Meerapur Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Meerapur
| map_image = 16-Meerapur.svg
| mla = Mithlesh Pal
| party = 20px Rashtriya Lok Dal
| latest_election_year = 2024
| state = Uttar Pradesh
| district = Muzaffarnagar
| reservation = None
|constituency_no=16
| type= SLA
| incumbent_image =
| loksabha_cons = Bijnor
}}
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.{{cite news|title= Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008|publisher= Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh|access-date= 27 July 2015|url= http://ceouttarpradesh.nic.in/Instructions/delimitation_Old_New.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111113181505/http://ceouttarpradesh.nic.in/Instructions/delimitation_Old_New.pdf|archive-date= 13 November 2011|url-status= dead}}{{cite news|title= Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |publisher=Election Commission of India official website|access-date=27 July 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf}}{{cite news|title=All MLAs from Assembly constituency|publisher=Elections.in|access-date=27 July 2015|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/meerapur.html}}
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
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! colspan="2"|Party |
|---|
| colspan="4" |{{center|Till 2012 : Constituency did not exist}} |
| 2012
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}" | |
| 2017
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bhartiya Janata Party}}" | |
| 2022
| {{Full party name with color |Rashtriya Lok Dal|rowspan=2}} |
| 2024^ |
Election results
=2024 by-election=
{{Election box begin|
|title=Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election, 2024: Meerapur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mithlesh Pal
|party = Rashtriya Lok Dal
|votes = 84,304
|percentage = 45.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sumbul Rana
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 53,508
|percentage = 28.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Zahid Hussain
|party = Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)
|votes = 22,661
|percentage = 12.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Arshad Rana
|party = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
|votes = 18,869
|percentage = 10.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the above
|party = None of the above (India)
|votes = 501
|percentage = 0.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 30,796
|percentage = 16.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,85,550
|percentage = 57.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Rashtriya Lok Dal
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2022 =
{{Election box begin | title=2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Meerapur }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Rashtriya Lok Dal|candidate=Chandan Chauhan|votes=1,07,421|percentage=49.57|change={{increase}}38.47}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Prashant Chaudhary|votes=80,041|percentage=36.94|change={{increase}}3.14}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Salim Qureshi|votes=23,797|percentage=10.98|change={{decrease}}8.42}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)|candidate=Umesh Pal|votes=1,628|percentage=0.75|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Jamil Ahmad Qasmi|votes=1,258|percentage=0.58|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=NOTA|party=None of the above|votes=888|percentage=0.41|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=27,380|percentage=12.63|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=2,16,692|percentage=68.65|change={{decrease}}0.84}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Rashtriya Lok Dal
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2017=
{{Election box begin|title=2017 General Elections: Meerapur}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate=Avtar Singh Bhadana
|votes=69,035
|percentage=33.95
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Samajwadi Party
|candidate=Liyakat Ali
|votes=68,842
|percentage=33.86
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate=Nawazish Alam Khan
|votes=39,685
|percentage=19.52
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Rashtriya Lok Dal
|candidate=Mithlesh Pal
|votes=22,751
|percentage=11.19
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes=193
|percentage=0.90
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes=2,04,405
|percentage=69.49
|change={{increase}}7.73
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner=BJP
|loser=Bahujan Samaj Party
|swing=5.66
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box begin | title=2012 General Elections: Meerapur}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate=Jamil Ahmad Qasmi
|votes=56,802
|percentage=33.66
|change=-
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Rashtriya Lok Dal
|candidate=Mithlesh Pal
|votes=44,069
|percentage=26.12
|change=-
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate=Veerpal Nirwal
|votes=25,689
|percentage=15.22
|change=-
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party= Samajwadi Party
|candidate=Mehrajuddin
|votes=21,083
|percentage=12.49
|change=-
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes=12,733
|percentage=7.55
|change=-
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes=168742
|percentage=61.76
|change=-
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Bahujan Samaj Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
Source:{{cite news |title=2012 Election Results |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf |access-date=27 July 2015 |publisher=Election Commission of India website}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Results of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/92-uttar-pradesh/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}
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