Behat is assembly constituency number 1 in Uttar Pradesh, in Saharanpur district, and one of the segments of the Saharanpur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Umar Ali Khan of the Samajwadi Party won with 47.8% of the vote, 37,880 votes ahead of Naresh Saini (BJP).
- 01Umar Ali KhanSP1,34,51347.81%
- 02Naresh SainiBJP96,63334.34%
- 03Rais MalikBSP45,07516.02%
- 04Poonam KambojINC1,6320.58%
- 05Sushil KumarAAP1,1620.41%
- 3 other candidates · 1,241 votesNOTA · 1,117 (0.40%)
Margin 37,880 votes · 13.46% of valid votes
All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,81,373 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umar Ali KhanMale · 44 yrs | SP | 1,34,513 | 47.81% |
| 2 | Naresh SainiMale · 57 yrs | BJP | 96,633 | 34.34% |
| 3 | Rais MalikMale · 54 yrs | BSP | 45,075 | 16.02% |
| 4 | Poonam KambojFemale · 36 yrs | INC | 1,632 | 0.58% |
| 5 | Sushil KumarMale · 38 yrs | AAP | 1,162 | 0.41% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,117 | 0.40% |
| 6 | Dharampal SinghMale · 46 yrs | Independent | 560 | 0.20% |
| 7 | Ali KhanMale · 31 yrs | Independent | 409 | 0.15% |
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| 8 | Mo. IkramMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 272 | 0.10% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2017, SP in 2022.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Behat result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naresh Saini | INC | 97,035 | 38.42% |
| 2 | Mahaveer Singh Rana | BJP | 71,449 | 28.29% |
| 3 | Mohd. Iqbal | BSP | 71,019 | 28.12% |
| 4 | Rana Aditya Pratap Singh | Independent | 4,187 | 1.66% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,576 | 0.62% |
| 5 | Kamran Ali | BHASP | 1,255 | 0.50% |
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| 6 | Arun | RLD | 1,150 | 0.46% |
| 7 | Hardhyan | Independent | 1,113 | 0.44% |
| 8 | Gopal Singh | Independent | 945 | 0.37% |
| 9 | Krishna Kumar | Independent | 810 | 0.32% |
| 10 | Kalyan Singh | Independent | 659 | 0.26% |
| 11 | Lokesh Verma | BHATARSP | 617 | 0.24% |
| 12 | Sakeem Khan | BMUP | 425 | 0.17% |
| 13 | Karm Singh | Independent | 319 | 0.13% |
Behat result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahaveer Singh Rana | BSP | 70,274 | 31.78% |
| 2 | Naresh | INC | 69,760 | 31.55% |
| 3 | Umar Ali Khan | SP | 47,366 | 21.42% |
| 4 | Ajay Chauhan | BJP | 23,623 | 10.68% |
| 5 | Dharam Singh | CPI | 2,251 | 1.02% |
| 6 | Dhaniram | Independent | 1,774 | 0.80% |
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| 7 | Arvind | MD | 1,399 | 0.63% |
| 8 | Kari Inam | RUC | 1,308 | 0.59% |
| 9 | Yashpal | ABHM | 781 | 0.35% |
| 10 | Abdul Jabbar | NCP | 726 | 0.33% |
| 11 | Vikram | VAJP | 702 | 0.32% |
| 12 | Irshad Urf Bhoora | RLM | 593 | 0.27% |
| 13 | Mahmood | LD | 565 | 0.26% |
Behat outlined in orange among the other Uttar Pradesh seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Saharanpur district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Behat is one of the assembly segments of Saharanpur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Saharanpur candidates.
- Imran MasoodINC1,33,394 49.8%
- Raghav LakhanpalBJP95,165 35.5%
- Majid AliBSP36,045 13.4%
- Mohd InamAKBRPRVP1,173 0.4%
- ShabnamIndependent694 0.3%
In the assembly election SP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 38,229 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Behat.
Who won the Behat assembly seat in 2022?
Umar Ali Khan of the Samajwadi Party (SP) won Behat in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly election with 1,34,513 votes, which was 47.81% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Behat?
The margin was 37,880 votes (13.46% of valid votes). The runner-up was Naresh Saini of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 96,633 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Behat in 2022?
Turnout was 75.65%: 2,81,667 of 3,72,305 registered electors voted, across 439 polling stations. That is 0.6 points higher than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Behat part of?
Behat is an assembly segment of the Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Imran Masood got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Behat a reserved constituency?
No. Behat is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Behat?
The Uttar Pradesh assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 and 2012 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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