# Rudhauli Assembly constituency

Rudhauli is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Rudhauli in the Basti district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rudhauli is one of five assembly constituencies in the Basti Lok Sabha constituency. Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 309 amongst 403 constituencies.

## Geographical scope

The constituency comprises parts of below areas: 2-Rudhauli Tehsil; KCs 1-Ramnagar, 2-Sagara, 4-Dasia, PCs 51- Amma, 52-Mahnowa, 53-Banarjijangal, 54-Padaree, 55- Hasanpur, 56-Dumaree, 57-Ourjangal, 58-Amrouli Sumali, 59- Pitout, 60-Pachanoo, 61-Delpar Khurd, 62-Basthanwa, 63-Majhouwa Khurd, 66-Jagatpur, 69-Pakaree Bhikhi, 70-Chamraha and 71-Sakroula of KC 3-Sonaha of 4-Bhanpur Tehsil.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| # | Term | Name | Party | From | To | Days |
| 1 | 4th Vidhan Sabha | Abdul Moiz Khan | Indian National Congress | March 1967 | April 1968 | 402 |
| 2 | 5th Vidhan Sabha | Mahammad Nabi | Bharatiya Kranti Dal | February 1969 | March 1974 | 1,832 |
| After Delimitation order (1972) constituency renamed as Ramnagar Assembly constituency ||||||||
| 3 | 6th Vidhan Sabha | Ram Samujh | Indian National Congress | March 1974 | April 1977 | 1,153 |
| 4 | 7th Vidhan Sabha | Babu Ram Verma | Janata Party | June 1977 | February 1980 | 969 |
| 5 | 8th Vidhan Sabha | Parmatma Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress (Indira) | June 1980 | March 1985 | 1,735 |
| 6 | 9th Vidhan Sabha | Karnal Keshari Singh | Indian National Congress | March 1985 | November 1989 | 1,725 |
| 7 | 10th Vidhan Sabha | Ram Lalit Chaudhary | Janata Dal | December 1989 | April 1991 | 488 |
| 8 | 11th Vidhan Sabha | Ram Lalit Chaudhary | Janata Dal | June 1991 | December 1992 | 533 |
| 9 | 12th Vidhan Sabha | Babu Ram Verma | Samajwadi Party | December 1993 | October 1995 | 693 |
| 10 | 13th Vidhan Sabha | Ram Lalit Chaudhary | Bahujan Samaj Party | October 1996 | March 2002 | 1,967 |
| 11 | 14th Vidhan Sabha | Anoop Kumar Pandey | Samajwadi Party | February 2002 | May 2007 | 1,902 |
| 12 | 15th Vidhan Sabha | Rajendra Prasad Chaudhary | Bahujan Samaj Party | May 2007 | March 2012 | 1,762 |
| After Delimitation order (2008) constituency renamed as Rudhauli Assembly constituency ||||||||
| 13 | 16th Vidhan Sabha | Sanjay Pratap Jaiswal | Indian National Congress | March 2012 | March 2017 | 1,829 |
| 14 | 17th Vidhan Sabha | Sanjay Pratap Jaiswal | Bhartiya Janata Party | March 2017 | March 2022 | 1835 |
| 15 | 18th Vidhan Sabha | Rajendra Prasad Chaudhary | Samajwadi Party | March 2022 | Incumbent | 1001 |

## Election results
### 2022

Samajwadi Party candidate Rajendra Prasad Chaudhary won in last Assembly election of 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Bhartiya Janata Party candidate Sangeeta Pratap Jaiswal by a margin of 15,226 votes.
2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rudhauli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SP | Rajendra Prasad Chaudhary | 86,360 | 36.82% |
| | BJP | Sangeeta Pratap Jaiswal | 71,134 | 30.33% |
| | BSP | Ashok Kumar Mishra | 37,618 | 16.04% |
| | AAP | Pushkaraditya Singh | 24,463 | 10.43% |
| | INC | Basant Chaudhary | 4,451 | 1.9% |
| | AIMIM | Dr Nihaluddin | 3,238 | 1.38% |
| | | Remaining 8 Candidates | 6,127 | 2.61% |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,140 | 0.49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,226 | 6.49% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,34,531 | |
| | SP gain from BJP | SP gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 2017

2017 General Elections: Rudhauli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sanjay Pratap Jaiswal | 90,228 | 40.94 | 27.95 |
| | BSP | Rajendra Prasad Chaudhary | 68,423 | 31.05 | 6.38 |
| | INC | Sayeed Ahmad Khan | 51,743 | 23.48 | 4.07 |
| | | Remainder 10 candidates | 9,303 | 4.18 | |
| | | None Of The Above | 2,221 | 1.01 | 1.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,805 | 9.80 | 6.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 221,918 | 54.44 | 2.53 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 5.73 | |

