Meerganj Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Meerganj 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 2012 after the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed and the constituency was formed in 2008. The constituency is assigned identification number 119.[1][2][3][4]
| Meerganj | |
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| Constituency No. 119 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Bareilly |
| Total electors | 363,673 (2022) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Dr. D.C. Verma | |
| Party | Bhartiya Janta Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Wards / Areas
Extant of Meerganj Assembly constituency is Meerganj Tehsil. There are two blocks in this constituency, Fatehgarh west and Meerganj.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| # | Term | Name | Party | From | To | Days | Comments | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 16th Vidhan Sabha | Sultan Baig | Bahujan Samaj Party | Mar-2012 | Mar-2017 | - | - | [5] | |
| 02 | 17th Vidhan Sabha | D. C. Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | Mar-2017 | Mar-2022 | - | - | – | |
| 03 | 18th Vidhan Sabha | D. C. Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | Mar-2022 | Incumbent | - | - | – | |
Election results
2027
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIA | |||||
| NDA | |||||
| BSP | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. D. C. Verma | 116,435 | 50.98 | −0.76 | |
| SP | Sultan Beg | 83,955 | 36.76 | ||
| BSP | Kunwar Bhanu Pratap Singh | 19,189 | 8.4 | −17.42 | |
| INC | Mohd Ilyas | 5,288 | 2.32 | −15.25 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,162 | 0.51 | −0.33 | |
| Majority | 32,480 | 14.22 | −11.7 | ||
| Turnout | 228,387 | 67.25 | +2.51 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2017
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSP | Sultan Baig | 57,446 | 31.23 | − | |
| BJP | D. C. Verma | 49,525 | 26.93 | − | |
| SP | Haji Zahid Husain Guddu | 35,299 | 19.19 | − | |
| Remainder 11 candidates | 41,649 | 22.64 | − | ||
| Majority | 7,921 | 4.31 | − | ||
| Turnout | 183,919 | 66.39 | − | ||
| BSP hold | Swing | ||||
