Meerganj (Assembly constituency)
Meerganj Assembly constituency (Hindi: मीरगंज विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Bareilly district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Bareilly (Lok Sabha constituency). First election in this assembly constituency was held in 2012 after the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed and the constituency was formed in 2008. The constituency is assigned identification number 119.[1][2][3][4]
| Meerganj मीरगंज | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | |
| District | Bareilly |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Electorate | 277,034 (2012) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Party | Bhartiya Janta Party |
| MLA | Dr. D.C. Verma |
| Reservation | None |
Wards / Areas
Extant of Meerganj Assembly constituency is Meerganj Tehsil.[2] There are two blocks in this constituency fatehgarh west and meerganj
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| # | Term | Name | Party | From | To | Days | Comments | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 16th Vidhan Sabha | Sultan Baig | Bahujan Samaj Party | Mar-2012 | Mar-2017 | - | - | [5] | |
| 02 | 17th Vidhan Sabha | D. C. Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | Mar-2017 | Incumbent | - | - | – | |
Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. D. C. Verma | 1,08,789 | 51.74 | ||
| BSP | Sultan Baig | 54,289 | 25.82 | ||
| INC | Narendra Pal Singh | 36,938 | 17.57 | ||
| MD | Bhanu Pratap Singh | 2,267 | 1.08 | ||
| PECP | Shakeel Ahmad | 1,696 | 0.81 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,749 | 0.83 | ||
| Majority | 54,500 | 25.92 | |||
| Turnout | 2,10,276 | 64.74 | |||
| BJP gain from BSP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSP | Sultan Baig | 57,446 | 31.23 | - | |
| BJP | D. C. Verma | 49,525 | 26.93 | - | |
| SP | Haji Zahid Husain Guddu | 35,299 | 19.19 | - | |
| Remainder 11 candidates | 41,649 | 22.64 | - | ||
| Majority | 7,921 | 4.31 | - | ||
| Turnout | 183,919 | 66.39 | - | ||
| BSP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- "Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- "All MLAs from Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- "Member list". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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