Pharenda is assembly constituency number 315 in Uttar Pradesh, in Maharajganj district, and one of the segments of the Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Virendra Chaudhary of the Indian National Congress won with 40.3% of the vote, 1,246 votes ahead of Bajrang Bahadur Singh (BJP).
- 01Virendra ChaudharyINC85,18140.28%
- 02Bajrang Bahadur SinghBJP83,93539.69%
- 03Ishoo ChaurasiyaBSP21,66510.24%
- 04Shankh Lal MajhiSP16,4577.78%
- 05Suryaprakash ChaturvediABHSLP7200.34%
- 4 other candidates · 2,048 votesNOTA · 1,484 (0.70%)
Margin 1,246 votes · 0.59% of valid votes
All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,11,490 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virendra ChaudharyMale · 47 yrs | INC | 85,181 | 40.28% |
| 2 | Bajrang Bahadur SinghMale · 51 yrs | BJP | 83,935 | 39.69% |
| 3 | Ishoo ChaurasiyaFemale · 30 yrs | BSP | 21,665 | 10.24% |
| 4 | Shankh Lal MajhiMale · 67 yrs | SP | 16,457 | 7.78% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,484 | 0.70% |
| 5 | Suryaprakash ChaturvediMale · 63 yrs | ABHSLP | 720 | 0.34% |
| 6 | AshutoshMale · 25 yrs · SC | Independent | 633 | 0.30% |
| 7 | JailiMale · 51 yrs · SC | AJPI | 514 | 0.24% |
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| 8 | Ravi Prakash VishwakarmaMale · 38 yrs | LSMP | 464 | 0.22% |
| 9 | Dr. Rajan Kumar YadavMale · 40 yrs | AAP | 437 | 0.21% |
The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2017, INC in 2022.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Pharenda bye-election, 11 Apr 2015
Turnout 53.6% · 1,73,697 of 3,23,845 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vinod | SP | 64,878 | 37.35% |
| 2 | Virendra Chaudhary | INC | 55,647 | 32.04% |
| 3 | Bajrang Bahadur Singh | BJP | 41,247 | 23.75% |
| 4 | Vijay | Independent | 5,720 | 3.29% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,056 | 1.18% |
| 5 | Kishun | Independent | 1,960 | 1.13% |
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| 6 | Lalji | Independent | 1,213 | 0.70% |
| 7 | Shivakumari | Independent | 976 | 0.56% |
Pharenda result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bajrang Bahadur Singh | BJP | 76,312 | 38.36% |
| 2 | Virendra Chaudhary | INC | 73,958 | 37.18% |
| 3 | Vechan | BSP | 35,765 | 17.98% |
| 4 | Vijay Singh | RLD | 2,742 | 1.38% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,992 | 1.00% |
| 5 | Raj Kumar Nishad | NISHAD | 1,930 | 0.97% |
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| 6 | Reena | AIMIM | 1,878 | 0.94% |
| 7 | Jitendar | Shiv Sena | 1,006 | 0.51% |
| 8 | Shashi Bhooshan | LD | 885 | 0.44% |
| 9 | Gobind Das | Independent | 769 | 0.39% |
| 10 | Rajendera | PECP | 645 | 0.32% |
| 11 | Shiv Kumari Devi | JHSPT | 634 | 0.32% |
| 12 | Nagendra Nath | BMUP | 429 | 0.22% |
Pharenda result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bajrang Bahadur Singh | BJP | 47,921 | 26.28% |
| 2 | Virendra Chaudhary | INC | 34,586 | 18.97% |
| 3 | Parsuram | BSP | 34,065 | 18.68% |
| 4 | Shyam Narain | SP | 26,006 | 14.26% |
| 5 | Ram Prakash Singh | PECP | 23,438 | 12.86% |
| 6 | Jitendra Sharma | Independent | 2,245 | 1.23% |
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| 7 | Vinod Mani | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,835 | 1.01% |
| 8 | Prem Shanker | BKD | 1,752 | 0.96% |
| 9 | Satyendra Pratap | Independent | 1,304 | 0.72% |
| 10 | Vijay Singh | JD(U) | 1,258 | 0.69% |
| 11 | Shashi Bhooshan | LD | 1,227 | 0.67% |
| 12 | Arvind Kumar Mishra Advocate | NCP | 1,191 | 0.65% |
| 13 | Shiv Poojan | Independent | 1,002 | 0.55% |
| 14 | Upendra | RPI(A) | 983 | 0.54% |
| 15 | Gurudyal | Independent | 648 | 0.36% |
| 16 | Ram Shakal | Independent | 633 | 0.35% |
| 17 | Kailash Chandra | RLM | 611 | 0.34% |
| 18 | Manindra | JaKP | 608 | 0.33% |
| 19 | Gulraj Urf Gulabraj | AIMF | 548 | 0.30% |
| 20 | Pawan Kumar | Independent | 457 | 0.25% |
Pharenda 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.
Pharenda is one of the assembly segments of Maharajganj. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Maharajganj candidates.
- Virendra ChaudharyINC1,04,736 50.6%
- Pankaj ChaudharyBJP91,579 44.2%
- Mo Mausme AlamBSP7,083 3.4%
- BrijeshABHASP1,682 0.8%
- Chhedi MajdoorIndependent568 0.3%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 13,157 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Pharenda.
Who won the Pharenda assembly seat in 2022?
Virendra Chaudhary of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Pharenda in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly election with 85,181 votes, which was 40.28% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Pharenda?
The margin was 1,246 votes (0.59% of valid votes). The runner-up was Bajrang Bahadur Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 83,935 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Pharenda in 2022?
Turnout was 60.23%: 2,11,625 of 3,51,362 registered electors voted, across 390 polling stations. That is 0.6 points higher than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Pharenda part of?
Pharenda is an assembly segment of the Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Virendra Chaudhary got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Pharenda had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 11 Apr 2015, Vinod (Samajwadi Party) won by 9,231 votes.
Is Pharenda a reserved constituency?
No. Pharenda is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Pharenda?
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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