27.7%
Sarjoo Pandey Communist Party of India 41,403 11.4%
Ram Surat Roy Independent 11,352 3.1%
Mohiuddin Independent 6,249 1.7%
Ram Janam Ram SSD 5,882 1.6%
Babulal Singh Yadav Independent 3,174 0.9%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jainul Bashar Congress (I) 125,297 33.3%
Sarjoo Pandey Communist Party of India 120,006 31.9%
Gauri Shanker Janata Party 89,354 23.8%
Rishideo Misra Independent 13,752 3.7%
Ram Surat Rai Independent 12,531 3.3%
Shiv Narain Rai Independent 4,492 1.2%
Surendra Bahadur Rai Independent 4,439 1.2%
Udai Nath Independent 2,576 0.7%
Indrajeet Pande Independent 1,525 0.4%
Gangli Prasad Independent 1,309 0.3%
Rajendra Prasad Rai Independent 558 0.1%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Zainul Basher Indian National Congress 167,194 36.4%
Jagdish LKD 96,633 21.0%
Sarjoo Pandey Communist Party of India 90,618 19.7%
Manoj Kumar Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party 63,807 13.9%
Laujari Independent 11,235 2.4%
Sukhram Independent 5,307 1.2%
Brijesh Narain Rai Independent 4,807 1.0%
Rambriksh Independent 3,277 0.7%
Kedar Singh Independent 3,132 0.7%
Ramnaresh Independent 2,969 0.6%
Jang Bahadur Singh Independent 2,543 0.6%
Iqbal Ahmad Ansari Independent 2,374 0.5%
Akshayabar Janata Party 2,098 0.5%
Satya Narain Rajgarhia Independent 1,701 0.4%
Vishwanath Upadhyay Independent 1,592 0.3%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jagdish Independent 208,361 40.2%
Zainul Basher Indian National Congress 100,219 19.3%
Vishwanath Shastri Bharatiya Janata Party 99,092 19.1%
Prem Prakash Bahujan Samaj Party 81,646 15.7%
Ram Surat Independent 5,173 1.0%
Ram Naresh Independent 4,998 1.0%
Sagina Ram Independent 4,094 0.8%
Sheo Narain Independent 3,596 0.7%
Chauthi Singh Yadav DDP 3,517 0.7%
Sayeeda Independent 2,596 0.5%
Paras Nath Singh Independent 2,381 0.5%
Satya Narain Rajgarhia Independent 1,941 0.4%
Sukh Ram Independent 1,281 0.2%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bishva Nath Shastri Communist Party of India 191,339 37.5%
Manoj Bharatiya Janata Party 159,045 31.2%
Ram Janam Bahujan Samaj Party 65,563 12.8%
Jagdish Janata Party 42,290 8.3%
Saiyad Ahmad Hasami Indian National Congress 22,405 4.4%
Prem Prakash Bharti SSD 6,997 1.4%
Radhey Shyam Independent 2,714 0.5%
Gulab Chand Independent 1,936 0.4%
Ghanshyam Singh Independent 1,698 0.3%
Naga Ram Kharwar Independent 1,665 0.3%
Ram Avatar BRP 1,645 0.3%
Jogendra Independent 1,539 0.3%
Jang Bahadur DDP 1,416 0.3%
Janardan Independent 1,239 0.2%
Ram Nath Independent 1,187 0.2%
Taukir Urf Shanker Husain Turabi Independent 1,165 0.2%
Akhtar Independent 1,131 0.2%
Sri Ram Shukla Independent 1,030 0.2%
Sukh Ram Independent 988 0.2%
Satya Narain Rajgaria Independent 934 0.2%
Sarwjeet Independent 728 0.1%
Mahboob Independent 638 0.1%
Ragawnand Pandey Independent 606 0.1%
Gudari Independent 588 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Manoj Bharatiya Janata Party 275,706 43.9%
Yunus Bahujan Samaj Party 170,207 27.1%
Vishwanath Shastri Communist Party of India 129,593 20.6%
Shri Narayan Indian National Congress 7,471 1.2%
Ram Darash Independent 3,688 0.6%
Parmeshwar Independent 3,115 0.5%
Dalsingar Rajbhar SSD 2,773 0.4%
Raj Kumar Son Of Madhuvan BRM 2,679 0.4%
Dinna Nath AIIC(T) 2,434 0.4%
Lallan Independent 2,233 0.4%
Harivanshi CPI (ML) Liberation 1,726 0.3%
Murli Independent 1,685 0.3%
Avadh Naresh Independent 1,437 0.2%
Servjit Independent 1,306 0.2%
Amarnath Kushwah Independent 1,268 0.2%
Vijay Bahadur Independent 1,166 0.2%
