Paniyra is assembly constituency number 319 in Uttar Pradesh, in Maharajganj district, and one of the segments of the Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Gyanendra Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 52.1% of the vote, 61,428 votes ahead of Krishnabhan (SP).
- 01Gyanendra SinghBJP1,35,46352.11%
- 02KrishnabhanSP74,03528.48%
- 03Omprakash ChaurasiaBSP34,82913.40%
- 04Shamshad AalamAIMIM3,4571.33%
- 05Shardendu Kumar PandeyINC2,9921.15%
- 9 other candidates · 7,597 votesNOTA · 1,558 (0.60%)
Margin 61,428 votes · 23.63% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,59,931 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyanendra SinghMale · 64 yrs | BJP | 1,35,463 | 52.11% |
| 2 | KrishnabhanMale · 42 yrs | SP | 74,035 | 28.48% |
| 3 | Omprakash ChaurasiaMale · 37 yrs | BSP | 34,829 | 13.40% |
| 4 | Shamshad AalamMale · 45 yrs | AIMIM | 3,457 | 1.33% |
| 5 | Shardendu Kumar PandeyMale · 57 yrs | INC | 2,992 | 1.15% |
| 6 | PrafullMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 1,632 | 0.63% |
| 7 | Awdhesh Singh SaithwarMale · 46 yrs | AAP | 1,568 | 0.60% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,558 | 0.60% |
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| 8 | PraveenMale · 36 yrs | Independent | 1,343 | 0.52% |
| 9 | HarinarayanMale · 65 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,101 | 0.42% |
| 10 | Shatrudhan Singh NishadMale · 41 yrs | ABHASP | 606 | 0.23% |
| 11 | Chhedi MajdoorMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 395 | 0.15% |
| 12 | Ajay Kumar DwivediMale · 49 yrs | Independent | 382 | 0.15% |
| 13 | Suresh ChandMale · 51 yrs | BHRTAPNSMJ | 303 | 0.12% |
| 14 | RamchandraMale · 54 yrs | AJPI | 267 | 0.10% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Paniyra result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyanendra | BJP | 1,19,308 | 48.92% |
| 2 | Ganesh Shanker Pandey | BSP | 51,817 | 21.25% |
| 3 | Talat Aziz | INC | 48,004 | 19.68% |
| 4 | Suman | NISHAD | 10,762 | 4.41% |
| 5 | Ganpat Singh | RLD | 3,561 | 1.46% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,124 | 0.87% |
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| 6 | Ajay Kumar | LD | 1,638 | 0.67% |
| 7 | Prafull | Independent | 1,187 | 0.49% |
| 8 | Santosh | Independent | 1,118 | 0.46% |
| 9 | Rajesh Kumar | Independent | 994 | 0.41% |
| 10 | Satrughna Alias Satrughan Singh Nishad | ABHASP | 879 | 0.36% |
| 11 | Umesh | Independent | 719 | 0.29% |
| 12 | Ghanshyam Kumar Gupt | MAHAD | 682 | 0.28% |
| 13 | Janardan | Independent | 547 | 0.22% |
| 14 | Rakesh | BMUP | 546 | 0.22% |
Paniyra result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deo Narayan Urf G.M. Singh | BSP | 56,114 | 26.56% |
| 2 | Gyanendra | BJP | 52,031 | 24.63% |
| 3 | Janardan Prasad Ojha | SP | 39,264 | 18.59% |
| 4 | Talat Aziz | INC | 35,451 | 16.78% |
| 5 | Diwakar | PECP | 4,314 | 2.04% |
| 6 | Shatrughan Urf Shatrughan Singh Nishad | BEP | 3,393 | 1.61% |
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| 7 | Guddi | RLM | 2,713 | 1.28% |
| 8 | Rajesh Kumar Tripathi | LJP | 2,516 | 1.19% |
| 9 | Tabarak Husain | TMC | 1,864 | 0.88% |
| 10 | Amarjeet | IJP | 1,718 | 0.81% |
| 11 | Usman Gani | QED | 1,461 | 0.69% |
| 12 | Rampal | JD(U) | 1,341 | 0.63% |
| 13 | Ajay Kumar | BSP(K) | 1,281 | 0.61% |
| 14 | Avadhnarayan | ASP | 1,181 | 0.56% |
| 15 | Shyam Sundar | JKiP | 1,180 | 0.56% |
| 16 | Sudhir Kumar Srivastwa | Independent | 1,001 | 0.47% |
| 17 | Pradeep Kumar | JaKP | 964 | 0.46% |
| 18 | Javahar Lal Sahu | LD | 873 | 0.41% |
| 19 | Virendra Kumar Singh | ARVP | 864 | 0.41% |
| 20 | Amarnath Pandey | RPI(A) | 729 | 0.35% |
| 21 | Tufel Ahamad | Independent | 529 | 0.25% |
| 22 | Kailash | SSD | 483 | 0.23% |
Paniyra 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 Maharajganj district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Paniyra is one of the assembly segments of Maharajganj. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Maharajganj candidates.
- Pankaj ChaudharyBJP1,28,983 50.5%
- Virendra ChaudharyINC1,13,536 44.5%
- Mo Mausme AlamBSP8,260 3.2%
- BrijeshABHASP1,908 0.7%
- Chhedi MajdoorIndependent814 0.3%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 15,447 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Paniyra.
Who won the Paniyra assembly seat in 2022?
Gyanendra Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Paniyra in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly election with 1,35,463 votes, which was 52.11% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Paniyra?
The margin was 61,428 votes (23.63% of valid votes). The runner-up was Krishnabhan of the Samajwadi Party with 74,035 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Paniyra in 2022?
Turnout was 61.50%: 2,60,487 of 4,23,585 registered electors voted, across 472 polling stations. That is 0.3 points higher than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Paniyra part of?
Paniyra is an assembly segment of the Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Pankaj Chaudhary got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Paniyra a reserved constituency?
No. Paniyra is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Paniyra?
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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