Dhampur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Dhampur Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Bijnor district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Nagina Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1957 after the delimitation order (DPACO – 1956) was passed in 1956. The constituency was assigned identification number 20 after "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed in the year 2008.[1][2][3][4]
| Dhampur | |
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| Constituency No. 20 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Bijnor |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nagina |
| Total electors | 252,629 (2012) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Wards and areas
Extent of Dhampur Assembly constituency is KC Sherkot, PCs Ajitpurdasi, Berkhera Tanda, Chak Mohmad Nagar, Jamapur, Jasmor, Manpur Shivpuri, Mitthepur, Moh. Alipur Madho, Mukerpuri, Palanpur, Rasoolpur Mohd. Kuli, Sabdalpur, Saddober, Safiyabad, Salarabad, Seohara of Seohara KC, PCs Amkhera Shanjarpur, Bamnoli, Chakrajmal, Dhampur Husainpur, Fatehullapur Khas, Mauzampur Jaitra, Mohri, Mozampur Suraj, Nindru of Dhampur KC, Dhampur MB, Sherkot MB & Seohara MB of Dhampur Tehsil.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Girdhari Lal | Indian National Congress | |
| Khub Singh | |||
| 1962 | Khub Singh | ||
| 1967 | Govind Sahai | ||
| 1969 | Sattar Ahmad | Bharatiya Kranti Dal | |
| 1974 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1977 | Haripal Singh Shastri | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Shiam Singh | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| 1985 | Basant Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Surendra Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1991 | Rajendra Singh | ||
| 1993 | |||
| 1996 | Mool Chand Chauhan | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2002 | |||
| 2007 | Ashok Kumar Rana | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2012 | Mool Chand Chauhan | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2017 | Ashok Kumar Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | |||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashok Kumar Rana | 81,791 | 39.89 | −2.69 | |
| SP | Naim Ul Hasan | 81,588 | 39.79 | +6.46 | |
| BSP | Thakur Mool Chand Chauhan | 38,993 | 19.01 | −3.19 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 834 | 0.41 | −0.12 | |
| Majority | 203 | 0.1 | −9.15 | ||
| Turnout | 205,067 | 67.82 | −0.54 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashok Kumar Rana | 82,169 | 42.58 | ||
| SP | Thakur Mool Chand Chauhan | 64,305 | 33.33 | ||
| BSP | Mohd. Ghazi | 42,836 | 22.2 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,020 | 0.53 | ||
| Majority | 17,864 | 9.25 | |||
| Turnout | 192,961 | 68.36 | |||
| BJP gain from SP | Swing | ||||
2012
16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General Elections[8]
