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Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh) was won by Pankaj Choudhary (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 340,424 votes over Akhilesh. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh, from 1957 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1957–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Prof. Shibban Lal Saxena Independent 92,617 52.6% Hari Shanker (Indian National Congress) 27,781 (15.8 pts)
1962 Mahadeo Prasad Indian National Congress 95,469 52.7% Shibban Lal Saxena (Socialist Party) 24,371 (13.5 pts)
1967 M. Prasad Indian National Congress 94,864 40.1% R. Ratan (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 46,727 (19.8 pts)
1971 Sibban Lal Saxena Independent 93,252 48.9% Mahadeo Prasad (Indian National Congress) 39,418 (20.7 pts)
1977 Shibban Lal Saksena Bharatiya Lok Dal 184,090 61.9% Raghubar Prasad (Indian National Congress) 131,991 (44.4 pts)
1980 Ashfaq Husain Congress (I) 133,088 38.6% Janardan Singh Azad (Janata Party (Secular)) 23,536 (6.8 pts)
1984 Jitendra Singh Indian National Congress 208,692 46.8% Hari Shanker Tiwari (Independent) 124,474 (27.9 pts)
1989 Harsh Vardhan Janata Dal 157,657 32.4% Jitender Singh (Indian National Congress) 14,990 (3.1 pts)
1991 Pankaj Choudhari Bharatiya Janata Party 155,650 32.0% Jitendra Singh (Indian National Congress) 33,727 (6.9 pts)
1996 Pankaj Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 182,855 30.2% Harsh Vardhan (Bahujan Samaj Party) 33,550 (5.5 pts)
1998 Pankaj Choudhari Bharatiya Janata Party 233,361 35.9% Akhilesh Singh (Samajwadi Party) 26,940 (4.1 pts)
1999 Akhilesh Singh Samajwadi Party 239,826 35.4% Pankaj Chaudhary (Bharatiya Janata Party) 10,644 (1.6 pts)
2004 Pankaj Bharatiya Janata Party 228,702 30.6% Akhilesh (Samajwadi Party) 64,799 (8.7 pts)
2009 Harsh Vardhan Indian National Congress 305,474 36.4% Ganesh Shanker Pandey (Bahujan Samaj Party) 123,628 (14.7 pts)
2014 Pankaj Bharatiya Janata Party 471,542 44.7% Kashi Nath Shukla (Bahujan Samaj Party) 240,458 (22.8 pts)
2019 Pankaj Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 726,349 59.7% Akhilesh (Samajwadi Party) 340,424 (28.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Prof. Shibban Lal Saxena Independent 92,617 52.6%
Hari Shanker Indian National Congress 64,836 36.8%
Mahatam Praja Socialist Party 18,730 10.6%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mahadeo Prasad Indian National Congress 95,469 52.7%
Shibban Lal Saxena Socialist Party 71,098 39.2%
Mahatam Praja Socialist Party 14,577 8.0%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
M. Prasad Indian National Congress 94,864 40.1%
R. Ratan Bharatiya Jana Sangh 48,137 20.4%
V. R. Gupta Independent 33,229 14.1%
M. Pandey Samyukta Socialist Party 31,835 13.5%
N. Nath Independent 22,576 9.5%
S. Prasad Praja Socialist Party 5,773 2.4%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sibban Lal Saxena Independent 93,252 48.9%
Mahadeo Prasad Indian National Congress 53,834 28.3%
Raghuraj Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh 23,831 12.5%
Rama Shanker Independent 6,606 3.5%
Paripurna Nand BKD 5,633 3.0%
Sahban Praja Socialist Party 4,974 2.6%
Sunder Independent 2,391 1.3%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shibban Lal Saksena Bharatiya Lok Dal 184,090 61.9%
Raghubar Prasad Indian National Congress 52,099 17.5%
Ramashankar Prasad Gupta Independent 37,151 12.5%
Ram Charitra Independent 10,210 3.4%
Sadhoo Sharan Independent 7,421 2.5%
Sirtaj Independent 3,920 1.3%
Sankata Prasad Independent 1,633 0.5%
Udai Bhan Independent 995 0.3%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ashfaq Husain Congress (I) 133,088 38.6%
Janardan Singh Azad Janata Party (Secular) 109,552 31.8%
Kedar Nath Janata Party 59,415 17.2%
Ram Krishna Dwivedi Congress (U) 12,302 3.6%
Sanktha Prasad Yadav Independent 10,583 3.1%
Ganjeshwar Tiwari Independent 6,981 2.0%
Sukh Shagar Das Independent 6,643 1.9%
Shibban Lal Saksena Independent 6,456 1.9%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jitendra Singh Indian National Congress 208,692 46.8%
