Pharenda assembly election result 2017
Bajrang Bahadur Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Pharenda in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election with 76,312 votes (38.36%), defeating Virendra Chaudhary of the Indian National Congress, who polled 73,958 votes (37.18%). The winning margin was 2,354 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bajrang Bahadur Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 76,312 | 38.36% |
| Virendra Chaudhary | Indian National Congress | 73,958 | 37.18% |
| Bechan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 35,765 | 17.98% |
| Vijay Singh | Rashtriya Lok Dal | 2,742 | 1.38% |
| Raj Kumar Nishad | NISHAD Party | 1,930 | 0.97% |
Turnout was 59.64%, with 198,945 votes cast. 6 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 Pharenda constituency
Pharenda is seat number 315 of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and lies in Maharajganj district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. It is part of the Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 351,362 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Pharenda now
Pharenda is represented by Virendra Chaudhary of the Indian National Congress, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Pharenda constituency page
- Profile of Virendra Chaudhary
- All Uttar Pradesh MLAs
- Uttar Pradesh constituencies
- Uttar Pradesh Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Pharenda, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.