Purqazi Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Muzaffarnagar district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Bijnor(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 came into existence in the year 2008.[1][2][3] It was famous for its legendary traffic Jams when 4 Lane highway was not constructed.
| Purqazi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 13 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Muzaffarnagar |
| LS constituency | Bijnor |
| Total electors | 3,29,110 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  Rashtriya Lok Dal |
| Alliance | National Democratic Alliance |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Wards / Areas
editExtent of Purqazi Assembly constituency is KCs Muzaffarnagar, Sherpur, Chhapar, Bagowali, Sisona, Badhedi, Bijopra, Khudda, Khampur, Barla & Purqazi Nagar Panchayat of Muzaffarnagar Tehsil.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Till 2012 : Constituency did not exist
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| 2012 | Anil Kumar | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2017 | Pramod Utwal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Anil Kumar | Rashtriya Lok Dal | |
Election results
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLD | Anil Kumar | 92,672 | 43.09 |  39.09
| |
| BJP | Pramod Utwal | 86,140 | 40.05 | 2.15
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| BSP | Surendra Pal Singh | 27,778 | 12.91 |  9.79
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| ASP(KR) | Uma Kiran | 2,321 | 1.08 | new | |
| INC | Deepak Kumar | 1,762 | 0.82 | 31.58
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| NOTA | NOTA | 921 | 0.43 | ||
| Majority | 6,532 | 3.04 | |||
| Turnout | 2,15,085 | 65.20 | 0.12
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| RLD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2017
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pramod Utwal | 77,491 | 38.14 | ||
| INC | Deepak Kumar | 66,238 | 32.60 | ||
| BSP | Anil Kumar | 46,401 | 22.84 | ||
| RLD | Choti Begam | 8227 | 4.05 | ||
| SP | Uma Kiran | 2570 | 1.05 | ||
| Majority | 11,253 | 5.54 | |||
| Turnout | 2,04,319 | 65.08 | |||
2012
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSP | Anil Kumar | 53,491 | 31.94 | ||
| INC | Deepak Kumar | 44,583 | 26.62 | ||
| SP | Uma Kiran | 40,578 | 24.23 | ||
| BJP | Prachi Arya | 22,987 | 13.73 | ||
| Majority | 8908 | 5.32 | |||
| Turnout | 1,67,467 | 59.53 | |||
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "All MLAs from Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Purqazi Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.