Kerakat Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Kerakat is one of five assembly constituencies in the Machhlishahr Lok Sabha constituency. Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 372 amongst 403 constituencies.
| Kerakat | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 372 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Jaunpur |
| Total electors | 4,16,720 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Samajwadi Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Ram Samjhawan | Indian National Congress | |
| Lal Bahadur | |||
| 1962 | Ram Samjhawan | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | Ram Sagar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1974 | Ram Samjhawan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Shambhu Nath | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Ram Samjhawan | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Gajraj Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Raj Pati | Janata Dal | |
| 1991 | Somaru Ram Saroj | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Jagarnath Chaudhary | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 1996 | Ashok Sonker | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2002 | Somaru Ram Saroj | ||
| 2007 | Biraju Ram | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2012 | Gulab Chandra Saroj | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2017 | Dinesh Choudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Tufani Saroj | Samajwadi Party | |
Election results
2027
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIA | |||||
| NDA | |||||
| BSP | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Toofani Saroj | 94,022 | 39.13 | +8.83 | |
| BJP | Dinesh Choudhary | 84,178 | 35.04 | −1.98 | |
| BSP | Dr. Lal Bahadur | 51,633 | 21.49 | −7.7 | |
| INC | Rajesh Gautam | 2,688 | 1.12 | ||
| VIP | Pappu | 2,590 | 1.08 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,147 | 0.89 | −0.25 | |
| Majority | 9,844 | 4.09 | −2.63 | ||
| Turnout | 240,258 | 57.65 | −0.81 | ||
| SP gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2017
Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Dinesh Choudhary, won in 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Sanjaj Saroj by a margin of 15,259 votes.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dinesh Chaudhary | 84,078 | 37.02 | ||
| SP | Sanjai Kumar Saroj | 68,819 | 30.3 | ||
| BSP | Urmila Raj | 66,307 | 29.19 | ||
| Mahakranti Dal | Vijai | 2,404 | 1.06 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,557 | 1.14 | ||
| Majority | 15,259 | 6.72 | |||
| Turnout | 227,142 | 58.46 | |||
History
Ward/Area
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Ram Samjhawan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Lal Bahadur | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Ram Samjhawan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Ram Samjhawan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Ram Sagar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1974 | Ram Samjhawan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Shambhu Nath | Janata party | |
| 1980 | Ram Samjhawan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Gajraj Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Raj Pati | Janata Dal | |
| 1993 | Jagarnath Chaudhary | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 1996 | Ashok Sonker | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2002 | Somaru Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2007 | Biraju Ram | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2012 | Gulab Chandra Saroj | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2017 | Dinesh Chaudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Tufani Saroj | Samajwadi Party | |