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{{Infobox election<br />
| election_name = 2022 Azamgarh by-election<br />
| country = India<br />
| type = By-election<br />
| ongoing = no<br />
| party_colour =<br />
| seats_for_election = [[Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency|Azamgarh]] constituency<br />
| previous_election = 2019 Indian general election<br />
| previous_year = 2019<br />
| next_election = 2024 Indian general election<br />
| next_year = 2024<br />
| election_date = 23 June 2022<br />
| turnout = 49.36% ({{decrease}}8.26 [[percentage point|pp]])<br />
| image1 = [[File:Dinesh Lal Yadav at Press Conference of Celebrity Cricket League 2016 (cropped).jpg|120px]]<br />
| candidate1 = '''[[Dinesh Lal Yadav|Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua']]'''<br />
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
| popular_vote1 = '''312,768'''<br />
| percentage1 = '''34.39%'''<br />
| swing1 = {{increase}}17.92<br />
| image2 = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|120px]]<br />
| candidate2 = [[Dharmendra Yadav]]<br />
| party2 = Samajwadi Party<br />
| popular_vote2 = 3,04,089<br />
| percentage2 = 33.44%<br />
| swing2 = {{increase}} 13.59<br />
| image3 = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png|120px]]<br />
| candidate3 = [[Shah Alam (Indian politician)|Shah Alam]]<br />
| party3 = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
| popular_vote3 = 2,66,210 <br />
| percentage3 = 29.27%<br />
| swing3 = {{increase}} 13.59<br />
| map_image = <br />
| map_size = <br />
| map_caption = <br />
| posttitle =<br />
| before_colour = <br />
| after_colour = <br />
| result =<br />
| title = [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]<br />
| before_election = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]<br />
| before_party = Samajwadi Party<br />
| after_election = [[Dinesh Lal Yadav]]<br />
| after_party = Bharatiya Janata Party <br />
}}<br />
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On 23 June 2022 a parliamentary by-election was held in [[Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency]]. The election was won by [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] candidate [[Dinesh Lal Yadav|Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua']] who defeated [[Samajwadi Party]] candidate [[Dharmendra Yadav]] by a margin of 8,679 votes. The by-election occurred due to the resignation of sitting Samajwadi Party supremo [[Akhilesh Yadav]] after he was elected from [[Karhal Assembly constituency]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh-lok-sabha-bypoll-result-2022-live-bjp-samajwadi-party-bsp-dinesh-lal-yadav-nirahua-dharmendra-yadav-shah-alam-guddu-jamali-bypoll-results-2022-5475256/|title=Azamgarh Lok Sabha Bypoll Result 2022 LIVE: BJP|website=www.india.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lok-sabha-by-elections-result-2022-live-updates-azamgarh-rampur-sangrur-bjp-aap-sp/liveblog/92464500.cms|title=Lok Sabha Byelection Result 2022 highlights: BJP wrests UP's Rampur, Azamgarh seats from Samajwadi Party; major setback for AAP in Punjab|date=June 26, 2022|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/up-milkipur-bypoll-bjp-chandrabhanu-paswan-samajwadi-party-ajit-prasad-9825147/|title=BJP avenges Ayodhya Lok Sabha blow, drowns SP challenge in Milkipur bypoll|date=February 8, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bypoll-results-2022-live-uttar-pradesh-punjab-delhi-jharkhand-andhra-pradesh-tripura-7991343/|title=Bypoll results 2022 Highlights: Akhilesh Yadav’s SP loses his Lok Sabha seat Azamgarh to BJP|date=September 7, 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Result ==<br />
BJP won the seat after 13 years, which was typically considered a SP bastion. However, the margin of victory was 8,679 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lok-sabha-assembly-bypolls-2022-live-updates-azamgarh-rampur-rajinder-nagar-sangrur-tripura-atmakur/liveblog/92399609.cms|title=Bypolls 2022 LIVE Updates: 12.75% voter turnout recorded in Sangrur,18.81% in Rampur and 19.84% in Azamgarh till 11am|date=June 23, 2022|website=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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===2022 by election===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2022 elections in India#Lok Sabha by-elections|Bye-Elections, 2022]]: [[Azamgarh]]<ref name="Lok Sabha Election Results">{{cite web |title=Election Results - Full Statistical Reports STATISTICAL REPORTS OF GENERAL ELECTION TO LOKSABHA |url=https://eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=10 October 2022}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Dinesh Lal Yadav]] "[[Dinesh Lal Yadav|Nirahua]]"|votes=3,,12,768|percentage=34.39|change={{decrease}}0.71}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Dharmendra Yadav]]|party=Samajwadi Party|votes=3,04,089|percentage=33.44|change={{decrease}}26.60}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=[[Shah Alam (Indian politician)|Shah Alam Urf Guddu Jamali]]|votes=2,66,210|percentage=29.27|change=''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above|None of the Above]]|votes=5,369|percentage=0.59|change={{decrease}}0.11}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Rajiv Talwar|Rajiv Talwar|votes=2549|percentage=0.28|change={{increase}}0.07}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=8,679|percentage=0.95|change={{decrease}}24.29}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=9,09,654|percentage=49.36|change={{decrease}}8.20}}<br />
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{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Samajwadi Party<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
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{{Election box end}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[2022 elections in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:2022 elections in India]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha by-elections]]<br />
[[Category:Azamgarh district]]<br />
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