Khajani is assembly constituency number 325 in Uttar Pradesh, in Gorakhpur district, and one of the segments of the Sant Kabir Nagar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Shriram Chauhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 45.4% of the vote, 37,101 votes ahead of Rupawati Beldar (SP).
- 01Shriram ChauhanBJP90,21045.37%
- 02Rupawati BeldarSP53,10926.71%
- 03VidyasagarBSP46,42723.35%
- 04RajaniINC2,1971.10%
- 05Ramesh ChandraJANADIP1,6290.82%
- 5 other candidates · 3,803 votesNOTA · 1,453 (0.73%)
Margin 37,101 votes · 18.66% of valid votes
All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,98,828 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shriram ChauhanMale · 64 yrs · SC | BJP | 90,210 | 45.37% |
| 2 | Rupawati BeldarFemale · 45 yrs · SC | SP | 53,109 | 26.71% |
| 3 | VidyasagarMale · 49 yrs · SC | BSP | 46,427 | 23.35% |
| 4 | RajaniFemale · 40 yrs · SC | INC | 2,197 | 1.10% |
| 5 | Ramesh ChandraMale · 33 yrs · SC | JANADIP | 1,629 | 0.82% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,453 | 0.73% |
| 6 | Amita BharatiFemale · 34 yrs · SC | BMUP | 1,272 | 0.64% |
| 7 | RajkumarMale · 45 yrs · SC | RTVP | 866 | 0.44% |
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| 8 | RishikapoorMale · 26 yrs · SC | Independent | 685 | 0.34% |
| 9 | DeenbandhuMale · 26 yrs · SC | AAP | 677 | 0.34% |
| 10 | Gauri ShankarMale · 38 yrs · SC | ABD | 303 | 0.15% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Khajani result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sant Prasad | BJP | 71,492 | 38.07% |
| 2 | Rajkumar | BSP | 51,413 | 27.38% |
| 3 | Rupawati Beldar | SP | 42,085 | 22.41% |
| 4 | Vidya Sagar | NISHAD | 11,289 | 6.01% |
| 5 | Commando Kamal Kishor | INC | 4,653 | 2.48% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,085 | 1.11% |
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| 6 | Shyam Charan | Independent | 1,175 | 0.63% |
| 7 | Rajesh | ASP | 1,112 | 0.59% |
| 8 | Virendra Kumar | BMUP | 935 | 0.50% |
| 9 | Ram Chandra | JANADIP | 781 | 0.42% |
| 10 | Kali Charan Beldar | Independent | 778 | 0.41% |
Khajani result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sant Prasad | BJP | 57,920 | 35.09% |
| 2 | Ram Samujh | BSP | 48,484 | 29.37% |
| 3 | Dashrath | SP | 30,153 | 18.27% |
| 4 | Raj Narayan Pasi | INC | 9,067 | 5.49% |
| 5 | Shambhu | PECP | 4,736 | 2.87% |
| 6 | Rajdev | Independent | 2,364 | 1.43% |
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| 7 | Rajkumar | NCP | 1,639 | 0.99% |
| 8 | Arvind Kumar Paswan | LJP | 1,636 | 0.99% |
| 9 | Satish Kumar | BSP(K) | 1,291 | 0.78% |
| 10 | Bhikhari | Independent | 1,233 | 0.75% |
| 11 | Shyam Charan | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,163 | 0.70% |
| 12 | Swaminath | ASP | 1,109 | 0.67% |
| 13 | Ravi Shankar | RKSP | 1,033 | 0.63% |
| 14 | Ramchandra | Independent | 967 | 0.59% |
| 15 | Sant Prasad | Independent | 795 | 0.48% |
| 16 | Mukhraj | BRPP | 542 | 0.33% |
| 17 | Indra Dev | LD | 484 | 0.29% |
| 18 | Ramyash | JD(U) | 457 | 0.28% |
Khajani 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 Gorakhpur district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Khajani is one of the assembly segments of Sant Kabir Nagar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Sant Kabir Nagar candidates.
- Pravin Kumar NishadBJP80,781 43.6%
- Laxmikant Pappu NishadSP70,206 37.9%
- Nadeem AshrafBSP29,100 15.7%
- Dheeraj SrivastavPGSP986 0.5%
- Ram Krishna DwivediIndependent856 0.5%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 10,575 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Khajani.
Who won the Khajani assembly seat in 2022?
Shriram Chauhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Khajani in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly election with 90,210 votes, which was 45.37% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Khajani?
The margin was 37,101 votes (18.66% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rupawati Beldar of the Samajwadi Party with 53,109 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Khajani in 2022?
Turnout was 52.34%: 1,98,951 of 3,80,081 registered electors voted, across 458 polling stations. That is 0.8 points higher than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Khajani part of?
Khajani is an assembly segment of the Sant Kabir Nagar Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Pravin Kumar Nishad got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Khajani a reserved constituency?
Yes. Khajani is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Khajani?
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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