Maharajganj (Assembly constituency)
Maharajganj is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Maharajganj in the Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
| Maharajganj | |
|---|---|
| Assembly constituency | |
| District | Maharajganj |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Electorate | 3,86,617 (2017) |
| Current Assembly constituency | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| MLA | Jai Mangal Kanojiya |
| Reservation | SC |
| Last election | 2012 |
| Ex MLA | Sudama (SP) |
| Most Successful Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (5 Times) |
Maharajganj is one of five assembly constituencies in the Maharajganj (Lok Sabha constituency). Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 318 amongst 403 constituencies.
Currently this seat belongs to Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Jai Mangal Kanojiya who won in last Assembly election of 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Nirmesh Mangal by a margin of 68,361 votes.[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| # | Term | Member of Legislative Assembly | Party | From | To | Days | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1st Vidhan Sabha | Ram Swarup Vishard | Indian National Congress | May 1952 | March 1957 | 1,776 | |
| 02 | 2nd Vidhan Sabha | Duryodhan | Independent | April 1957 | July 1957 | ||
| 03 | Amar Nath | July 1957 | March 1962 | ||||
| 04 | 3rd Vidhan Sabha | Duryodhan | Socialist Party (India) | March 1962 | March 1967 | 1,828 | |
| 05 | 4th Vidhan Sabha | Indian National Congress | March 1967 | April 1968 | 402 | ||
| 06 | 5th Vidhan Sabha | Hansa | Bharatiya Kranti Dal | February 1969 | March 1974 | 1,832 | |
| 07 | 6th Vidhan Sabha | Duryodhan | Indian National Congress | March 1974 | April 1977 | 1,153 | |
| 08 | 7th Vidhan Sabha | Dukhi Prasad | Independent | June 1977 | February 1980 | 969 | |
| 09 | 08th Vidhan Sabha | Phirangi Prasad Visharad | Janata Party | June 1980 | March 1985 | 1,735 | |
| 10 | 9th Vidhan Sabha | Ram Lakshan | Indian National Congress | March 1985 | November 1989 | 1,725 | |
| 11 | 10th Vidhan Sabha | Keshav Prasad | Janata Dal | December 1989 | April 1991 | 488 | |
| 12 | 11th Vidhan Sabha | Ram Payre (Azad) | Bharatiya Janata Party | June 1991 | December 1992 | 533 | |
| 13 | 12th Vidhan Sabha | Chandra Kishor | December 1993 | October 1995 | 693 | ||
| 14 | 13th Vidhan Sabha | October 1996 | March 2002 | 1,967 | |||
| 15 | 14th Vidhan Sabha | February 2002 | May 2007 | 1,902 | |||
| 16 | 15th Vidhan Sabha | Sripati | Samajwadi Party | May 2007 | March 2012 | 1,762 | |
| 17 | 16th Vidhan Sabha | Sudama | March 2012 | March 2017 | 1,829 | ||
| 18 | 17th Vidhan Sabha | Jai Mangal Kanojiya | Bhartiya Janata Party | March 2017 | Incumbent | 1197 | [2] |
Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jai Mangal Kanojiya | 1,25,154 | 51.16 |  | |
| BSP | Nirmesh Mangal | 56,793 | 23.21 | | |
| INC | Alok Prasad | 50,217 | 20.53 | | |
| CPI | Ramkewal | 3,886 | 1.59 |  | |
| NISHAD | Sant Kirpal | 3,604 | 1.47 | New | |
| Remaining 4 Candidates | 4,989 | 2.04 |  | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,573 | 1.05 | New | |
| Majority | 68,361 | 27.95 | | ||
| Turnout | 2,47,216 | 63.94 | | ||
| Registered electors | 3,86,617 | ||||
| BJP gain from SP | Swing | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Sudama | 84,581 | 39.11 | | |
| BSP | Nirmesh Mangal | 48,426 | 22.39 | | |
| BJP | Chandra Kishor | 45,301 | 20.95 | | |
| INC | Alok Prasad | 15,972 | 7.38 | | |
| PECP | Vishnu Dev | 7,438 | 3.44 | | |
| CPI | Ramkewal | 3,572 | 1.65 | | |
| Remaining 10 Candidates | 10,991 | 5.08 | | ||
| Majority | 36,155 | 16.72 | | ||
| Turnout | 2,16,281 | 61.27 | | ||
| SP hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- "Maharajganj Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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