Bara Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Bara is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Bara in the Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1]
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| Constituency No. 72 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Prayagraj |
| Total electors | 325,412 (2019) |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AD(S) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Bara is one of five assembly constituencies in the Prayagraj. Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 264 amongst 403 constituencies.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002[2] | Udaibhan Karwaria | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2007[3] | |||
| 2012[4] | Ajai Kumar | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2017[5] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2022 | Vachaspati[6] | Apna Dal (Soneylal) | |
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD(S) | Vachaspati | 89,203 | 43.49 | ||
| SP | Ajay | 76,679 | 37.38 | +13.61 | |
| BSP | Dr. Ajay Kumar | 22,719 | 11.08 | −8.42 | |
| INC | Manju Sant | 3,443 | 1.68 | +0.6 | |
| Peoples Party of India (Democratic) | Ram Kumar Vidyarthi | 2,575 | 1.26 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,731 | 1.33 | +0.09 | |
| Majority | 12,524 | 6.11 | −11.81 | ||
| Turnout | 205,129 | 61.25 | +1.99 | ||
| AD(S) gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2017
Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Dr. Ajai Kumar won in 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Ajay by a margin of 34,053 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Ajai Kumar | 79,209 | 41.69 | ||
| SP | Ajay (Bharti Munna Bhaiya) | 45,156 | 23.77 | ||
| BSP | Ashok Kumar Gautam | 37,052 | 19.5 | ||
| NISHAD | Phool Chandra | 10,704 | 5.63 | ||
| Independent | Hansraj Kol | 3,729 | 1.96 | ||
| CPI | Ayodhya Prasad Adivasi Kol | 2,573 | 1.35 | ||
| INC | Suresh Kumar Verma | 2,045 | 1.08 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,327 | 1.24 | ||
| Majority | 34,053 | 17.92 | |||
| Turnout | 189,974 | 59.26 | |||
2012
Samajwadi Party candidate Dr. Ajay Kumar defeated BJP candidate Vibhavnath Bharti.