Maharajganj (Assembly constituency)

Maharajganj is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Maharajganj in the Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Maharajganj
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMaharajganj
Total electors3,86,617 (2017)
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAJai Mangal Kanojiya
PartyBharatiya Janta Party
Elected year2017

Maharajganj is one of five assembly constituencies in the Maharajganj (Lok Sabha constituency). Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 318 amongst 403 constituencies.

Members of Legislative Assembly
# Term Member of Legislative Assembly Party From To Days Comment
011st Vidhan SabhaRam Swarup VishardIndian National CongressMay 1952March 19571,776
022nd Vidhan SabhaDuryodhanIndependentApril 1957July 1957
03Amar NathJuly 1957March 1962
043rd Vidhan SabhaDuryodhanSocialist Party (India)March 1962March 19671,828
054th Vidhan SabhaIndian National CongressMarch 1967April 1968402
065th Vidhan SabhaHansaBharatiya Kranti DalFebruary 1969March 19741,832
076th Vidhan SabhaDuryodhanIndian National CongressMarch 1974April 19771,153
087th Vidhan SabhaDukhi PrasadIndependentJune 1977February 1980969
0908th Vidhan SabhaPhirangi Prasad VisharadJanata PartyJune 1980March 19851,735
109th Vidhan SabhaRam LakshanIndian National CongressMarch 1985November 19891,725
1110th Vidhan SabhaKeshav PrasadJanata DalDecember 1989April 1991488
1211th Vidhan SabhaRam Payre (Azad)Bharatiya Janata PartyJune 1991December 1992533
1312th Vidhan SabhaChandra KishorDecember 1993October 1995693
1413th Vidhan SabhaOctober 1996March 20021,967
1514th Vidhan SabhaFebruary 2002May 20071,902
1615th Vidhan SabhaSripatiSamajwadi PartyMay 2007March 20121,762
1716th Vidhan SabhaSudamaMarch 2012March 20171,829
1817th Vidhan SabhaJai Mangal KanojiyaBhartiya Janata PartyMarch 2017Incumbent1870[1]

Election results

2022
2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election:
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Avdhesh Priyadarshi [2]

2017

Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Jai Mangal Kanojiya won in 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Nirmesh Mangal by a margin of 68,361 votes.[3]

2017 Assembly Elections: Maharajganj (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jai Mangal Kanojiya 1,25,154 51.16 30.21
BSP Nirmesh Mangal 56,793 23.21 0.82
INC Alok Prasad 50,217 20.53 13.15
CPI Ramkewal 3,886 1.59 0.06
NISHAD Sant Kirpal 3,604 1.47 New
Remaining 4 Candidates 4,989 2.04
None of the Above None of the Above 2,573 1.05 New
Majority 68,361 27.95 11.23
Turnout 2,47,216 63.94 2.67
Registered electors 3,86,617
BJP gain from SP Swing 12.05
2012 Assembly Elections: Maharajganj (SC)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SP Sudama 84,581 39.11
BSP Nirmesh Mangal 48,426 22.39
BJP Chandra Kishor 45,301 20.95
INC Alok Prasad 15,972 7.38
PECP Vishnu Dev 7,438 3.44
CPI Ramkewal 3,572 1.65
Remaining 10 Candidates 10,991 5.08
Majority 36,155 16.72
Turnout 2,16,281 61.27
SP hold Swing

References
  1. "Maharajganj Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. Bhandari, Shashwat (16 January 2022). "AAP announces 150 candidates for UP elections 2022 | Check complete list". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  4. "Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2020.


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