Meerganj (Assembly constituency)
| Meerganj मीरगंज | |
|---|---|
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Constituency for the Vidhan Sabha | |
| District | Bareilly |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Electorate | 277,034 (2012) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Party | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| MLA | Sultan Baig |
| Reservation | None |
Meerganj Assembly constituency (Hindi: मीरगंज विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Bareilly district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Bareilly (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 119.[1][2][3][4]
Wards / Areas
Extant of Meerganj Assembly constituency is Meerganj Tehsil.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| # | Term | Name | Party | From | To | Days | Comments | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 16th Vidhan Sabha | Sultan Baig | Bahujan Samaj Party | Mar-2012 | Incumbent | - | - | [5] |
16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General Elections
| 2012 General Elections: Meerganj | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BSP | Sultan Baig | 57,446 | 31.23 | - | |
| BJP | D. C. Verma | 49,525 | 26.93 | - | |
| SP | Haji Zahid Husain Guddu | 35,299 | 19.19 | - | |
| Remainder 11 candidates | 41,649 | 22.64 | - | ||
| Majority | 7,921 | 4.31 | - | ||
| Turnout | 183,919 | 66.39 | - | ||
| BSP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Bareilly (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Bareilly district
- Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Vidhan Bhawan
References
- ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved Dec 2015.
- 1 2 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved Dec 2015.
- ↑ "All MLAs from Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved Dec 2015.
- ↑ "Member list". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. Retrieved Dec 2015.
- 1 2 "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved Dec 2015.
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