### 2012

2012 General Elections: Rudhauli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sanjay Pratap Jaiswal | 55,950 | 27.55 | 2 |
| | BSP | Rajendra Prasad Chaudhary | 50,107 | 24.67 | 8.95 |
| | SP | Ram Lalit Chaudhary | 38,476 | 18.94 | 0.64 |
| | BJP | Aditya Vikram Singh | 26,387 | 12.99 | 7.66 |
| | PECP | Ajay Kumar Pandey | 18,518 | 9.12 | New |
| | | Remainder 10 Candidates | 13,667 | 6.73 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,843 | 2.88 | 1.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 203105 | 56.97 | 11.35 |
| | INC gain from BSP | INC gain from BSP | Swing | 6.07 | |

### 2007

2007 Assembly Elections: Ramnagar (Rudhauli) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BSP | Rajendra Prasad Chaudhary | 41,580 | 33.62 | 6.71 |
| | INC | Sanjay Pratap Jaiswal | 35,979 | 29.09 | 25.04 |
| | SP | Anoop Kumar Pandey | 22,639 | 18.30 | 19.67 |
| | BJP | Sanjay Chaudhary | 6,596 | 5.33 | 1.84 |
| | SBSP | Raghvendra Mishra | 3,026 | 2.44 | 2.44 |
| | Independent | Dhruv Chandar | 1,965 | 1.58 | |
| | BKD | Ram Narayan | 1,827 | 1.47 | 21.13 |
| | | Remaining 14 Candidates | 10,042 | 8.17 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,601 | 4.53 | 6.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,23,654 | 45.62 | 12.65 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,71,025 | | |
| | BSP gain from SP | BSP gain from SP | Swing | 4.35 | |

### 2002

2002 Assembly Elections: Ramnagar (Rudhauli) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SP | Anoop Kumar Pandey | 49,001 | 37.97 | 14.11 |
| | BSP | Ram Lalit Chaudhary | 34,727 | 26.91 | 11.46 |
| | Independent | Sanjay Pratap Jaiswal | 17,981 | 13.93 | |
| | BJP | Saroj Singh | 9,248 | 7.17 | 22.61 |
| | INC | Chandra Prakash | 5,222 | 4.05 | 7.92 |
| | NLP | Haidar Ali | 4529 | 3.51 | 3.51 |
| | | Remaining 10 Candidates | 8,338 | 6.46 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,274 | 11.06 | 3.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,29,046 | 58.27 | 0.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,21,467 | | |
| | SP gain from BSP | SP gain from BSP | Swing | 0.40 | |

### 1996

1996 Assembly Elections: Ramnagar (Rudhauli) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BSP | Ram Lalit Chaudhary | 46,299 | 38.37 | 29.50 |
| | SP | Babu Ram Verma | 28,784 | 23.86 | 14.79 |
| | Independent | Anoop Kumar Pandey | 22,289 | 18.47 | |
| | IC(S) | Haidar Lal | 9,393 | 7.78 | 7.78 |
| | SAP | Kaushal Kumar Pandey | 7,453 | 6.18 | 6.18 |
| | | Remaining 5 Candidates | 6,440 | 5.34 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,515 | 14.51 | 5.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,20,658 | 57.45 | 4.19 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,13,629 | | |
| | BSP gain from SP | BSP gain from SP | Swing | 0.28 | |

### 1993

1993 Assembly Elections: Ramnagar (Rudhauli) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SP | Babu Ram Verma | 46,929 | 38.65 | 38.65 |
| | BJP | Anoop Kumar Pandey | 36,158 | 29.78 | 8.26 |
| | JD | Ram Lalit Chaudhary | 18,190 | 14.98 | 14.61 |
| | INC | Parmatma Prasad Singh | 14,536 | 11.97 | 10.73 |
| | | Remaining 9 Candidates | 5,612 | 4.62 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,771 | 8.87 | 1.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,21,425 | 61.64 | 8.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,00,911 | | |
| | SP gain from JD | SP gain from JD | Swing | 9.06 | |

### 1991

1991 Assembly Elections: Ramnagar (Rudhauli) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD | Ram Lalit Chaudhary | 27,987 | 29.59 | 14.73 |
| | INC | Parmatma Prasad Singh | 21,474 | 22.70 | 0.78 |
| | BJP | Anoop Kumar Pandey | 20,353 | 21.52 | 16.24 |
| | JP | Babu Ram Verma | 8,825 | 9.33 | 1.34 |
| | BSP | Tara Prasad | 8,392 | 8.87 | 4.73 |
| | | Remaining 10 Candidates | 7,562 | 7.99 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,513 | 6.89 | 6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,593 | 52.81 | 0.75 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,87,287 | | |
| | JD hold | JD hold | Swing | 14.73 | |