Akhilesh Yadav All India Forward Bloc 1,070 0.2%
Raj Kumar S/O Ramprashad Independent 937 0.1%
Ramlakhan Singh Independent 918 0.1%
Sriram Independent 861 0.1%
Mithu Independent 783 0.1%
Yogendra Independent 726 0.1%
Gulab Chand Independent 692 0.1%
Guru Ram NDPF 687 0.1%
Dharam Raj Independent 659 0.1%
Suresh Independent 649 0.1%
Ram Nath BKD 639 0.1%
Jitender Bahadur Singh Independent 629 0.1%
Rajender AD 620 0.1%
Feku Independent 593 0.1%
Jogendra Independent 507 0.1%
Angad Independent 500 0.1%
Bimlesh Independent 483 0.1%
Durga Prashad Independent 458 0.1%
Nasim Akhtar Independent 451 0.1%
Rudra Dev PSSS 412 0.1%
Ravindra Independent 402 0.1%
Bhajan Independent 400 0.1%
Akhilesh Independent 377 0.1%
Shivji Rai Independent 376 0.1%
Ram Narayan Independent 370 0.1%
Surender Bahadur Independent 367 0.1%
Munnu Independent 364 0.1%
Sabbir Independent 359 0.1%
Kishun Deo Independent 342 0.1%
Mukti Narain Independent 326 0.1%
Amar Singh Independent 314 0.0%
Sakil Independent 284 0.0%
Jafar Imam Independent 283 0.0%
Mahender Independent 275 0.0%
Shriram Pandey Independent 265 0.0%
Anil Independent 259 0.0%
Sangam Independent 235 0.0%
Muslim Independent 220 0.0%
Tribhuvan Narayan Independent 219 0.0%
Jagar Nath Independent 204 0.0%
Sita Ram Independent 183 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Om Prakash Samajwadi Party 265,705 36.0%
Manoj Bharatiya Janata Party 248,532 33.7%
Ram Janam Bahujan Samaj Party 168,099 22.8%
Jainulbashar Indian National Congress 28,567 3.9%
Vishwanath Shastri Communist Party of India 12,598 1.7%
Kashinath Tyagi Independent 4,881 0.7%
Chandrama SSD 2,541 0.3%
Amberish Rai CPI (ML) Liberation 1,944 0.3%
Chandra Deo Independent 1,812 0.2%
Prasiddhnarayan Independent 1,669 0.2%
Vrijvihari Independent 478 0.1%
Sripati Independent 347 0.0%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Manoj Bharatiya Janata Party 240,592 32.8%
Om Prakash Samajwadi Party 229,559 31.3%
Bachcha Yadav Bahujan Samaj Party 171,681 23.4%
Ishtiyaque Ansari Indian National Congress 40,151 5.5%
Ram Badan Communist Party of India 14,434 2.0%
Chaudhari Musafir Bind PMSP 9,666 1.3%
Prof. Jai Ram Prasad Singh SSD 8,077 1.1%
Manjesh Independent 4,168 0.6%
Atik Ahmed NLP 3,440 0.5%
Rameshwar Independent 3,338 0.5%
Ambarish Rai CPI (ML) Liberation 2,451 0.3%
Om Prakash Independent 1,715 0.2%
Anil Kumar Singh Independent 1,294 0.2%
Isharat Ansari Independent 1,205 0.2%
Prasiddha Narain Independent 1,156 0.2%
Ram Adhar Rajbhar AD 758 0.1%
Rajendra Independent 354 0.0%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Afajal Ansari Samajwadi Party 415,687 47.8%
Manoj Bharatiya Janata Party 188,910 21.7%
Uma Shankar Bahujan Samaj Party 185,120 21.3%
Ajay SBSP 34,188 3.9%
Shivprakash Indian National Congress 12,648 1.5%
Ram Badan Communist Party of India 7,418 0.9%
Sonhu Independent 6,694 0.8%
Shivmurat Independent 4,129 0.5%
Anil Kumar Independent 3,617 0.4%
Kamlesh Independent 3,392 0.4%
Ishwari Prasad Kushawaha CPI (ML) Liberation 2,216 0.3%
Dr Manoj Kumar Nishad AD 1,264 0.1%
Rajaram RSBP 1,220 0.1%
Yogesh Nath Kushawaha RSMD 929 0.1%
Nandlal ASP 896 0.1%
Ajeet Singh Independent 856 0.1%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Radhey Mohan Singh Samajwadi Party 379,233 49.2%
Afzal Ansari Bahujan Samaj Party 309,924 40.2%
Prabhunath Bharatiya Janata Party 21,679 2.8%
Anil Independent 10,048 1.3%
Shyam Narayan RASD 9,895 1.3%
Suraj Ram Bagi Communist Party of India 8,039 1.0%
Rajesh Independent 7,566 1.0%
Surendra JPS 6,999 0.9%
