The war of words between CM Yogi and Akhilesh Yadav over contesting the Ayodhya election continues. So, if the two leaders face each other, who will win based on the statistics?
Ayodhya has once again come into the spotlight ahead of next year’s Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. This time, the focus isn’t on the Ram Temple. The focus is now on the challenge being placed on each other by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav.
Akhilesh Yadav challenged Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to contest the Ayodhya seat, and the Chief Minister responded by agreeing to his candidacy. Amid this political rhetoric, the results of the last three assembly elections indicate that the BJP maintains its dominance in the Ayodhya seat, but the Samajwadi Party has also increased its strength.
They remained in control of this assembly.
Looking at the history of the Ayodhya assembly seat, Pawan Pandey of the Samajwadi Party won in 2012. Subsequently, the BJP made a comeback in the 2017 elections, and Ved Prakash Gupta became the MLA. The results remained the same in 2022. However, the Samajwadi Party’s strength has increased since the Ram Mandir issue.
Here is the increase in the vote percentage of the parties
In the 2012 assembly elections, the BJP fielded Lallu Singh as its candidate. He received 49,857 votes, a vote share of 25.93%. Pawan Pandey of the Samajwadi Party received 55,262 votes, a vote share of 28.74%. In this election, the Samajwadi Party (SP) defeated the BJP. In 2017, Ved Prakash Gupta of the BJP received 107,014 votes, increasing the party’s vote share to 49.20%. Pawan Pandey of the Samajwadi Party received 56,574 votes, a vote share of 26.01%.
SP also showed its strength
In the 2022 assembly elections, Ved Prakash Gupta of the BJP received 113,414 votes, while Pawan Pandey of the Samajwadi Party received 93,424 votes. This means the BJP’s vote share was 49.04%. On the other hand, the Samajwadi Party’s vote share increased to 40.40%. Compared to 2017, the Samajwadi Party’s vote share increased by 14.39 percentage points in 2022. The BJP’s vote share remained largely stable.
