Meerapur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Meerapur Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Muzaffarnagar district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Bijnor Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly constituency was held in 2012 after the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed and the constituency came into existence in the year 2008.[1][2][3]
| Meerapur | |
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| Constituency No. 16 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Muzaffarnagar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bijnor |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | RLD |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Wards / areas
Extent of Meerapur Assembly constituency is KCs Meerapur, Bhopa, PCs Salarpur, Jatwara, Kawal, Dhansari, Jolly, Kheri Ferozabad, Roorkali Talabali, Nagla Bujurg, Kamheda, Tissa, Kakrauli, Tewda of Jansath KC, Meerapur NP & Bhokerheri NP of Jansath Tehsil.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Till 2012 : Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2012 | Jamil Ahmad Qasmi | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2017 | Avtar Singh Bhadana | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Chandan Chauhan | Rashtriya Lok Dal | |
| 2024^ | Mithlesh Pal | ||
^ denotes bypoll
Election results
2024 bypoll
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLD | Mithlesh Pal | 84,304 | 45.43 | ||
| SP | Sumbul Rana | 53,508 | 28.84 | ||
| ASP(KR) | Zahid Hussain | 22,661 | 12.21 | ||
| AIMIM | Arshad Rana | 18,869 | 10.17 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 501 | 0.27 | ||
| Majority | 30,796 | 16.59 | |||
| Turnout | 1,85,550 | 57.10 | |||
| RLD hold | Swing | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLD | Chandan Chauhan | 107,421 | 49.57 |  38.44 | |
| BJP | Prashant Chaudhary | 80,041 | 36.94 | 3.17 | |
| BSP | Salim Qureshi | 23,797 | 10.98 |  8.44 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 888 | 0.41 | 0.13 | |
| Majority | 27,380 | 12.63 | 12.54 | ||
| Turnout | 216,692 | 68.88 | 0.61 | ||
| RLD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Avtar Singh Bhadana | 69,035 | 33.77 | ||
| SP | Liyakat Ali | 68,842 | 33.68 | ||
| BSP | Nawazish Alam Khan | 39,689 | 19.42 | ||
| RLD | Mithlesh Pal | 22,751 | 11.13 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,090 | 0.54 | ||
| Majority | 193 | 0.09 | |||
| Turnout | 204,405 | 69.49 | |||
| BJP gain from BSP | Swing | 5.66 | |||
2012
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