Lucknow: In a major upset in Faizabad parliamentary constituency, where the temple city of Ayodhya is located, Samajwadi Party candidate Awadhesh Prasad defeated sitting BJP MP Lallu Singh by a margin of 54,567 votes.

According to Election Commission data, Prasad got 5,54,289 votes, while Lallu Singh got 4,99,722 votes. BSP's Sachchidanand Pandey managed to get 46,407 votes.

A total of 13 candidates were in the fray in Faizabad.