BJP Alliance Dominates Varanasi in 2022 Elections, Setting Stage for 2027 Uttar Pradesh Polls

Varanasi, November 10 (Daily Kiran) : Political activity is intensifying in Uttar Pradesh as the state gears up for the 2027 assembly elections. Parties are ramping up their preparations, and a look back at the 2022 election results in Varanasi district reveals crucial insights.

Varanasi district comprises eight assembly seats: Pindra, Ajgara, Shivpur, Rohania, Varanasi North, Varanasi South, Varanasi Cantt, and Sevapuri. In the 2022 assembly elections, the BJP alliance won all eight seats, leaving no room for other parties.

In Pindra, BJP candidate Dr. Avadhesh Singh triumphed, defeating BSP’s Babulal by a significant margin of 35,559 votes. Dr. Singh garnered 84,325 votes, while Babulal received 48,766. Congress candidate Ajay Rai, a former UP Congress president, came in third with 48,284 votes.

Ajgara, a reserved seat, saw BJP’s Tribhuvan Ram claim victory over Sunil Sonkar of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party by 9,160 votes. Tribhuvan secured 101,088 votes, while Sonkar received 91,928. BSP’s Raghunath Chaudhary finished third with 42,301 votes.

In Shivpur, BJP’s Anil Rajbhar won by defeating Arvind Rajbhar of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party by a margin of 27,687 votes. Rajbhar received 115,231 votes, while Arvind managed 87,544. BSP’s Ravi Maurya came in third with 40,601 votes.

Rohania’s seat was won by Dr. Sunil Patel of the Apna Dal (Sonelal), who beat Abhay Patel of the Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) by a substantial margin of 46,472 votes. Dr. Patel received 118,663 votes, while Abhay obtained 72,191. BSP’s Arun Singh Patel was third with 26,356 votes.

In Varanasi North, BJP’s Ravindra Jaiswal secured victory, defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Ashfaq by 40,776 votes. Jaiswal received 134,471 votes, while Ashfaq garnered 93,695. BSP’s Shyam Prakash finished third with 10,457 votes.

Varanasi South saw BJP’s Neelkanth Tiwari win against SP’s Kameshwar, also known as Kishan Dixit, by 10,722 votes. Tiwari received 99,622 votes, while Kameshwar got 88,900. Congress’s Mudita Kapoor was third, with just 2,166 votes.

In Varanasi Cantt, BJP’s Saurabh Srivastava defeated SP candidate Pooja Yadav by a significant margin of 86,844 votes. Srivastava received 147,833 votes, while Yadav garnered 60,989. Congress’s Rajesh Mishra finished third with 23,807 votes.

Finally, in Sevapuri, Niel Ratan Singh Patel, known as Neelu, won by defeating SP’s Surendra Singh Patel by 22,531 votes. Neelu received 105,163 votes, while Surendra got 82,632. BSP’s Arvind Kumar Tripathi was third with 24,065 votes.

As the 2027 elections approach, the BJP alliance’s previous performance in Varanasi will likely influence the strategies of all political parties involved.