Pindra is assembly constituency number 384 in Uttar Pradesh, in Varanasi district, and one of the segments of the Machhlishahr Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Awadhesh Kumar Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 38.2% of the vote, 35,559 votes ahead of Babulal (BSP).
- 01Awadhesh Kumar SinghBJP84,32538.23%
- 02BabulalBSP48,76622.11%
- 03AjayINC48,24821.88%
- 04Rajesh Kumar SinghAPNDLK33,02014.97%
- 05Amarnath SinghAAP1,9840.90%
- 1 other candidate · 1,628 votesNOTA · 2,576 (1.17%)
Margin 35,559 votes · 16.12% of valid votes
All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,20,547 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awadhesh Kumar SinghMale · 67 yrs | BJP | 84,325 | 38.23% |
| 2 | BabulalMale · 56 yrs | BSP | 48,766 | 22.11% |
| 3 | AjayMale · 51 yrs | INC | 48,248 | 21.88% |
| 4 | Rajesh Kumar SinghMale · 51 yrs | APNDLK | 33,020 | 14.97% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,576 | 1.17% |
| 5 | Amarnath SinghMale · 34 yrs | AAP | 1,984 | 0.90% |
| 6 | ShriprakashMale · 45 yrs | Independent | 1,628 | 0.74% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Pindra result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avadhesh Singh | BJP | 90,614 | 44.34% |
| 2 | Babulal | BSP | 53,765 | 26.31% |
| 3 | Ajay Rai | INC | 48,189 | 23.58% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,889 | 1.41% |
| 4 | Shyamlal Singh | CPI | 2,672 | 1.31% |
| 5 | Shriprakash Mishra | Independent | 1,319 | 0.65% |
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| 6 | Dharmendra Rajbhar | Independent | 1,126 | 0.55% |
| 7 | Narendra Pandey | Shiv Sena | 793 | 0.39% |
| 8 | Tasauvar | Independent | 711 | 0.35% |
| 9 | Mumtaz | MHD | 624 | 0.31% |
| 10 | Chirag Kumar Pandey | SAJPCS | 621 | 0.30% |
| 11 | Deepak | JPS | 538 | 0.26% |
| 12 | Jaswant | RPI(A) | 514 | 0.25% |
Pindra result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajay | INC | 52,863 | 29.31% |
| 2 | Jai Prakash | BSP | 43,645 | 24.20% |
| 3 | Sunil | AD | 40,468 | 22.44% |
| 4 | Akhilesh Mishra | SP | 24,980 | 13.85% |
| 5 | Purnmasi | BJP | 3,326 | 1.84% |
| 6 | Ramesh | SBSP | 3,321 | 1.84% |
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| 7 | Ram Lakhan | Independent | 2,637 | 1.46% |
| 8 | Raj Bahadur | Independent | 2,106 | 1.17% |
| 9 | Shyam Lal Singh | CPI | 1,616 | 0.90% |
| 10 | Amit Kumar | RLM | 1,529 | 0.85% |
| 11 | Dharmendra | Independent | 1,403 | 0.78% |
| 12 | Sushil Kumar | JD(U) | 1,152 | 0.64% |
| 13 | Ganesh Pal | PMSP | 820 | 0.45% |
| 14 | Asha | ASP | 477 | 0.26% |
Pindra 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 Varanasi district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Pindra is one of the assembly segments of Machhlishahr. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Machhlishahr candidates.
- Bholanath (B.P. Saroj)BJP92,876 44.6%
- Priya SarojSP84,011 40.3%
- Kripa Shankar SarojBSP25,071 12.0%
- Shravan KumarIndependent1,402 0.7%
- UrmilaSaPP1,177 0.6%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 8,865 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Pindra.
Who won the Pindra assembly seat in 2022?
Awadhesh Kumar Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Pindra in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly election with 84,325 votes, which was 38.23% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Pindra?
The margin was 35,559 votes (16.12% of valid votes). The runner-up was Babulal of the Bahujan Samaj Party with 48,766 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Pindra in 2022?
Turnout was 59.10%: 2,20,714 of 3,73,472 registered electors voted, across 432 polling stations. That is 0.6 points lower than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Pindra part of?
Pindra is an assembly segment of the Machhlishahr Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Bholanath (B.P. Saroj) got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Pindra a reserved constituency?
No. Pindra is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Pindra?
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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