### 1989

1989 Assembly Elections: Ramnagar (Rudhauli) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD | Ram Lalit Chaudhary | 30,176 | 44.32 | 44.32 |
| | INC | Karnal Keshari Singh | 21,978 | 23.48 | 20.84 |
| | BSP | Rajendra Prasad Chaudhary | 12,725 | 13.60 | 13.60 |
| | JP | Babu Ram Verma | 7,476 | 7.99 | 21.53 |
| | BJP | Anoop Kumar Pandey | 4,943 | 5.28 | 3.14 |
| | | Remaining 10 Candidates | 12,431 | 13.28 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,067 | 12.89 | 15.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,598 | 53.56 | 10.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,84,761 | | |
| | JD gain from INC | JD gain from INC | Swing | 7.95 | |

### 1985

1985 Assembly Elections: Ramnagar (Rudhauli) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Karnal Keshari Singh | 30,176 | 44.32 | 15.34 |
| | Independent | Babu Ram Verma | 11,010 | 16.17 | |
| | LKD | Ram Lalit Chaudhary | 10,051 | 14.76 | 14.76 |
| | BJP | Vijay Sen | 5,730 | 8.42 | 1.49 |
| | | Remaining 17 Candidates | 11,120 | 16.33 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,166 | 28.15 | 24.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,087 | 42.92 | 0.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,61,736 | | |
| | INC gain from INC(I) | INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 10.94 | |

### 1980

1980 Assembly Elections: Ramnagar (Rudhauli) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(I) | Parmatma Prasad Singh | 20,267 | 33.38 | 33.38 |
| | JP | Ram Lalit Chaudhary | 17,922 | 29.52 | 14.56 |
| | BJP | Ramshabd Chaudhary | 4,207 | 6.93 | 6.93 |
| | Independent | Sami Ullah | 2,905 | 4.78 | |
| | | Remaining 13 Candidates | 15,419 | 25.39 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,345 | 3.86 | 11.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,720 | 43.08 | 13.57 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,43,566 | | |
| | INC(I) gain from JP | INC(I) gain from JP | Swing | 10.7 | |

### 1977

1977 Assembly Elections: Ramnagar (Rudhauli) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Babu Ram Verma | 30,828 | 44.08 | 44.08 |
| | INC | Jagdambika Pal | 20,266 | 28.98 | 6.08 |
| | Independent | Jai Datt Singh | 15,117 | 21.61 | |
| | Independent | Virendra Pratap | 2,065 | 2.95 | |
| | Independent | Surya Prasad | 1,123 | 1.61 | |
| | SSD | Khaddar Chaudhary | 539 | 0.77 | 0.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,562 | 15.10 | 8.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,938 | 56.65 | 4.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,25,693 | | |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | 9.02 | |

### 1974

1974 Assembly Elections: Ramnagar (Rudhauli) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ram Samujh | 24,618 | 35.06 | 1.22 |
| | ABJS | Jai Dat Singh | 19,926 | 28.38 | 8.86 |
| | BKD | Babu Ram Verma | 15,870 | 22.60 | 19.79 |
| | INC(O) | Chandra Prakash | 4,342 | 6.18 | 6.18 |
| | SWA | Shyam Sundar | 1,428 | 2.03 | 2.03 |
| | | Remaining 4 Candidates | 4,033 | 5.75 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,692 | 6.68 | 1.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,217 | 61.61 | 12.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,18,262 | | |
| | INC gain from BKD | INC gain from BKD | Swing | 7.33 | |

### 1969

1969 Assembly Elections: Rudhauli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BKD | Mohammad Nabi | 22,010 | 42.39 | 42.39 |
| | INC | Abdul Moiz Khan | 17,570 | 33.84 | 2.01 |
| | ABJS | Indradev Mishra | 10,134 | 19.52 | 0.95 |
| | CPI | Maulavi Murtaza Husain | 1,779 | 3.43 | 3.43 |
| | PBI^ | Lal Jee | 429 | 0.83 | 0.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,440 | 8.55 | 7.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,922 | 49.55 | 4.84 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,08,611 | | |
| | BKD gain from INC | BKD gain from INC | Swing | 10.56 | |
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### 1967

1967 Assembly Elections: Rudhauli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Abdul Moiz Khan | 16,334 | 31.83 | 31.83 |
| | Independent | Mohammad Nabi | 15,824 | 30.84 | 30.84 |
| | ABJS | B. Dev | 9,529 | 18.57 | 18.57 |
| | SWA | S. Nath | 6,480 | 12.63 | 12.63 |
| | Independent | Mohd Ali | 1,806 | 3.52 | 3.52 |
| | SSP | Dhondhey | 1,337 | 2.61 | 2.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 510 | 0.99 | 0.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,310 | 54.39 | 54.39 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,03,107 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |