Bhojipura Assembly constituency 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 1957 after the "DPACO (1956)" (delimitation order) was passed in 1956.[1] After the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order" was passed in 2008, the constituency was assigned identification number 120.[2][3][4][5]
| Bhojipura | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 120 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Bareilly |
| Total electors | 289,427 (2012) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Samajwadi Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Wards / Areas
editExtent of Bhojipura Assembly constituency is KC Shergarh, Devraniya NP & Shergarh NP of Baheri Tehsil; KCs Bhojipura, Rithora, CB Ganj, Rithora NP, Dhaura Tanda NP & Pipalsana Chaudhdhari (CT) of Bareilly Tehsil.[3]
Popular Village- Jadounpur is a village which was established in 1873 AD by two families, one of Bajajas (kade Ansari) and the other Chaudhdharis (unknown). Bajaj means one who sells clothes and Chaudhdhari is interested in politics; both these families are Ansari by caste and Muslims by religion. It is very popular for incremented marketing and business. Through origin traced by historians of 19th century, it was clearly observed that there were some intercaste groups of Rajput clans known as Jadon, who were the initial settlers in this village.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member[6] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Babu Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Harish Kumar Gangawar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | Bhanu Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1974 | Harish Kumar Gangawar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1977 | Hamid Raza Khan | Independent | |
| 1980 | Bhanu Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Narendra Pal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1991 | Kunwar Subhash Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Harish Kumar Gangawar | Samajwadi Party | |
| 1996 | Bahoran Lal Maurya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2002 | Virendra Singh | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2007 | Shazil Islam Ansari | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2012 | Ittehad-e-Millat Council | ||
| 2017 | Bahoran Lal Maurya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Shazil Islam Ansari | Samajwadi Party | |
Election results
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Shahzil Islam Ansari | 119,402 | 45.88 | ||
| BJP | Bahoran Lal Maurya | 109,993 | 42.26 | ||
| BSP | Yogesh Patel | 26,909 | 10.34 | ||
| INC | Sardar Khan | 1,963 | 0.75 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,373 | 0.53 | ||
| AAP | Dr. Mahender Pal Singh Rana [7] | 610 | 0.23 | ||
| Majority | 9,409 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| SP gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2012
edit16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEMC | Shazil Islam Ansari | 65,531 | 32.55 | – | |
| SP | Virendra Singh Gangwar | 47,583 | 23.63 | – | |
| BJP | Bahoran Lal Maurya | 34,281 | 17.03 | – | |
| Remainder 16 candidates | 53,932 | 26.78 | – | ||
| Majority | 17,948 | 8.91 | – | ||
| Turnout | 201,327 | 69.56 | – | ||
| IEMC gain from BSP | Swing | ||||
Notable people
edit- Bahoran Lal Maurya - Former MLA & Minister & Current MLC
- Yogesh Patel - Block Pramukh: After not getting ticket from BJP, he resigned and joined BSP
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "DPACO (1956)" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "All MLAs from Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Member list". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Bhojipura Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Bhandari, Shashwat (16 January 2022). "AAP announces 150 candidates for UP elections 2022 | Check complete list". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
External links
edit- "Results of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.