Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 27°09′N 83°34′E / 27.15°N 83.56°E / 27.15; 83.56
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Maharajganj
Constituency No. 318 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMaharajganj
Total electors386,617 (in 2017)
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janta Party
Elected year2022

Maharajganj is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Maharajganj in the Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Maharajganj is one of five assembly constituencies in the Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency. Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 318 amongst 403 constituencies.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

# Term Name Party From To Days
01 1st Vidhan Sabha Ram Swarup Vishard Indian National Congress May 1952 March 1957 1,776
02 2nd Vidhan Sabha Duryodhan Independent April 1957 July 1957
03 Amar Nath July 1957 March 1962
04 3rd Vidhan Sabha Duryodhan Socialist Party (India) March 1962 March 1967 1,828
05 4th Vidhan Sabha Indian National Congress March 1967 April 1968 402
06 5th Vidhan Sabha Hansa Bharatiya Kranti Dal February 1969 March 1974 1,832
07 6th Vidhan Sabha Duryodhan Indian National Congress March 1974 April 1977 1,153
08 7th Vidhan Sabha Dukhi Prasad Independent June 1977 February 1980 969
09 08th Vidhan Sabha Phirangi Prasad Visharad Janata Party June 1980 March 1985 1,735
10 9th Vidhan Sabha Ram Lakshan Indian National Congress March 1985 November 1989 1,725
11 10th Vidhan Sabha Keshav Prasad Janata Dal December 1989 April 1991 488
12 11th Vidhan Sabha Ram Payre (Azad) Bharatiya Janata Party June 1991 December 1992 533
13 12th Vidhan Sabha Chandra Kishor December 1993 October 1995 693
14 13th Vidhan Sabha October 1996 March 2002 1,967
15 14th Vidhan Sabha February 2002 May 2007 1,902
16 15th Vidhan Sabha Sripati Samajwadi Party May 2007 March 2012 1,762
17 16th Vidhan Sabha Sudama March 2012 March 2017 1,829
18 17th Vidhan Sabha Jai Mangal Kanojiya[1] Bhartiya Janata Party March 2017 Incumbent 2594

Election results

2022

2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Maharajganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Avdhesh Priyadarshi [2]

2017

Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Jai Mangal Kanojiya won in 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Nirmesh Mangal by a margin of 68,361 votes.[3]

2017 Assembly Elections: Maharajganj (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jai Mangal Kanojiya 1,25,154 51.16 Increase30.21
BSP Nirmesh Mangal 56,793 23.21 Increase0.82
INC Alok Prasad 50,217 20.53 Increase13.15
CPI Ramkewal 3,886 1.59 Decrease0.06
NISHAD Sant Kirpal 3,604 1.47 New
Remaining 4 Candidates 4,989 2.04 Steady
None of the Above None of the Above 2,573 1.05 New
Majority 68,361 27.95 Increase11.23
Turnout 2,47,216 63.94 Increase2.67
Registered electors 3,86,617
BJP gain from SP Swing Increase12.05
2012 Assembly Elections: Maharajganj (SC)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SP Sudama 84,581 39.11 Steady
BSP Nirmesh Mangal 48,426 22.39 Steady
BJP Chandra Kishor 45,301 20.95 Steady
INC Alok Prasad 15,972 7.38 Steady
PECP Vishnu Dev 7,438 3.44 Steady
CPI Ramkewal 3,572 1.65 Steady
Remaining 10 Candidates 10,991 5.08 Steady
Majority 36,155 16.72 Steady
Turnout 2,16,281 61.27 Steady
SP hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ Bhandari, Shashwat (16 January 2022). "AAP announces 150 candidates for UP elections 2022 | Check complete list". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

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