Bansgaon assembly election result 2017
Vimlesh Paswan of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Bansgaon in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election with 71,966 votes (40.25%), defeating Dharmendra Kumar of the Bahujan Samaj Party, who polled 49,093 votes (27.45%). The winning margin was 22,873 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vimlesh Paswan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 71,966 | 40.25% |
| Dharmendra Kumar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 49,093 | 27.45% |
| Sharada Devi | Samajwadi Party | 44,051 | 24.63% |
| Nandlal | NISHAD Party | 7,892 | 4.41% |
Turnout was 48.23%, with 178,818 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 Bansgaon constituency
Bansgaon is seat number 327 of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and lies in Gorakhpur district. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes. It is part of the Bansgaon Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 381,065 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Bansgaon now
Bansgaon is represented by Vimlesh Paswan of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Bansgaon constituency page
- Profile of Vimlesh Paswan
- All Uttar Pradesh MLAs
- Uttar Pradesh constituencies
- Uttar Pradesh Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Bansgaon, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.