BJP Dominates Banda District in Uttar Pradeshs 2022 Assembly Elections
In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections, BJP secured three out of four seats in Banda, showcasing its political strength in the region.
Banda, November 4 (Daily Kiran) : Banda, located on the eastern edge of Uttar Pradesh‘s Bundelkhand region, has always been a focal point of political activity. The district comprises four assembly constituencies: Tindwari, Baberu, Naraini, and Banda itself.
In the 2022 assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed victory in three of these constituencies, while the Samajwadi Party (SP) secured one seat.
Tindwari, the 232nd constituency in Uttar Pradesh’s 403-seat assembly, is a general (unreserved) seat. In the last election, it had around 318,385 registered voters. Ramkesh Nishad from the BJP represents Tindwari in the 18th assembly, having won the seat in 2022 with approximately 86,812 votes, defeating SP’s Brajesh Kumar Prajapati by a margin of 28,425 votes. The voter turnout for this seat was 61.66%.
Baberu, ranked 233rd among the assembly constituencies, is also a general seat with about 338,211 registered voters. The SP’s Vishwambhar Singh Yadav won this seat in 2022, garnering around 79,614 votes and defeating BJP’s Ajay Patel by 7,393 votes, with a voter turnout of 60.77%. This seat remains the SP’s only stronghold in the district.
Naraini, designated as a reserved seat for Scheduled Castes, is the 234th constituency. It had approximately 342,361 registered voters in the last election. Ommani Verma from the BJP represents this seat in the 18th assembly, having won in 2022 with around 83,263 votes, defeating SP’s Kiran Verma by 6,719 votes. The voter turnout was approximately 62.70%.
Banda, the 235th constituency, is a general seat with about 310,282 registered voters. Prakash Dwivedi from the BJP represents Banda in the 18th assembly, having secured around 81,557 votes in 2022, defeating SP’s Manjula Singh by 15,214 votes. The voter turnout for this seat was about 63.62%.
Banda serves as the divisional headquarters of Chitrakoot Dham and the district headquarters. It borders the districts of Fatehpur, Hamirpur, Mahoba, and Chitrakoot. The district is renowned for its shajar stone, used in jewelry making, and is historically significant due to the Kalinjar Fort.