Ishwari Prasad Kushawaha CPI (ML) Liberation 5,852 0.8%
Ashok (Dr.Ashok Kumar Srivastava) Independent 3,967 0.5%
Brajendra Nath Urf Bijendra Independent 2,812 0.4%
Dinesh RSMD 1,186 0.2%
Saraju LD 1,137 0.1%
Satish Shankar Jaisawal NLHP 1,069 0.1%
Nandlal ASP 1,028 0.1%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Manoj Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party 306,929 31.1%
Smt Shivkanya Kushwaha Samajwadi Party 274,477 27.8%
Kailash Nath Singh Yadav Bahujan Samaj Party 241,645 24.5%
Dharm Yadav Alias D.P.Yadav RPD 59,510 6.0%
Arun Kumar Singh Independent 34,093 3.5%
Mo. Maksud Khan Indian National Congress 18,908 1.9%
Brij Bhushan Aam Aadmi Party 6,925 0.7%
Ishwari CPI (ML) Liberation 6,512 0.7%
Satya Dev Yadav NP 6,381 0.6%
None Of The Above Independent 5,611 0.6%
Kuber Independent 4,889 0.5%
Ishwar Dev ARVP 4,019 0.4%
Pappu ESP 3,585 0.4%
Rajendra Nath Ram BMP 3,468 0.4%
Bharat JRP 2,484 0.3%
Omkar Chauhan JP(S) 2,416 0.2%
Deendayal PMSP 2,122 0.2%
Lakshaman Independent 1,588 0.2%
Gupteshwar LD 1,111 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Afzal Ansari Bahujan Samaj Party 566,082 51.5%
Manoj Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party 446,690 40.7%
Ramji SBSP 33,877 3.1%
Ajit Pratap Kushawaha Indian National Congress 19,834 1.8%
Bhanu Prakash Pandey Communist Party of India 7,844 0.7%
Hridaya Narayan Singh Independent 6,221 0.6%
Ishwari Prasad Kushwaha CPI (ML) Liberation 4,946 0.5%
Rampravesh Sharma Alias Rinkoo MAP 3,392 0.3%
Santosh Kumar Yadav PSP(L) 2,448 0.2%
Ved Prakash NJP 2,400 0.2%
Rajesh Kumar Yadav PMSP 1,822 0.2%
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Singh BJNP 1,232 0.1%
Brijendra Kumar Verma KMSP 1,019 0.1%
Bharat JRP 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 10.6 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 17.6 pts 1967: Communist Party of India margin 1.2 pts 1971: Communist Party of India margin 23.9 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 25.9 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 1.4 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 15.4 pts 1989: Independent margin 20.8 pts 1991: Communist Party of India margin 6.3 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 16.8 pts 1998: Samajwadi Party margin 2.3 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 1.5 pts 2004: Samajwadi Party margin 26.1 pts 2009: Samajwadi Party margin 9.0 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 3.3 pts 2019: Bahujan Samaj Party margin 10.9 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Ghazipur 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, Communist Party of India, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Independent, Bharatiya Janata Party, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Ghazipur in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Afzal Ansari (Bahujan Samaj Party) won Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, in 2019 with 566,082 votes (51.5%), a margin of 119,392 votes over Manoj Sinha.

Which parties have won Ghazipur since 1957?

Since 1957, Ghazipur has been won by: Bahujan Samaj Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Communist Party of India, Congress (I), Independent, Indian National Congress, Samajwadi Party.

What was the closest result in Ghazipur?

The closest result on record for Ghazipur was 1967, when Communist Party of India beat Indian National Congress by just 3,240 votes (1.2 percentage points).

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