Tulsipur assembly election result 2017
Kailash Nath Shukla of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Tulsipur in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election with 62,296 votes (31.55%), defeating Zeba Rizwan of the Indian National Congress, who polled 43,637 votes (22.1%). The winning margin was 18,659 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kailash Nath Shukla | Bharatiya Janata Party | 62,296 | 31.55% |
| Zeba Rizwan | Indian National Congress | 43,637 | 22.1% |
| Abdul Mashhood Khan | Samajwadi Party | 36,549 | 18.51% |
| Krishn Kumar Urf Dr. K. K. Sachan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 23,273 | 11.79% |
| Rajeshwar Mishra | Independent | 16,947 | 8.58% |
Turnout was 53.75%, with 197,479 votes cast. 7 candidates contested the seat; the table shows the leading 5.
Uttar Pradesh voted in seven phases between 11 February and 8 March 2017, and the votes were counted on 11 March 2017. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 312 of the 403 seats, and Yogi Adityanath became Chief Minister.
About the Tulsipur constituency
Tulsipur is seat number 291 of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and lies in Balrampur district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. It is part of the Shrawasti Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 383,960 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Tulsipur now
Tulsipur is represented by Kailash Nath of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Tulsipur constituency page
- Profile of Kailash Nath
- All Uttar Pradesh MLAs
- Uttar Pradesh constituencies
- Uttar Pradesh Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Tulsipur, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.