Goverdhan Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Goverdhan Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Mathura district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Mathura 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 83.[2][3][4][5]
| Goverdhan | |
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| Constituency No. 83 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Mathura |
| Established | 1956 |
| Total electors | 3,19,815 (2019) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Megh shyam singh | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Wards / Areas
Extent of Goverdhan Assembly constituency is KC Goverdhan, PCs Konai, Basauti, Barhauta, Ral, Jikhangaon, Tosh, Jachonda, Maura, Bati, Chhatikara(ShashthiVan), Jaint, Maghera, Atas Bangar, Sunrakh Bangar, Dhaurera Bangar, Kota of Vrindaban KC, KC Kosi Khurd, PCs Sonsa, Madhurikund, Satoha Asgarpur, Junsuti, Uncha Gaon, Shahpur Chainpur, Umari, Tarsi, Usphar of Mathura KC, PCs Koyala Alipur, Karnawal, Bad, Bhainsa, Chhargaon, Sersa, Bhudrasu, Pura, Bhahai, Beri of Bad KC, Goverdhan NP, Radhakund NP & Sonkh NP of Mathura Tehsil.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member[6] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Jugal Kishore | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Khem | Independent | |
| 1969 | Kanhaiya Lal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1974 | Gyanendra Swaroop | Bharatiya Kranti Dal | |
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Kanhaiya Lal | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| 1985 | Baljeet | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Gyanendra Swaroop | Janata Dal | |
| 1991 | Pooran Prakash | ||
| 1993 | Ajay Kumar Poeia | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1996 | |||
| 2002 | Shyam Singh Aheria | ||
| 2007 | Pooran Prakash | Rashtriya Lok Dal | |
| 2012 | Rajkumar Rawat | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2017 | Karinda Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Meghshyam Singh | ||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Meghshyam | 100,199 | 45.21 |  0.04 | |
| BSP | Rajkumar Rawat | 57,692 | 26.03 |  3.2 | |
| RLD | Preetam Singh | 55,679 | 25.12 | 5.32 | |
| INC | Deepak Chaudhary | 3,118 | 1.41 | 1.46 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 873 | 0.39 | 0.29 | |
| Majority | 42,507 | 19.18 | 3.24 | ||
| Turnout | 221,637 | 66.31 | 0.19 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Karinda Singh | 93,538 | 45.17 | ||
| BSP | Raj Kumar Rawat | 60,529 | 29.23 | ||
| RLD | Kr. Narendra Singh | 40,999 | 19.8 | ||
| INC | Ranvir Pandav | 5,943 | 2.87 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,398 | 0.68 | ||
| Majority | 33,009 | 15.94 | |||
| Turnout | 207,072 | 66.5 | |||
| BJP gain from BSP | Swing | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSP | Rajkumar Rawat | 63,725 | 34.76 | − | |
| RLD | Megh Shyam Singh | 42,230 | 23.04 | − | |
| BJP | Karinda Singh | 34,073 | 18.59 | − | |
| Remainder 13 candidates | 43,301 | 23.6 | − | ||
| Majority | 21,495 | 11.72 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,83,329 | 67.23 | − | ||
| BSP gain from RLD | Swing | ||||
