Since 1996, Mubarakpur assembly seat has been electing BSP candidates. As a matter of fact, it was the only seat in the Azamgarh district that was won by BSP in the last assembly election in 2012. In the 2014 Lok Sabha election Mubarakpur assembly constituency had given Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav a lead of 7579 votes over his nearest BSP rival Guddu Jamali. The BJP nominee Ramakant Yadav was relegated to the third place in the Mubarakpur assembly segment.