Katra (Assembly constituency)

Katra
कटरा
Constituency
for the Vidhan Sabha
District Shahjahanpur
State Uttar Pradesh
Electorate 292,322 (2012)
Current constituency
Created 2008
Party Samajwadi Party
MLA Rajesh Yadav
Reservation None

Katra Assembly constituency (Hindi: कटरा विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Shahjahanpur district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Shahjahanpur (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 131.[1][2][3][4]

Wards / Areas

Extant of Katra Assembly constituency is KCs Kheda Bajheda, Jalalpur, Katra, Khudaganj NP, Katra NP of Tilhar Tehsil & KC Paraur of Jalalabad Tehsil.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

# Term Name Party From To Days Comments Ref
01 16th Vidhan Sabha Rajesh Yadav Samajwadi Party Mar-2012 Incumbent - - [5]

16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General Elections

2012 General Elections: Katra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SP Rajesh Yadav 51,025 27.51 -
BSP Rajeev Kashyap 50,150 27.04 -
INC Virendra Pratap Singh Munna 31,400 16.93 -
Remainder 17 candidates 52,874 28.5 -
Majority 875 0.47 -
Turnout 185,449 63.44 -
SP hold Swing

[5]

See also

References

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