Hari Shanker Tiwari Independent 84,218 18.9%
Virendra Pratap Independent 62,254 14.0%
Deep Narain LKD 57,995 13.0%
Harsh Vardhan Janata Party 7,123 1.6%
Mohd. Zaki Khan Independent 7,057 1.6%
Prem Nath Shukla DDP 6,980 1.6%
Sharda Prasad Jaiswal Independent 6,441 1.4%
Jagdish Narain Choudhary Independent 5,102 1.1%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Harsh Vardhan Janata Dal 157,657 32.4%
Jitender Singh Indian National Congress 142,667 29.3%
Virender Partap Independent 112,202 23.1%
Milian Bahujan Samaj Party 26,536 5.5%
Gobind Das Independent 11,555 2.4%
Ashok Independent 11,089 2.3%
Mohd. Safee DDP 9,317 1.9%
Vobaidullah Independent 7,377 1.5%
Ansari Independent 4,888 1.0%
Tribeni Independent 2,975 0.6%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Pankaj Choudhari Bharatiya Janata Party 155,650 32.0%
Jitendra Singh Indian National Congress 121,923 25.1%
Harsh Vardhan Janata Dal 101,293 20.8%
Virender Pratap Singh Janata Party 48,700 10.0%
Abid Husain Bahujan Samaj Party 29,375 6.0%
Sushil Kumar Independent 4,981 1.0%
Parmanand Independent 4,256 0.9%
Triveni Gandhi RPI 4,118 0.8%
Ramagya Independent 2,544 0.5%
Akhatar Ali Independent 2,394 0.5%
Madan Lal Chun Chun Vala Independent 2,154 0.4%
Rama Shankar Independent 1,580 0.3%
Govind Das Independent 1,551 0.3%
Jagat Guru Ramanuj Acharya Swami Shri Dharcharya Hindustan Mazdoor Sevak Sangh 1,427 0.3%
Bal Kishun Independent 1,316 0.3%
Bechan Independent 1,257 0.3%
Mohd. Safi DDP 1,210 0.2%
Pardeshi Independent 944 0.2%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Pankaj Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 182,855 30.2%
Harsh Vardhan Bahujan Samaj Party 149,305 24.7%
Akhilesh Samajwadi Party 119,462 19.8%
Hari Shanker Tiwari AIIC(T) 70,610 11.7%
Jitendra Singh Indian National Congress 26,429 4.4%
Avid Hussain Independent 5,697 0.9%
Ranjit Independent 4,145 0.7%
Narsingh Independent 4,129 0.7%
Ashwani Independent 3,158 0.5%
Dhurve Narain Independent 2,702 0.4%
Rajesh Kumar Independent 2,357 0.4%
Ram Vrichm Gupta Independent 2,127 0.4%
Hafiz Mustaq Khan Independent 1,896 0.3%
Rajendra Prashad Nishad Independent 1,837 0.3%
Parmeshwar Independent 1,782 0.3%
Amresh Janata Party 1,685 0.3%
Surendra Choudhary Independent 1,624 0.3%
Pharai Nishad Independent 1,585 0.3%
Gulraj Independent 1,584 0.3%
Ashok Independent 1,559 0.3%
Kailash Maurya Independent 1,502 0.2%
Anand Prakash Independent 1,350 0.2%
Madan Pandey Independent 1,290 0.2%
Ram Naresh Independent 1,217 0.2%
Umesha Independent 1,057 0.2%
Ram Shanker Chorasia AD 1,010 0.2%
Ishmail Independent 964 0.2%
Sushil Kumar Independent 942 0.2%
Sant Kumar Independent 778 0.1%
Barkat Ali Independent 753 0.1%
Ramesh Independent 718 0.1%
Sudesh Independent 653 0.1%
R.K. Tripathi Independent 568 0.1%
Ram Bachan Chorasia Independent 562 0.1%
Rameshwar Independent 501 0.1%
Jitendra Bahadur Singh Independent 484 0.1%
Prabhu Yadav Independent 465 0.1%
Lal Chand Independent 450 0.1%
Suresh Independent 443 0.1%
Raj Mangal Independent 430 0.1%
Puranwasi Independent 396 0.1%
Shanker Independent 372 0.1%
Mohd. Harun Independent 365 0.1%
Budhi Narain Independent 299 0.0%
Bechan Prasad Shastri Independent 280 0.0%
Jamil Independent 228 0.0%
Akhtar Ali Independent 107 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Pankaj Choudhari Bharatiya Janata Party 233,361 35.9%
Akhilesh Singh Samajwadi Party 206,421 31.7%
Prem Sagar Patel Bahujan Samaj Party 130,166 20.0%
Harsh Vardhan Janata Dal 49,260 7.6%
Jitendra Singh Indian National Congress 18,962 2.9%
Abid Husain Independent 7,308 1.1%
Ramagya AD 4,062 0.6%
Ram Kishor Independent 872 0.1%
Ram Roop Independent 437 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Akhilesh Singh Samajwadi Party 239,826 35.4%
Pankaj Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 229,182 33.8%
Talat Aziz Bahujan Samaj Party 171,408 25.3%
Jitnedra Singh Indian National Congress 24,516 3.6%
Panna Lal Independent 3,041 0.4%
Lorik Chamar Independent 2,795 0.4%
Abdurrauf Ansari NLP 2,527 0.4%
Kapile Mune Independent 1,989 0.3%
Nagendra AJBP 808 0.1%
Suresh Independent 564 0.1%
Mohd Jubed Khan Independent 458 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Pankaj Bharatiya Janata Party 228,702 30.6%
