Saidpur, Uttar Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results

Saidpur (Uttar Pradesh) was won by Tufani Saroj (Samajwadi Party) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 29,810 votes over R A Prasad. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Saidpur, Uttar Pradesh, from 1967 to 2004.

Full Election History, 1967–2004

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1967 S. Nath Indian National Congress 79,201 30.8% R. J. Ram (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 13,437 (5.2 pts)
1971 Shambhu Nath Indian National Congress 136,682 51.0% Ram Yash Ram (BKD) 71,446 (26.6 pts)
1977 Ram Sagar Bharatiya Lok Dal 267,155 74.0% Sankatha Prasad Shastri (Indian National Congress) 190,068 (52.7 pts)
1980 Rajnath Sonkar Shastri Janata Party (Secular) 136,017 36.9% Ram Sagar (Janata Party) 13,983 (3.8 pts)
1984 Ram Smujhawan Indian National Congress 174,291 46.1% Awadhesh Kumar (LKD) 76,534 (20.2 pts)
1989 Ram Ragar Bharatiya Janata Party 204,807 49.8% Ram Samjhawan (Indian National Congress) 101,749 (24.8 pts)
1991 Rajnath Sonkar Shastri Janata Dal 122,933 30.4% Ram Sagar (Bharatiya Janata Party) 16,435 (4.1 pts)
1996 Vidhyasagar Bharatiya Janata Party 196,624 33.3% Raj Bahadur (Samajwadi Party) 24,369 (4.1 pts)
1998 Vijay Bharatiya Janata Party 231,407 33.2% Toofani (Samajwadi Party) 825 (0.1 pts)
1999 Tufani Saroj Samajwadi Party 237,438 33.7% Sharada Prasad (Bahujan Samaj Party) 31,371 (4.5 pts)
2004 Tufani Saroj Samajwadi Party 231,989 32.6% R A Prasad (Bahujan Samaj Party) 29,810 (4.2 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
S. Nath Indian National Congress 79,201 30.8%
R. J. Ram Bharatiya Jana Sangh 65,764 25.6%
Patiram Communist Party of India 44,527 17.3%
B. Madho Independent 26,267 10.2%
G. Prasad Samyukta Socialist Party 21,933 8.5%
G. Ram Swatantra Party 19,106 7.4%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shambhu Nath Indian National Congress 136,682 51.0%
Ram Yash Ram BKD 65,236 24.3%
Ram Sagar Bharatiya Jana Sangh 57,957 21.6%
Ramdhani Samyukta Socialist Party 8,356 3.1%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Sagar Bharatiya Lok Dal 267,155 74.0%
Sankatha Prasad Shastri Indian National Congress 77,087 21.4%
Kumar Ram Independent 9,756 2.7%
Gama Ram SSD 6,811 1.9%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rajnath Sonkar Shastri Janata Party (Secular) 136,017 36.9%
Ram Sagar Janata Party 122,034 33.1%
Shyam Lal Congress (I) 99,392 26.9%
Baldeo Independent 11,481 3.1%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Smujhawan Indian National Congress 174,291 46.1%
Awadhesh Kumar LKD 97,757 25.9%
Ram Sagar Bharatiya Janata Party 42,264 11.2%
Rajnath Sonkar Shastri Independent 19,500 5.2%
Lakshmi Ram Bagri Communist Party of India 16,469 4.4%
Lallan DDP 6,816 1.8%
Gopi Ram Independent 5,284 1.4%
Samarnath Independent 4,760 1.3%
Satyendra Prasad Independent 3,077 0.8%
Kumar Ram Independent 2,951 0.8%
Bijoo Patnayak Independent 2,575 0.7%
Umashankar Yogi Independent 2,376 0.6%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Ragar Bharatiya Janata Party 204,807 49.8%
Ram Samjhawan Indian National Congress 103,058 25.1%
Sibodh Bahujan Samaj Party 75,631 18.4%
Sita Ram DDP 8,592 2.1%
Chhote Lal Independent 6,333 1.5%
Rajnath Sonaker Shastri Independent 5,033 1.2%
Chandra Shekar Independent 3,759 0.9%
Chandrama Prasad Independent 2,391 0.6%
Baljit Ram Independent 1,534 0.4%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rajnath Sonkar Shastri Janata Dal 122,933 30.4%
Ram Sagar Bharatiya Janata Party 106,498 26.3%
Sibodh Bahujan Samaj Party 71,729 17.7%
Ram Nath Munshi Indian National Congress 45,244 11.2%
Deo Ram Janata Party 40,732 10.1%
Chhavi Nath Independent 8,086 2.0%
Sita Ram S/O Nanhaku DDP 2,990 0.7%
Uma Shankar Yogi Independent 2,609 0.6%
