Raniganj is assembly constituency number 250 in Uttar Pradesh, in Pratapgarh district, and one of the segments of the Pratapgarh Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Rakesh Kumar Verma Alias Dr. R. K. Verma of the Samajwadi Party won with 40.0% of the vote, 2,649 votes ahead of Abhay Kumar Alias Dhiraj Ojha (BJP).
- 01Rakesh Kumar Verma Alias Dr. R. K. VermaSP75,58340.05%
- 02Abhay Kumar Alias Dhiraj OjhaBJP72,93438.65%
- 03Ajay YadavBSP21,41111.35%
- 04Anil KumarAIMIM11,7486.23%
- 05Abdul WahidINC1,0850.57%
- 9 other candidates · 4,815 votesNOTA · 1,139 (0.60%)
Margin 2,649 votes · 1.40% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,88,715 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakesh Kumar Verma Alias Dr. R. K. VermaMale · 49 yrs | SP | 75,583 | 40.05% |
| 2 | Abhay Kumar Alias Dhiraj OjhaMale · 45 yrs | BJP | 72,934 | 38.65% |
| 3 | Ajay YadavMale · 43 yrs | BSP | 21,411 | 11.35% |
| 4 | Anil KumarMale · 42 yrs · SC | AIMIM | 11,748 | 6.23% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,139 | 0.60% |
| 5 | Abdul WahidMale · 56 yrs | INC | 1,085 | 0.57% |
| 6 | Rajesh KumarMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 746 | 0.40% |
| 7 | Anurag MishraMale · 42 yrs | AAP | 692 | 0.37% |
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| 8 | Harishankar PrajapatiMale · 61 yrs | BDPty | 679 | 0.36% |
| 9 | Dharmendra KumarMale · 41 yrs · SC | ASPKR | 564 | 0.30% |
| 10 | Satya PrakashMale · 34 yrs | ALJSP | 529 | 0.28% |
| 11 | Sanjay Kumar Alias Sanjay Raj PatelMale · 45 yrs | JD(U) | 526 | 0.28% |
| 12 | Lal BahadurMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 480 | 0.25% |
| 13 | BrijlalMale · 47 yrs · SC | BMUP | 306 | 0.16% |
| 14 | Ramfer PandeyMale · 57 yrs | MeyP | 293 | 0.16% |
The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2017, SP in 2022.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Raniganj result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhay Kumar Alias Dhiraj Ojha | BJP | 67,031 | 37.83% |
| 2 | Shakeel Ahmad Khan | BSP | 58,022 | 32.75% |
| 3 | Prof.shivakant Ojha | SP | 37,816 | 21.34% |
| 4 | Shreenath | NISHAD | 2,052 | 1.16% |
| 5 | Prananjany | Independent | 1,874 | 1.06% |
| 6 | Anil Yadav | SARSAMP | 1,379 | 0.78% |
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| 7 | Shashi Bhusan | Independent | 1,340 | 0.76% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,259 | 0.71% |
| 8 | Ram Shiromani Shukla | RLD | 1,209 | 0.68% |
| 9 | Tribhuwan | CPI | 1,008 | 0.57% |
| 10 | Dinesh Pandey | Independent | 818 | 0.46% |
| 11 | Ashok Kumar | Independent | 657 | 0.37% |
| 12 | Narendra Kumar | BMUP | 629 | 0.35% |
| 13 | Anurag Kumar | BKS | 488 | 0.28% |
| 14 | Dheeraj | Independent | 418 | 0.24% |
| 15 | Awadhesh | LD | 411 | 0.23% |
| 16 | Sushil Kumar | Independent | 313 | 0.18% |
| 17 | Parasnath | SUCI | 241 | 0.14% |
| 18 | Ram Asrey | PGSP | 225 | 0.13% |
Raniganj result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pro. Shivakant Ojha | SP | 63,076 | 38.96% |
| 2 | Mansha Ahmad | BSP | 50,472 | 31.17% |
| 3 | Lakshmi Narayan Pandey | BJP | 16,779 | 10.36% |
| 4 | Ram Kumar Yadav | AD | 13,739 | 8.49% |
| 5 | Rampal | INC | 3,463 | 2.14% |
| 6 | Shashi Bhusan | SJP(R) | 2,009 | 1.24% |
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| 7 | Nisar Ahmad | NCP | 1,774 | 1.10% |
| 8 | Anil Kumar | JD(U) | 1,756 | 1.08% |
| 9 | Avadhesh Narayan Singh | Independent | 1,151 | 0.71% |
| 10 | Brijendra Kumar | Independent | 817 | 0.50% |
| 11 | Ram Asrey Singh Patel | Independent | 798 | 0.49% |
| 12 | Shamshul Qamar | Independent | 795 | 0.49% |
| 13 | Pulkit | MeyP | 678 | 0.42% |
| 14 | Izhar | RUC | 669 | 0.41% |
| 15 | Ramesh Pandey | JaBhP | 643 | 0.40% |
| 16 | Noor Jahan | VIP | 520 | 0.32% |
| 17 | Ajmal Khan | Independent | 517 | 0.32% |
| 18 | Nirmala | RLM | 502 | 0.31% |
| 19 | Dinesh Chandra | RPI(A) | 401 | 0.25% |
| 20 | Ram Sahay | Independent | 386 | 0.24% |
| 21 | Tejbhan | LJP | 385 | 0.24% |
| 22 | Faiyaz Jama | Independent | 306 | 0.19% |
| 23 | Dinesh Kumar Advocate | IJP | 270 | 0.17% |
Raniganj 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 Pratapgarh district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Raniganj is one of the assembly segments of Pratapgarh. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Pratapgarh candidates.
- Shiv Pal Singh Patel (dr. S P Singh)SP85,038 46.8%
- Sangam Lal GuptaBJP70,198 38.7%
- Prathmesh Mishra 'senani'BSP18,640 10.3%
- Arun Kumar PandeyHINDSMJP891 0.5%
- Sandeep SinghNJNDL888 0.5%
In the assembly election SP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, SP led here by 14,840 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Raniganj.
Who won the Raniganj assembly seat in 2022?
Rakesh Kumar Verma Alias Dr. R. K. Verma of the Samajwadi Party (SP) won Raniganj in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly election with 75,583 votes, which was 40.05% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Raniganj?
The margin was 2,649 votes (1.40% of valid votes). The runner-up was Abhay Kumar Alias Dhiraj Ojha of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 72,934 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Raniganj in 2022?
Turnout was 56.20%: 1,88,881 of 3,36,072 registered electors voted, across 383 polling stations. That is 0.1 points higher than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Raniganj part of?
Raniganj is an assembly segment of the Pratapgarh Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Shiv Pal Singh Patel (dr. S P Singh) got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Raniganj a reserved constituency?
No. Raniganj is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Raniganj?
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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