Rudrapur assembly election result 2017
Jai Prakash Nishad of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Rudrapur in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election with 77,754 votes (47.31%), defeating Akhilesh Pratap Singh of the Indian National Congress, who polled 50,965 votes (31.01%). The winning margin was 26,789 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jai Prakash Nishad | Bharatiya Janata Party | 77,754 | 47.31% |
| Akhilesh Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress | 50,965 | 31.01% |
| Chandrika Nishad | Bahujan Samaj Party | 23,081 | 14.04% |
| Kaushal Pandey | NISHAD Party | 2,591 | 1.58% |
| Veer Sen Singh Yadav | Independent | 1,856 | 1.13% |
Turnout was 56.06%, with 164,353 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 Rudrapur constituency
Rudrapur is seat number 336 of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and lies in Deoria district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. It is part of the Bansgaon Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 321,349 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Rudrapur now
Rudrapur is represented by Jai Prakash Nishad of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Rudrapur constituency page
- Profile of Jai Prakash Nishad
- All Uttar Pradesh MLAs
- Uttar Pradesh constituencies
- Uttar Pradesh Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Rudrapur, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.