Purqazi Assembly constituency
| Purqazi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 13 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Muzaffarnagar |
| LS constituency | Bijnor |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| File:Anil Kumar.jpg | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | RLD |
| Alliance | SP+ |
| Elected year | 2022 |
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.
Wards / Areas
Extent 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
| Year | Term | Name | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 16th Vidhan Sabha | Anil Kumar | Bahujan Samaj Party | [4] | |
| 2017 | 17th Vidhan Sabha | Pramod Utwal | Bharatiya Janta Party | ||
| 2022 | 18th Vidhan Sabha | Anil Kumar | Rashtriya Lok Dal | ||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLD | Anil Kumar | 92,672 | 43.09 |  39.09
| |
| BJP | Pramod Utwal | 86,140 | 40.05 | 2.15
| |
| BSP | Surendra Pal Singh | 27,778 | 12.91 |  9.79
| |
| Azad Samaj Party | Uma Kiran | 2,321 | 1.08 | new | |
| INC | Deepak Kumar | 1,762 | 0.82 | 31.58
| |
| NOTA | NOTA | 921 | 0.43 | ||
| Majority | 6,532 | 3.04 | |||
| Turnout | 2,15,085 | 65.20 | 0.12
| ||
| RLD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2017
| 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
| 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
- Government of Uttar Pradesh
- Bijnor Lok Sabha constituency
- List of Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh
- Muzaffarnagar district
- Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Uttar Pradesh
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 19 July 2015.