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Assembly constituency 277 · Uttar Pradesh

Katehari is assembly constituency number 277 in Uttar Pradesh, in Ambedkar Nagar * district, and one of the segments of the Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Lalji Verma of the Samajwadi Party won with 37.8% of the vote, 7,696 votes ahead of Avadhesh Kumar (NINSHAD). A bye-election on 20 Nov 2024 was won by Dharmraj Nishad (BJP), the current MLA.

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Katehari · 2022AC 277
  1. 01
    Lalji Verma
    SP
    93,524
    37.78%
  2. 02
    Avadhesh Kumar
    NISHAD
    85,828
    34.67%
  3. 03
    Prateek Pandey
    BSP
    58,482
    23.62%
  4. 04
    Nishat Fatima
    INC
    2,049
    0.83%
  5. 05
    Raghupati
    MADP
    1,389
    0.56%
  6. 5 other candidates · 4,796 votesNOTA · 1,492 (0.60%)

Margin 7,696 votes · 3.11% of valid votes

3,94,267
Registered electors
2022 election
62.8%
Turnout
-0.5 pts vs 2017
7,696
Victory margin
3.1% of valid votes
Feb 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,47,560 valid votes, NOTA included.

Katehari 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Lalji VermaMale · 66 yrsSP93,524
37.78%
2Avadhesh KumarMale · 48 yrsNISHAD85,828
34.67%
3Prateek PandeyMale · 29 yrsBSP58,482
23.62%
4Nishat FatimaFemale · 49 yrsINC2,049
0.83%
—NOTANOTA1,492
0.60%
5RaghupatiMale · 66 yrsMADP1,389
0.56%
6Ashok Kumar SenMale · 66 yrs · SCJANADIP1,312
0.53%
7OmaveerMale · 39 yrsBMUP1,043
0.42%
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8Rinka GautamFemale · 31 yrs · SCASPKR977
0.39%
9Ram Baran PrajapatiMale · 44 yrsAAP922
0.37%
10EkalakhMale · 56 yrsPECP542
0.22%
Past results

The seat changed hands: BSP won in 2017, SP in 2022.

0%10%20%30%40%50%201220172022SP 37.8%NISHAD 34.7%BSP 23.6%BJP 33.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024 byeDharmraj NishadBJP · 45.6% · margin 34,514Turnout56.9%
2022Lalji VermaSP · 37.8% · margin 7,696Turnout62.8%
2017Lal Ji VermaBSP · 36.0% · margin 6,287Turnout63.3%
2012Shankh Lal ManjhiSP · 46.8% · margin 17,620Turnout61.0%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Katehari bye-election, 20 Nov 2024

Turnout 56.9% · 2,28,473 of 4,01,536 electors voted

Katehari bye-election 2024-11-20 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dharmraj NishadBJP1,04,091
45.57%
2Shobhawati VermaSP69,577
30.46%
3Amit VermaBSP41,647
18.23%
4Rajesh KumarASPKR5,152
2.26%
5Govind KumarIndependent1,650
0.72%
—NOTANOTA1,530
0.67%
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6Ram NareshBGDRPP1,039
0.45%
7Omveer VermaIndependent886
0.39%
8Neelam SinghCPI869
0.38%
9AyodhyaAPNDLK741
0.32%
10Mo AsadPECP698
0.31%
11ShatrughanMOSP554
0.24%

Katehari result 2017

Katehari 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Lal Ji VermaBSP84,358
35.99%
2Awdhesh Kumar DwivediBJP78,071
33.31%
3Jaishankar PandeySP45,532
19.42%
4Ajay Pratap SinghNISHAD18,721
7.99%
—NOTANOTA2,235
0.95%
5Munir AhmadCPI(ML)(L)2,024
0.86%
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6Dr.ashok Kumar SenRLD1,717
0.73%
7Ramanand NishadBMUP1,120
0.48%
8Zurgham MehdiIndependent629
0.27%

Katehari result 2012

Katehari 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shankh Lal ManjhiSP94,641
46.82%
2Lal Ji VermaBSP77,021
38.10%
3AmitINC11,897
5.89%
4Rama ShankarBJP8,797
4.35%
5Hari RamIndependent1,969
0.97%
6DasharathRUC1,813
0.90%
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7Muneer AhamadIndependent1,574
0.78%
8Rajitram YadavIndependent1,017
0.50%
9Harish KumarQED923
0.46%
10Ram AmbesIndependent890
0.44%
11Mahesh ChandraLJP498
0.25%
12ArvindIndependent395
0.20%
13Aniruddh Kumar TiwariIndependent379
0.19%
14Menhadi HasanCPI(ML)(L)320
0.16%
Map

Katehari 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 Ambedkar Nagar * district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Katehari is one of the assembly segments of Ambedkar Nagar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Ambedkar Nagar candidates.

  • Lalji VermaSP1,07,840 43.7%
  • Ritesh PandeyBJP90,768 36.8%
  • Qamar HayatBSP43,818 17.8%
  • Neelam SinghMOSP966 0.4%
  • Shabana KhatoonPECP961 0.4%

In the assembly election SP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, SP led here by 17,072 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Katehari.

Who won the Katehari assembly seat in 2022?

Lalji Verma of the Samajwadi Party (SP) won Katehari in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly election with 93,524 votes, which was 37.78% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Katehari?

The margin was 7,696 votes (3.11% of valid votes). The runner-up was Avadhesh Kumar of the Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal with 85,828 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Katehari in 2022?

Turnout was 62.84%: 2,47,769 of 3,94,267 registered electors voted, across 464 polling stations. That is 0.5 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Katehari part of?

Katehari is an assembly segment of the Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Lalji Verma got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Katehari had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 20 Nov 2024, Dharmraj Nishad (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 34,514 votes.

Is Katehari a reserved constituency?

No. Katehari is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Katehari?

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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