Behat (Assembly constituency)
      Behat Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Saharanpur district and one of five assembly constituencies in the Saharanpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Behat Assembly constituency came into existence in 2008 as a result of the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008". Prior to 2008, this constituency was served / represented by the Sarsawa Assembly constituency.
Wards / Areas
The Behat Assembly constituency comprises the following Wards / areas.[2]
|  #  |  Term  |  Name  |  Party  |  From  |  To  |  Days  |  Comments  |  Ref | 
|  01  |  01st Vidhan Sabha  |    |    |  May-1952  |  Mar-1957  |  1,776  |  -  | [3] | 
|  02  |  02nd Vidhan Sabha  |    |    |  Apr-1957  |  Mar-1962  |  1,800  |  -  | [4] | 
|  03  |  03rd Vidhan Sabha  |  Shakuntala Devi  |  Indian National Congress  |  Mar-1962  |  Mar-1967  |  1,828  |  [note]  | [5] | 
|  04  |  04th Vidhan Sabha  | Mohd. Mahmood Ali Khan  |  Indian National Congress  |  Mar-1967  |  Apr-1968  |  402  |  [6] | 
|  05  |  05th Vidhan Sabha  |  Indian National Congress  |  Feb-1969  |  Mar-1974  |  1,832  |  [7] | 
|  06  |  06th Vidhan Sabha  |  Indian National Congress  |  Mar-1974  |  Apr-1977  |  1,153  |  [8] | 
|  07  |  07th Vidhan Sabha  |  Ajab Singh  |  Janata Party  |  Jun-1977  |  Feb-1980  |  969  |  [9] | 
|  08  |  08th Vidhan Sabha  |  Rulha Singh  |  Janata Party (Secular)  |  Jun-1980  |  Mar-1985  |  1,735  |  [10] | 
|  09  |  09th Vidhan Sabha  |  Nirbhay Pal Sharma  |  Indian National Congress  |  Mar-1985  |  Nov-1989  |  1,725  |  [11] | 
|  10  |  10th Vidhan Sabha  |  Ram Sharan  |  Janata Dal  |  Dec-1989 |  Apr-1991  |  488  |  [12] | 
|  11  |  11th Vidhan Sabha  |  Mohd. Hasan Shah  |  Janata Dal  |  Jun-1991 |  Dec-1992  |  533  |  [13] | 
|  12  |  12th Vidhan Sabha  | Nirbhay Pal Sharma  |  Indian National Congress |  Dec-1993 |  Oct-1995  |  693  |  [14] | 
|  13  |  13th Vidhan Sabha  |  Bharatiya Janata Party |  Oct-1996  |  Mar-2002  |  1,967  |  [15] | 
|  14  |  14th Vidhan Sabha  | Dr. Dharam Singh Saini  |  Bahujan Samaj Party |  Feb-2002  |  May-2007  |  1,902  |  [16] | 
|  15  |  15th Vidhan Sabha  |  Bahujan Samaj Party  |  May-2007  |  Mar-2012  |  1,762  |  [17] | 
|  16  |  16th Vidhan Sabha  |  Mahaveer Singh Rana  |  Bahujan Samaj Party  |  Mar-2012  |  Incumbent  |  -  |   | [18] | 
Election results
| 2012 General Elections: Behat | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 BSP | 
 Mahaveer Singh Rana | 
 70,274 | 
 31.8 | 
 - | 
 | 
 INC | 
 Naresh Saini | 
 69,760 | 
 31.5 | 
 - | 
 | 
 SP | 
 Umar Ali Khan | 
 47,366 | 
 21.4 | 
 - | 
 | 
  | 
 Remainder ten candidates | 
 33,722 | 
 15.3 | 
 -9.4 | 
|  Majority | 
 514 | 
 0.2 | 
 -98.6 | 
|  Turnout | 
 221,122 | 
 72.9 | 
 +33.5 | 
 | 
 BSP hold | 
 Swing | 
 +2.7 | 
 | 
15th Vidhan Sabha: 2007 General Elections.[17]
| 2007 General Elections: Behat | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 BSP | 
 Dr. Dharam Singh Saini | 
 68,440 | 
 41.3 | 
 +28.5 | 
 | 
 SP | 
 Mohd.Dilshad M | 
 31,767 | 
 19.2 | 
 - | 
 | 
 BJP | 
 Melaram M | 
 28,162 | 
 17.0 | 
 - | 
 | 
  | 
 Remainder twelve candidates | 
 37,213 | 
 22.5 | 
 +64.7 | 
|  Majority | 
