Bhojipura Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Bhojipura Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Bareilly district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Bareilly Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1957 after the "DPACO (1956)" (delimitation order) was passed in 1956.[1] After the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order" was passed in 2008, the constituency was assigned identification number 120.[2][3][4][5]
| Bhojipura | |
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| Constituency No. 120 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Bareilly |
| Total electors | 289,427 (2012) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Samajwadi Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Wards / Areas
Extent of Bhojipura Assembly constituency is KC Shergarh, Devraniya NP & Shergarh NP of Baheri Tehsil; KCs Bhojipura, Rithora, CB Ganj, Rithora NP, Dhaura Tanda NP & Pipalsana Chaudhdhari (CT) of Bareilly Tehsil.[3]
Popular Village- Jadounpur is a village which was established in 1873 AD by two families, one of the Bajajas (Kade Ansari) and the other of the Chaudhdharis (unknown). Bajaj means one who sells clothes, and Chaudhdhari is interested in politics. Both these families are Ansari by caste and Muslims by religion. It is very popular for its growing marketing and business. According to historians of the 19th century, it was clearly observed that there were some inter-caste groups of Kurmi clans known as Jadon (Kurmi), who are similar to Gangwar and intermarry. These were the initial settlers in this village. |Popular businesses|- textile;sarees, enterprises:almirah,electricals. Nargis cloth house is the oldest and most famous cloth store whereas Shahji electricals are popular for electricals and almirahs.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member[6] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Babu Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Harish Kumar Gangawar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | Bhanu Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1974 | Harish Kumar Gangawar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1977 | Hamid Raza Khan | Independent | |
| 1980 | Bhanu Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Narendra Pal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1991 | Kunwar Subhash Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Harish Kumar Gangawar | Samajwadi Party | |
| 1996 | Bahoran Lal Maurya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2002 | Virendra Singh | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2007 | Shazil Islam Ansari | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2012 | Ittehad-e-Millat Council | ||
| 2017 | Bahoran Lal Maurya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Shazil Islam Ansari | Samajwadi Party | |
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Shahzil Islam Ansari | 119,402 | 45.88 |  15.45 | |
| BJP | Bahoran Lal Maurya | 109,993 | 42.26 | 0.19 | |
| BSP | Yogesh Patel | 26,909 | 10.34 |  10.56 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,373 | 0.53 | 0.21 | |
| Majority | 9,409 | 3.62 | 8.02 | ||
| Turnout | 260,250 | 68.83 | 0.08 | ||
| SP gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bahoran Lal Maurya | 100,381 | 42.07 | ||
| SP | Shazil Islam Ansari | 72,617 | 30.43 | ||
| BSP | Suleman Beg | 49,882 | 20.9 | ||
| Ittehad-E-Millait Council | Sher Ali Zafri | 6,494 | 2.72 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,763 | 0.74 | ||
| Majority | 27,764 | 11.64 | |||
| Turnout | 238,631 | 68.75 | |||
2012
16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General Elections
Notable people
- Bahoran Lal Maurya - Former MLA & Minister & Current MLC
- Yogesh Patel - Block Pramukh: After not getting ticket from BJP, he resigned and joined BSP
