Paniyara (Assembly constituency)
Paniyara is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Paniyara in the Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
| Paniyara | |
|---|---|
| Assembly constituency | |
| District | Maharajganj |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Electorate | 3,98,745 (2017) |
| Current Assembly constituency | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| MLA | Gyanendra Singh |
| Reservation | None |
| Ex MLA | Deo Narayan Singh |
| Most Successful Party | Indian National Congress (7 Times) |
Paniyara is one of five assembly constituencies in the Maharajganj (Lok Sabha constituency). Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 319 amongst 403 constituencies.
Currently this seat belongs to Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Gyanendra Singh, who won in last Assembly election of 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections by defeating Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Ganesh Shankar Pandey by a margin of 67,491 votes.[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
| # | Term | Member of Legislative Assembly | Party | From | To | Days | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 04th Vidhan Sabha | Vir Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress | March 1967 | April 1968 | 402 | |
| 02 | 05th Vidhan Sabha | February 1969 | March 1974 | 1,832 | |||
| 03 | 06th Vidhan Sabha | March 1974 | April 1977 | 1,153 | |||
| 04 | 07th Vidhan Sabha | Gunjeshwar | Independent | June 1977 | February 1980 | 969 | |
| 05 | 08th Vidhan Sabha | Vir Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress | June 1980 | March 1985 | 1,735 | |
| 06 | 09th Vidhan Sabha | March 1985 | November 1989 | 1,725 | |||
| 07 | 10th Vidhan Sabha | Ganpat Singh | Independent | December 1989 | April 1991 | 488 | |
| 08 | 11th Vidhan Sabha | Fateh Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress | June 1991 | December 1992 | 533 | |
| 09 | 12th Vidhan Sabha | Ganpat Singh | Bhartiya Janata Party | December 1993 | October 1995 | 693 | |
| 10 | 13th Vidhan Sabha | Fateh Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress | October 1996 | March 2002 | 1,967 | |
| 11 | 14th Vidhan Sabha | Bhartiya Janata Party | February 2002 | May 2007 | 1,902 | ||
| 12 | 15th Vidhan Sabha | Bahujan Samaj Party | May 2007 | March 2012 | 1,762 | ||
| 13 | 16th Vidhan Sabha | Deo Narayan Urf G.M. Singh | March 2012 | March 2017 | 1,829 | ||
| 14 | 17th Vidhan Sabha | Gyanendra Singh | Bhartiya Janata Party | March 2017 | Incumbent | 1185 | |
Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gyanendra Singh | 1,19,308 | 49.35 |  | |
| BSP | Ganesh Shankar Pandey | 51,817 | 21.43 |  | |
| INC | Talat Aziz | 48,004 | 19.86 | | |
| NISHAD | Suman | 10,762 | 4.45 | New | |
| RLD | Ganpat Singh | 3,561 | 1.47 | New | |
| Remaining 9 Candidates | 8,310 | 2.56 |  | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,124 | 0.88 | New | |
| Majority | 67,491 | 27.92 | | ||
| Turnout | 2,43,886 | 61.16 | | ||
| Registered electors | 3,98,745 | ||||
| BJP gain from BSP | Swing | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSP | Deo Narayan Singh | 56,114 | 26.56 | | |
| BJP | Gyanendra Singh | 52,031 | 24.63 | | |
| SP | Janardan Prasad Ojha | 39,264 | 18.59 | | |
| INC | Talat Aziz | 35,451 | 16.78 | | |
| PECP | Diwakar | 4,314 | 2.04 | | |
| Remaining 17 Candidates | 24,051 | 11.40 | | ||
| Majority | 4,083 | 1.93 | | ||
| Turnout | 2,11,265 | 58.33 | | ||
| BSP hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- "Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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