Loni Assembly Seat: A History of Political Rivalry and Electoral Equations

Among the hot seats in UP is the Loni seat in Ghaziabad. Loni seat came into existence after delimitation in 2008 and has been won by BJP twice and BSP once in the 3 assembly elections held so far. The first assembly election in Loni was held in 2012. Later assembly elections were held in 2017 and 2022. In these three elections, the main faces as candidates in Loni seat have been Zakir Ali, Nandkishore Gurjar and Madan Bhaiya. In the 2027 elections, BJP has a challenge to win a hat-trick of victories, while SP wants to fulfill the dream of winning this seat for the first time. Loni can see BJP-RLD in one camp this time and SP and Congress in another. Let's know what is the political history of Loni assembly seat and what can be the electoral equations in Loni assembly seat in 2027. Loni assembly seat was first elected in 2012 and for the first time, the Bahujan Samaj Party's head candidate Madan Ali and Zakir Ali got 89 thousand and 25 thousand votes respectively.