 36,673 | 
 22.1 | 
 +283.8 | 
|  Turnout | 
 165,582 | 
 n/a | 
 +2.7 | 
 | 
 BSP hold | 
 Swing | 
 +8.3 | 
 | 
14th Vidhan Sabha: 2002 General Elections.[16]
| 2002 General Elections: Behat | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 BSP | 
 Dr. Dharam Singh Saini | 
 53,262 | 
 33.0 | 
 - | 
 | 
 BJP | 
 Raghav M | 
 43,708 | 
 27.1 | 
 - | 
 | 
 SP | 
 Mohd. Irshad M | 
 41,695 | 
 25.9 | 
 - | 
 | 
  | 
 Remainder seven candidates | 
 22,598 | 
 14.0 | 
 -18.4 | 
|  Majority | 
 9,554 | 
 5.9 | 
 +3,043 | 
|  Turnout | 
 161,263 | 
 68.1 | 
 -0.1 | 
 | 
 BSP hold | 
 Swing | 
 n/a | 
 | 
13th Vidhan Sabha: 1996 General Elections.[15]
| 1996 General Elections: Behat | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 BJP | 
 Nirbhay Pal Sharma | 
 47,578 | 
 29.5 | 
 -16.7 | 
 | 
 INC | 
 Saheb Singh | 
 47,274 | 
 29.3 | 
 - | 
 | 
 Independent | 
 Mohd. Feeroz Aftab | 
 38,866 | 
 24.1 | 
 - | 
 | 
  | 
 Remainder four candidates | 
 27,710 | 
 17.2 | 
 +76.8 | 
|  Majority | 
 304 | 
 0.2 | 
 -98.4 | 
|  Turnout | 
 161,428 | 
 73.7 | 
 13.1 | 
 | 
 BJP hold | 
 Swing | 
 +2.77 | 
 | 
12th Vidhan Sabha: 1993 General Elections.[14]
| 1993 General Elections: Behat | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 INC | 
 Nirbhay Pal Sharma | 
 57,146 | 
 40.0 | 
 +96.6 | 
 | 
 BJP | 
 Suresh | 
 38,147 | 
 26.7 | 
 +22.9 | 
 | 
 Janata Dal | 
 Mohd. Hasan Shah | 
 31,762 | 
 22.3 | 
 -13.0 | 
 | 
  | 
 Remainder eight candidates | 
 15,675 | 
 11.0 | 
 +5.9 | 
|  Majority | 
 18,999 | 
 13.3 | 
 +316 | 
|  Turnout | 
 142,730 | 
 73.4 | 
 +29.1 | 
 | 
 INC hold | 
 Swing | 
 +13.7 | 
 | 
11th Vidhan Sabha: 1991 General Elections.[13]
| 1991 General Elections: Behat | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 Janata Dal | 
 Mohd. Hasan Shah | 
 36,518 | 
 32.2 | 
 +253 | 
 | 
 BJP | 
 Suresh | 
 31,051 | 
 28.1 | 
 - | 
 | 
 INC | 
 Nirbhay Pal Sharma | 
 29,073 | 
 26.3 | 
 -37.2 | 
 | 
  | 
 Remainder eleven candidates | 
 14,797 | 
 13.4 | 
 +80.1 | 
|  Majority | 
 4,567 | 
 4.1 | 
 -5.9 | 
|  Turnout | 
 110,539 | 
 65.8 | 
 -4.4 | 
 | 
 Janata Dal hold | 
 Swing | 
 -12 | 
 | 
10th Vidhan Sabha: 1989 General Elections.[12]
| 1989 General Elections: Behat | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 Janata Dal | 
 Ram Sharan | 
 51,113 | 
 44.2 | 
 - | 
 | 
 INC | 
 Nirbhay Pal Sharma | 
 46,262 | 
 40.0 | 
 -20.0 | 
 | 
 Independent | 
 Mohd. Hasan Shah | 
 10,089 | 
 8.7 | 
 - | 
 | 
  | 
 Remainder four candidates | 
 8,214 | 
 7.1 | 
 +2.4 | 
|  Majority | 
 4,851 | 
 4.2 | 
 -82.4 | 
|  Turnout | 
 115,678 | 
 69.4 | 
 +14.4 | 
 | 
 Janata Dal hold | 
 Swing | 
 n/a | 
 | 
09th Vidhan Sabha: 1985 General Elections.[11]
| 1985 General Elections: Behat | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 INC | 
 Nirbhay Pal Sharma | 
 57,798 | 
 57.1 | 
 +240 | 
 | 
 Lok Dal | 
 Aftab Ahamad | 
 30,273 | 
 29.9 | 
 - | 
 
 | 
 Independent | 
 Raj Pal | 
 5,047 | 
 5.0 | 
 - | 
 | 
  | 
 Remainder thirteen candidates | 
 8,019 | 
 7.9 | 
 -51.8 | 
|  Majority | 
 27,525 | 
 27.2 | 
 +22,838 | 
|  Turnout | 
 101,137 | 
 68.8 | 
 +59.9 | 
 | 
 INC hold | 
 Swing | 
 +30.2 | 
 | 
08th Vidhan Sabha: 1980 General Elections.[10]
