Purqazi Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Purqazi 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. The 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 2008.[1][2]
| Purqazi | |
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| Constituency No. 13 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 |
| Total electors | 3,29,110 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | RLD |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Wards / Areas
Extent of Purqazi Assembly constituency is KCs Muzaffarnagar, Sherpur, Chhapar, Bagowali, Sisona, Badhedi, Bijopra, Khudda, Khampur, Barla & Purqazi Nagar Panchayat of Muzaffarnagar Tehsil.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Till 2012 : Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2012 | Anil Kumar[3] | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2017 | Pramod Utwal[4] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Anil Kumar[5] | Rashtriya Lok Dal | |
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLD | 'Anil Kumar' | 92,672 | 43.09 |  39.06 | |
| BJP | Pramod Utwal | 86,140 | 40.05 | 2.12 | |
| BSP | Surendra Pal Singh | 27,778 | 12.91 |  9.8 | |
| ASP(KR) | Uma Kiran | 2,321 | 1.08 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 921 | 0.43 | 0.13 | |
| Majority | 6,532 | 3.04 | 2.47 | ||
| Turnout | 215,085 | 65.35 | 0.27 | ||
| RLD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 'Pramod Utwal' | 77,491 | 37.93 | ||
| INC | Deepak Kumar | 66,238 | 32.42 | ||
| BSP | Anil Kumar | 46,401 | 22.71 | ||
| RLD | Choti Begam | 8,227 | 4.03 | ||
| SP | Uma Kiran | 2,570 | 1.26 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,139 | 0.56 | ||
| Majority | 11,253 | 5.51 | |||
| Turnout | 204,319 | 65.08 | |||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSP | Anil Kumar | 53,491 | 31.94 | ||
| INC | Deepak Kumar | 44,583 | 26.62 | ||
| SP | Uma Kiran | 40,578 | 24.23 | ||
| BJP | Prachi Arya | 22,987 | 13.73 | ||
| Majority | 8908 | 5.32 | |||
| Turnout | 1,67,467 | 59.53 | |||