Baghpat Assembly constituency
| Bagpat | |
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| Constituency No. 52 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Bagpat |
| Total electors | 3,15,054 (2019) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
| Preceded by | Hemlata Chaudhary |
Bagpat Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Baghpat district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1952 after the "DPACO (1952)" (delimitation order) was passed in 1952.The constituency was not in existence during the 4th and the 5th legislative assemblies of Uttar Pradesh. The constituency was formed again in 1974. After the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed in 2008, the constituency was assigned identification number 52.Yogesh Dhama is current MLA, hailing from the BJP and won by margin of 31,360 votes in 2017 elections, and will contest again in 2022 assembly elections.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1952 after the "SPACE (1951)" (delimitation order 1951) was passed in 1951. Pandit Umrao Dutt Sharma(also known as Umrao Dutt Ved) was a Vaidya by profession and also a member of the freedom fighter from Baraut in Indian Independence Movement. Pt. Umrao Dutt Sharma was highly respected and dominance in the Baghpat and Baraut assembly constituencies at that time in politics. Pandit Umrao Dutt Sharma (also known as Umrao Dutt Ved) retired from active politics in 1957, but his political dominance in the Baghpat and Baraut assembly constituencies continued till 1977. The people of Baghpat and Baraut region continued to elect the candidates which was supported by him. With Umrao Dutt Sharma support, Acharya Dipankar in 1952, Raghubir Singh in 1957, Shaukat Hameed Khan in 1962, Acharya Dipankar in 1967, Chaudhary Vikram Singh in 1969, Satyapal Malik in 1974, Ismail in 1977 became MLA.In 1977, Umrao Dutt Sharma passed away. After his death there was a change waves in local politics and In 1985 Chaudhary Charan Singh strengthened its hold in this area. After the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed in 2008, the constituency was assigned identification number 52.Yogesh Dhama is current MLA, hailing from the BJP and won by margin of 31,360 votes in 2017 elections, and also won in 2022 assembly elections.[1][2][3]
Wards / Areas
[edit]Extent of Baghpat Assembly constituency is Khekra Tehsil; KC Pilana, PCs Baghpat, Pali, Pawla Bagamabad, Tatiri of Baghpat KC, Baghpat MB, Aminagar Sarai NP & Agarwal Mandi NP of Baghpat Tehsil.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Acharya Dipanker | Communist Party of India | |
| 1957 | Raghubir Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Shaukat Hameed Khan | ||
| 1967 | Acharya Dipanker | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | Chaudhry Vikram Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1974 | Satya Pal Malik | Bharatiya Kranti Dal | |
| 1977 | Ismail | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Mahesh Chand | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Kaukab Hameed Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Sahab Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 1991 | Mahendra Jan | ||
| 1993 | Kaukab Hameed Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Bharatiya Kisan Kamgar Party | ||
| 2002 | Rashtriya Lok Dal | ||
| 2007 | |||
| 2012 | Hemlata Chaudhary | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2017 | Yogesh Dhama | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | |||
Election results
[edit]2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Yogesh Dhama | 101,420 | 47.37 |  0.76
| |
| RLD | Muhammad Ahmed Hameed | 94,687 | 44.22 | 33.27
| |
| BSP | Arun Kasana | 12,863 | 6.01 |  24.81
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 574 | 0.27 | 0.21
| |
| Majority | 6,733 | 3.15 | 12.64
| ||
| Turnout | 214,112 | 67.7 | 1.79
| ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2017
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Yogesh Dhama | 92,566 | 46.61 | ||
| BSP | Muhammad Ahmed Hameed | 61,206 | 30.82 | 3.57 | |
| RLD | Kartar Singh Bhadana | 21,751 | 10.95 | 18.9 | |
| INC | Dr Kuldeep Ujjwal | 19,091 | 9.61 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 954 | 0.48 | ||
| Majority | 31,360 | 15.79 | |||
| Turnout | 198,613 | 65.91 | |||
| BJP gain from BSP | Swing | ||||
2012
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSP | Hemlata Chaudhary | 56,957 | 34.54 | − | |
| RLD | Kawkab Hameed Khan | 49,294 | 29.9 | − | |
| SP | Sahab Singh | 41,584 | 25.22 | − | |
| Remainder 11 candidates | 17,047 | 10.33 | − | ||
| Majority | 7,663 | 4.65 | − | ||
| Turnout | 164,882 | 62.58 | − | ||
| BSP gain from RLD | Swing | ||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ a b "All MLAs from Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Baghpat Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. 25 May 2022.
- ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- "Election results of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.