| 1980 General Elections: Behat | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 JNP(S) | 
 Rulha Singh | 
 17,133 | 
 27.1 | 
 - | 
 | 
 INC | 
 Nirbhay Pal Sharma | 
 17,013 | 
 26.9 | 
 - | 
 
 | 
 Independent | 
 Mehmood Hasan Shah | 
 12,487 | 
 19.7 | 
 - | 
 
 | 
  | 
 Remainder eight candidates | 
 16,626 | 
 26.3 | 
 +384.6 | 
|  Majority | 
 120 | 
 0.2 | 
 -97.2 | 
|  Turnout | 
 63,259 | 
 49.8 | 
 +8.6 | 
 | 
 JNP(S) hold | 
 Swing | 
 n/a | 
 | 
07th Vidhan Sabha: 1977 General Elections.[9]
| 1977 General Elections: Behat | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 Janata Party | 
 Ajab Singh | 
 26,251 | 
 45.0 | 
 - | 
 | 
 INC | 
 Abdul Malik | 
 21,980 | 
 37.7 | 
 - | 
 | 
 Independent | 
 Mohd. Mahmood Ali Khan | 
 6,610 | 
 11.3 | 
 -80.2 | 
 | 
  | 
 Remainder eight candidates | 
 3,431 | 
 5.9 | 
 -66.4 | 
|  Majority | 
 4,271 | 
 7.3 | 
 -46.8 | 
|  Turnout | 
 58,272 | 
 52.2 | 
 -22.3 | 
 | 
 Janata Party hold | 
 Swing | 
 n/a | 
 | 
06th Vidhan Sabha: 1974 General Elections.[8]
| 1974 General Elections: Behat | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 INC | 
 Mohd. Mahmood Ali Khan | 
 33,442 | 
 44.6 | 
 +32.5 | 
 | 
  | 
 Rulha Singh (Bharatiya Kranti Dal) | 
 25,441 | 
 33.9 | 
 +74.3 | 
 | 
  | 
 Inam M (Muslim League) | 
 5,919 | 
 7.9 | 
 - | 
 | 
  | 
 Remainder eight candidates | 
 10,201 | 
 13.6 | 
 -0.02 | 
|  Majority | 
 8,031 | 
 10.7 | 
 -24.6 | 
|  Turnout | 
 74,973 | 
 71.4 | 
 25.4 | 
 | 
 INC hold | 
 Swing | 
 +2.2 | 
 | 
05th Vidhan Sabha: 1969 General Elections.[7]
| 1969 General Elections: Behat | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 INC | 
 Mohd. Mahmood Ali Khan | 
 25,236 | 
 42.4 | 
 23.2 | 
 | 
  | 
 Rulha Singh (Bharatiya Kranti Dal) | 
 14,579 | 
 24.4 | 
 - | 
 | 
 CPI | 
 Rao Mukhtar Ali Khan | 
 9,778 | 
 16.4 | 
 - | 
 | 
  | 
 Remainder five candidates | 
 10,203 | 
 17.1 | 
 -43.0 | 
|  Majority | 
 10,657 | 
 17.8 | 
 -13.3 | 
|  Turnout | 
 59,796 | 
 62.7 | 
 +11.3 | 
 | 
 INC hold | 
 Swing | 
 +4.3 | 
 | 
04th Vidhan Sabha: 1967 General Elections.[6]
| 1967 General Elections: Behat | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 INC | 
 Mohd. Mahmood Ali Khan | 
 20,477 | 
 38.1 | 
 - | 
 | 
 Independent | 
 R. M. Ali | 
 8,180 | 
 15.2 | 
 - | 
 | 
  | 
 R. Saran (Sanghata Socialist Party) | 
 7,152 | 
 13.3 | 
 - | 
 | 
  | 
 Remainder six candidates | 
 17,912 | 
 33.3 | 
 - | 
|  Majority | 
 12,297 | 
 22.9 | 
 +21.4 | 
|  Turnout | 
 53,721 | 
 61.8 | 
 +36.3 | 
 | 
 INC hold | 
 Swing | 
 -10.7 | 
 | 
03rd Vidhan Sabha: 1962 General Elections.[5]
| 1962 General Elections: Behat | 
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
±% | 
 | 
 INC | 
 Shakuntala Devi | 
 19,224 | 
 48.8 | 
 - | 
 | 
 Swatantra Party | 
 Gainda Ram | 
 9,097 | 
 23.1 | 
 - | 
 | 
 SP | 
 Om Prakash | 
 6,030 | 
 15.3 | 
 - | 
 | 
 BJS | 
 Mallahah | 
 5,058 | 
 12.8 | 
 - | 
|  Majority | 
 10,127 | 
 25.7 | 
 - | 
|  Turnout | 
 39,409 | 
 50.1 | 
 - | 
 | 
 INC hold | 
 Swing | 
 - | 
 | 
See also
Notes
-  ^ Behat Assembly constituency came into existence in 2008. Prior to 2008, this constituency was served / represented by Sarsawa (Assembly constituency) which now ceases to exist.
 
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