Orai assembly election result 2017
Gauri Shankar Verma of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Orai in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election with 140,485 votes (52.98%), defeating Mahendra Singh of the Samajwadi Party, who polled 61,606 votes (23.24%). The winning margin was 78,879 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gauri Shankar Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 140,485 | 52.98% |
| Mahendra Singh | Samajwadi Party | 61,606 | 23.24% |
| Vijay Chaudhary | Bahujan Samaj Party | 57,541 | 21.7% |
Turnout was 62.54%, with 265,142 votes cast.
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 Orai constituency
Orai is seat number 221 of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and lies in Jalaun district. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes. It is part of the Jalaun Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 444,977 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Orai now
Orai is represented by Gauri Shankar Verma (Kori) of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Orai constituency page
- Profile of Gauri Shankar Verma (Kori)
- All Uttar Pradesh MLAs
- Uttar Pradesh constituencies
- Uttar Pradesh Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Orai, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.
