BJP Dominates Gonda District in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022

Gonda, October 31 (Daily Kiran) : The 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections saw the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieve a resounding victory across all seven assembly seats in Gonda district. The party’s candidates triumphed in Mehnau, Katra Bazaar, Karnalganj, Tarabganj, Manakapur, Gonda Sadar, and Gaurav, marking a strong performance against their rivals.

The most notable contest occurred in Gonda Sadar, where BJP candidate Pratik Bhushan Singh defeated Samajwadi Party (SP) contender Suraj Singh by a margin of 6,699 votes. Other seats, like Tarabganj and Manakapur, also witnessed significant victories for BJP candidates.

BJP maintained control over all seven seats in the district. Interestingly, in Karnalganj, the party replaced the sitting MLA Ajay Pratap Singh with Ajay Singh as their candidate, yet still secured a win. Ajay Singh garnered 108,109 votes, defeating SP’s Yogesh Pratap Singh by a staggering 35,472 votes. The SP candidate received 72,637 votes, while Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate Ranjit managed 7,764 votes, and Congress’s Trilokinath Tiwari came in fourth with 3,756 votes.

Karnalganj has a rich electoral history, with Ajay Pratap Singh having won five out of the last seven assembly elections. He began his political journey as an independent before joining the BJP in 1991 and later contested successfully under the Congress banner.

In Gaurav, BJP’s Prabhat Kumar Verma won decisively, defeating SP’s Sanjay Kumar by approximately 22,974 votes. Verma secured around 73,545 votes, while Kumar received about 50,571. Congress’s Ram Pratap Singh landed third with 31,589 votes, and BSP’s Chaudhary Ravindra Pratap garnered 11,016 votes.

The primary contest in Gaurav was between BJP and SP, focusing on local development, employment, law and order, and issues affecting farmers. Prabhat Kumar Verma’s campaign resonated with voters, ensuring BJP’s success.

Katra Bazaar saw BJP candidate Bawan Singh win for the third consecutive time, defeating SP’s Baijnath Dubey by nearly 18,457 votes. Singh previously won in the 2012 and 2017 elections, reinforcing his political influence in the region, which has a significant Brahmin voter base along with Muslim, Kshatriya, Scheduled Caste, and Other Backward Class voters.

Manakapur’s senior BJP leader Ramapati Shastri achieved a remarkable victory, defeating SP’s Ramesh Chandra Gautam by 42,349 votes. Shastri received a total of 105,677 votes, while Gautam secured 63,328. BSP’s Shyam Narayan received 6,579 votes. The election was closely contested, with key issues including development, employment, and law and order.

In Mehnau, BJP’s Vinay Kumar defeated SP’s Nandita Shukla by 23,218 votes. This seat was established after the 2008 delimitation and has seen fierce competition. The SP won in 2012, but BJP took control in 2017 and maintained it in 2022.

Tarabganj’s BJP candidate Prem Narayan Pandey delivered an outstanding performance, defeating SP’s Ram Bhajan Chaube by 53,690 votes. Pandey received 125,325 votes, while Chaube garnered 71,635. The election focused on local development, farmer issues, employment, and law and order, with Pandey securing widespread voter support.

Overall, Gonda Sadar witnessed a close race, with BJP’s Pratik Bhushan Singh winning by 6,699 votes. He received 96,528 votes, while SP’s Suraj Singh collected 89,829. BSP’s Hamad Jaki and Congress’s Tahir Bano finished third and fourth, respectively.

The BJP’s sweeping victory across Gonda district underscores its stronghold in Uttar Pradesh politics.