Keshi Prasad Independent 1,800 0.4%
Sita Ram S/O Durjan Independent 1,455 0.4%
Sahti UPRP 835 0.2%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vidhyasagar Bharatiya Janata Party 196,624 33.3%
Raj Bahadur Samajwadi Party 172,255 29.2%
Shibodh Bahujan Samaj Party 167,405 28.3%
Rajnath Sonkar Shastri Indian National Congress 17,766 3.0%
Satya Deo Independent 6,674 1.1%
Viju Patnayak Independent 6,592 1.1%
Kedar Ram AD 5,556 0.9%
Raj Nath All India Forward Bloc 4,681 0.8%
Gulab Independent 2,247 0.4%
Sankatha Prashad Shastri AIIC(T) 2,142 0.4%
Shyam Lal Independent 1,799 0.3%
Brahma Deo Independent 1,663 0.3%
Shri Dev Independent 1,198 0.2%
Ram Awatar Sanehiya SSD 1,093 0.2%
Sofi Independent 724 0.1%
Jitender Independent 594 0.1%
Ramsagar ABBP 593 0.1%
Ram Dhani Independent 426 0.1%
Keshav Prashad Independent 346 0.1%
Lalji S/O Raja Ram RPI 321 0.1%
Lalji S/O Ram Pati Independent 120 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vijay Bharatiya Janata Party 231,407 33.2%
Toofani Samajwadi Party 230,582 33.1%
Shiv Bodh Ram Bahujan Samaj Party 196,276 28.2%
Ramnath Indian National Congress 20,882 3.0%
Prem Kumar AD 7,923 1.1%
Rajbahadur Janata Dal 3,484 0.5%
Kanhaiya Independent 2,180 0.3%
Gama Rashtriya Janata Dal 2,130 0.3%
Chandrashekher Independent 1,841 0.3%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tufani Saroj Samajwadi Party 237,438 33.7%
Sharada Prasad Bahujan Samaj Party 206,067 29.3%
Dr Vijai Sonkar Shastri Bharatiya Janata Party 190,715 27.1%
Sankatha Prasad Shastri Indian National Congress 43,350 6.2%
Ram Kripal Bharati AD 10,922 1.6%
Ramjee Ram Independent 3,974 0.6%
Chandrashekhar Independent 3,730 0.5%
Comrade Bachau Ram Independent 2,583 0.4%
Lalta Independent 2,442 0.3%
Shamsher Kumar Bharati Independent 2,117 0.3%
Garib Independent 411 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tufani Saroj Samajwadi Party 231,989 32.6%
R A Prasad Bahujan Samaj Party 202,179 28.4%
Vidyasagar Bharatiya Janata Party 161,195 22.7%
Mata Prasad Indian National Congress 45,193 6.4%
Ram Murty Independent 35,912 5.0%
Kamala Prasad Musahar AD 10,938 1.5%
Virendra Independent 10,477 1.5%
Ramdayal RSMD 6,867 1.0%
Rajendra CPI (ML) Liberation 3,413 0.5%
Nirbhay GGP 3,177 0.4%

Margin Over Time

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

1967: Indian National Congress margin 5.2 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 26.6 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 52.7 pts 1980: Janata Party (Secular) margin 3.8 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 20.2 pts 1989: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 24.8 pts 1991: Janata Dal margin 4.1 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 4.1 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 0.1 pts 1999: Samajwadi Party margin 4.5 pts 2004: Samajwadi Party margin 4.2 pts 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004

Trend

Saidpur has been contested at 11 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1967. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Janata Party (Secular), Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Saidpur in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?

Tufani Saroj (Samajwadi Party) won Saidpur, Uttar Pradesh, in 2004 with 231,989 votes (32.6%), a margin of 29,810 votes over R A Prasad.

Which parties have won Saidpur since 1967?

Since 1967, Saidpur has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Janata Party (Secular), Samajwadi Party.

What was the closest result in Saidpur?

The closest result on record for Saidpur was 1998, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Samajwadi Party by just 825 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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