Agra South (Assembly constituency)

Agra South
आगरा दक्षिण
Constituency
for the Vidhan Sabha
District Agra
State Uttar Pradesh
Electorate 328,782 (2012)
Current constituency
Created 2008
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA Yogendra Upadhyaya
Reservation None

Agra South Assembly constituency (Hindi: आगरा दक्षिण) is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Agra district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Agra (Lok Sabha constituency). First assembly election in this assembly constituency was conducted in 2012 after the constituency came into existence in the year 2008 as a result of the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008".[1][2]

Wards / Areas

Agra South Assembly constituency comprises ward numbers 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 18, 23, 25, 29, 30, 36 to 39, 41, 44, 49, 56, 57, 58, 63, 64, 67, 69, 71, 72, 74 to 77 & 80 in Agra municipal corporation.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

# Term Name Party From To Days Comments Ref
01 16th Vidhan Sabha Yogendra Upadhyaya Bharatiya Janata Party Mar-2012 Incumbent - - [3]

16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General Elections.[3]

2012 General Elections: Agra South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Yogendra Upadhyaya 74,324 37.77 -
BSP Zulfiquar Ahmed Bhutto 51,364 26.10 -
INC Nazir Ahmed 39,962 20.31 -
Remainder twelve candidates 31,132 15.82 -
Majority 22,960 11.66 -
Turnout 196,782 59.85 -
BJP hold Swing -

See also

References

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