Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2022

Bhojipura

Assembly constituency 120 (GEN) · Uttar Pradesh

State boardUttar Pradesh 2022

[01]Result · 2022

#120 · GEN

Poll date10 Feb 2022

Contestants5

Electors3,78,655

Votes polled2,58,877

Turnout68.4%

NOTA1,3730.4% of votes

WinnerShazil Islam AnsariSamajwadi Party1,19,40246.1% of votes

MARGIN9,409 votes · 3.6 pp1,19,402 − 1,09,993

Runner-upBahoran Lal Maurya Bharatiya Janata Party1,09,99342.5% of votes

SP 52.1% of top-two votesBJP 47.9%

All candidates 5

01 Shazil Islam AnsariSP1,19,402 46.1%
02 Bahoran Lal MauryaBJP1,09,993 42.5%
03 Yogesh KumarBSP26,909 10.4%
04 Sardar KhanINC1,963 0.8%
05 Mahendra SinghAAP610 0.2%

Turnout 68.4%

Male 2.04 lakh53.8% Female 1.74 lakh46.1%

Share of 3,78,655 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males857
NOTAreported alongside the total1,373 · 0.4%
State median turnoutmedian of 403 seats, 202260.3%
ReconciliationΣ 5 candidates = 2,58,877Verified

Seat history 2002–2022

2002
2.3 pp
Anand SenSamajwadi Party
2007
6.3 pp
Anand SenBahujan Samaj Party
2012
8.9 pp
Shazil IslamIttehad-E-Millait Council
2017
11.7 pp
Bahoran Lal MauryaBharatiya Janata Party
2022
3.6 pp
Shazil Islam AnsariSamajwadi Party

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 11.7 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed BSP polled 26,909 votes, 2.9× the 9,409-vote margin.
26,909 ÷ 9,409 = 2.9
The top two polled 88.6% of votes; the other 3 candidates 11.4% between them.
(1,19,402 + 1,09,993) ÷ 2,58,877 = 88.6% · 29,482 ÷ 2,58,877 = 11.4%
Turnout of 68.4% was 8.1 pp above the state's median seat (60.3%).
68.4 − 60.3 = +8.1
The margin narrowed from 11.7 pp in 2017 to 3.6 pp.
3.6 − 11.7 = −8.1 pp
Bahoran Lal Maurya, the 2017 winner, finished second in 2022.
2017 winner name = 2022 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 5 candidate lines2,58,877
NOTAreported alongside the total1,373
Published totalVotes polled2,58,877
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2022 · Uttar Pradesh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates5 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 403 seats on the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 2022 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database