Kerakat is one of five assembly constituencies in the Machhlishahr Lok Sabha constituency. Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 372 amongst 403 constituencies.
| Kerakat | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 372 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Jaunpur |
| Total electors | 4,16,720 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Samajwadi Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Ram Samjhawan | Indian National Congress | |
| Lal Bahadur | |||
| 1962 | Ram Samjhawan | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | Ram Sagar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1974 | Ram Samjhawan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Shambhu Nath | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Ram Samjhawan | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Gajraj Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Raj Pati | Janata Dal | |
| 1991 | Somaru Ram Saroj | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Jagarnath Chaudhary | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 1996 | Ashok Sonker | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2002 | Somaru Ram Saroj | ||
| 2007 | Biraju Ram | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2012 | Gulab Chandra Saroj | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2017 | Dinesh Choudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Tufani Saroj | Samajwadi Party | |
Election results
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Toofani Saroj | 94,022 | 39.13 | ||
| BJP | Dinesh Choudhary | 84,178 | 35.04 | ||
| BSP | Dr. Lal Bahadur | 51,633 | 21.49 | ||
| INC | Rajesh Gautam | 2,688 | 1.12 | ||
| VIP | Pappu | 2,590 | 1.08 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,147 | 0.89 | ||
| Majority | 9,844 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| SP gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2017
editBharatiya Janta Party candidate Dinesh Choudhary, won in 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Sanjaj Saroj by a margin of 15,259 votes.[2]
History
editThe first Member of Kerakat legislative Assembly is Lal Bahadur INC and Parmeshari INC.
Ward/Area
editKerakat, Chandwak, Dobhi, Muftiganj, Huruhuri, Ratanupur, Parauganj, Thanagaddi Deokali, Itaili, Hebhal etc.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Ram Samjhawan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Lal Bahadur | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Ram Samjhawan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Ram Samjhawan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Ram Sagar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1974 | Ram Samjhawan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Shambhu Nath | Janata party | |
| 1980 | Ram Samjhawan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Gajraj Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Raj Pati | Janata Dal | |
| 1993 | Jagarnath Chaudhary | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 1996 | Ashok Sonker | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2002 | Somaru Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2007 | Biraju Ram | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2012 | Gulab Chandra Saroj | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2017 | Dinesh Chaudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Tufani Saroj | Samajwadi Party | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kerakat Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
External links
edit- "Results of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.