Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency
Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (lower house of parliament) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in India. This constituency covers the entire Baghpat district and parts of Meerut, Ghaziabad districts and Shamli district. Satyapal Singh, former Commissioner of Police, Bombay, represents the constituency in Lok Sabha.
Assembly segments
Before reorganisation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments[1]
- Siwalkhas
- Modinagar
- Baghpat
- Baraut
- Chhaprauli
Presently, after reorganisation, this Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following five Vidhan Sabha segments:[2][3]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Number of electorates (2014) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Siwalkhas | None | Meerut | 3,10,569 |
| 50 | Chhaprauli | None | Baghpat | 3,08,745 |
| 51 | Baraut | None | Baghpat | 2,76,989 |
| 52 | Baghpat | None | Baghpat | 2,86,732 |
| 57 | Modi Nagar | None | Ghaziabad | 3,22,140 |
| Total: | 15,05,175 | |||
Members of Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Name of the Member | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth | 1967-71 | Raghuvir Singh Shastri | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Ram Chandra Vikal | Indian National Congress |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Chaudhary Charan Singh | Bharatiya Lok Dal |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Chaudhary Charan Singh | Rashtriya lokdal |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Chaudhary Charan Singh | Lok Dal |
| Ninth | 1989-1991 | Ajit Singh | Janata Dal |
| Tenth | 1991-1996 | Ajit Singh | Janata Dal |
| Eleventh | 1996-1998 | Ajit Singh | Bharatiya Kisan Kamgar Party |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Sompal Singh Shastri | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Thirteenth | 1999–2004 | Ajit Singh | Rashtriya Lok Dal |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Ajit Singh | Rashtriya Lok Dal |
| Fifteenth | 2009-2014 | Ajit Singh | Rashtriya Lok Dal |
| Sixteenth | 2014-Incumbent | Satyapal Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results
General elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Satya Pal Singh | 4,23,475 | 42.15 | +42.15 | |
| SP | Ghulam Mohammed | 2,13,609 | 21.26 | +13.82 | |
| RLD | Ajit Singh | 1,99,516 | 19.86 | −19.02 | |
| BSP | Prashant Chaudhri | 1,41,743 | 14.11 | −14.50 | |
| AAP | Somendar Dhaka | 5,828 | 0.58 | +0.58 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,911 | 0.39 | +0.39 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,09,866 | 20.89 | +10.62 | ||
| Turnout | 10,04,263 | 66.72 | +18.80 | ||
| BJP gain from RLD | Swing | +3.27 | |||
General elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLD | Ajit Singh | 2,38,638 | 38.88 | ||
| BSP | Mukesh Sharma | 1,75,611 | 28.61 | ||
| INC | Sompal | 1,36,964 | 22.32 | ||
| SP | Sahab Singh | 45,644 | 7.44 | ||
| Independent | Vedpal | 5,838 | 0.95 | ||
| Margin of victory | 63,027 | 10.27 | |||
| Turnout | 6,13,748 | 47.92 | |||
| RLD hold | Swing | ||||
General elections 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLD | Ajit Singh | 3,53,181 | 53.76 | +5.50 | |
| BSP | Aulad Ali | 1,32,543 | 20.18 | +6.85 | |
| BJP | Satya Pal Malik | 1,02,317 | 15.58 | −11.85 | |
| INC | Jagveer | 55,164 | 8.40 | 0 | |
| Independent | Habib Ahmad | 4,919 | 0.75 | 0 | |
| INLD | Samar Pal | 2,489 | 0.38 | 0 | |
| Independent | Subhash | 1,520 | 0.23 | 0 | |
| RPI | Krishna Bhagwan Swami | 994 | 0.15 | 0 | |
| Majority | 2,20,638 | 33.58 | +5.50 | ||
| Turnout | 6,56,900 | 41.83 | |||
| RLD hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha, Vol. III" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. pp. 1078–9. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Information and Statistics-Parliamentary Constituencies-11-Baghpat". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh website.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 503.