Akhilesh Samajwadi Party 163,903 22.0%
Harsh Vardhan Indian National Congress 161,554 21.6%
Talat Ajiz Bahujan Samaj Party 157,438 21.1%
Ram Nivas Independent 11,993 1.6%
Om Prakash BEP 6,217 0.8%
Pashupati Nath Independent 5,093 0.7%
Gauri Shankar AD 4,328 0.6%
Ranjeet Independent 4,220 0.6%
Amar Jeet Independent 3,174 0.4%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Harsh Vardhan Indian National Congress 305,474 36.4%
Ganesh Shanker Pandey Bahujan Samaj Party 181,846 21.7%
Pankaj Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 173,041 20.6%
Ajeet Mani Samajwadi Party 106,602 12.7%
Pawan Kumar RPI(A) 21,134 2.5%
Hanuman Independent 10,167 1.2%
Ram Kishun Nishad SBSP 8,517 1.0%
Abdwurruf Ansari NLHP 7,425 0.9%
Omprakash Chaturvedi Independent 4,479 0.5%
Lal Bihari Independent 4,064 0.5%
Shyam Sunder Das Chaurasia Independent 3,965 0.5%
Chaudhary Sanjay Singh Patel Independent 3,886 0.5%
Satya Narayan Urf Satnarayan BEP 3,539 0.4%
Dilip Kumar Independent 2,918 0.3%
Ram Nivas Independent 2,149 0.3%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Pankaj Bharatiya Janata Party 471,542 44.7%
Kashi Nath Shukla Bahujan Samaj Party 231,084 21.9%
Akhilesh Samajwadi Party 213,974 20.3%
Harsh Vardhan Indian National Congress 57,193 5.4%
Anil Kumar Shahani Independent 15,517 1.5%
Tej Pratap Independent 6,131 0.6%
Shree Akhilesh Kumar ADUP 5,422 0.5%
Kavilas SBSP 5,195 0.5%
Ramsamujh S(J) 5,001 0.5%
None Of The Above Independent 4,545 0.4%
Govind Das Independent 4,216 0.4%
Dayaram Nishad Independent 4,210 0.4%
Ajaydhar Independent 4,079 0.4%
Arat Kharvar BMP 3,752 0.4%
Mummataj PP 3,582 0.3%
Shivcharan JHSP 3,455 0.3%
Pashupati Nath Gupta Aam Aadmi Party 3,196 0.3%
Rakesh Kumar Giri Independent 2,545 0.2%
Vimlesh Tripathi NP 2,339 0.2%
Dinanath Independent 2,149 0.2%
Radheyshyam MBCOI 1,961 0.2%
Rakesh Kumar Gupta Independent 1,828 0.2%
Dinesh Kumar Independent 1,671 0.2%
Mangal Lal LD 1,491 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Pankaj Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 726,349 59.7%
Akhilesh Samajwadi Party 385,925 31.7%
Supriya Shrinate Indian National Congress 72,516 6.0%
Laldhari Yadav Independent 5,387 0.4%
Sumit JKP 5,183 0.4%
Pannelal Independent 3,872 0.3%
Mohankumar Independent 3,066 0.3%
Pappu Chauhan SKP 2,857 0.2%
Amarjeet Independent 2,254 0.2%
Pramod Kumar Independent 2,236 0.2%
Aneel Kumar Independent 2,042 0.2%
Manoj Kumar Rana BKUSP 1,786 0.1%
Manish BMP 1,534 0.1%
Shiv Charan JHSP 1,431 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: Independent margin 15.8 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 13.5 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 19.8 pts 1971: Independent margin 20.7 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 44.4 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 6.8 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 27.9 pts 1989: Janata Dal margin 3.1 pts 1991: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 6.9 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 5.5 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 4.1 pts 1999: Samajwadi Party margin 1.6 pts 2004: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 8.7 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 14.7 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 22.8 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 28.0 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Maharajganj in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Pankaj Choudhary (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh, in 2019 with 726,349 votes (59.7%), a margin of 340,424 votes over Akhilesh.

Which parties have won Maharajganj since 1957?

Since 1957, Maharajganj has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Independent, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party.

What was the closest result in Maharajganj?

The closest result on record for Maharajganj was 1999, when Samajwadi Party beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 10,644 votes (1.6 percentage points).

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