Dhanghata (Assembly constituency)
| Dhanghata | |
|---|---|
| Constituency details | |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Sant Kabir Nagar |
| Reservation | Schedule Caste |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | Sriram Chauhan |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Elected year | 2017 |
Dhanghata is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Dhanghata in the Sant Kabir Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of five assembly constituencies in the Sant Kabir Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency). Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 314 amongst 403 constituencies.
Since 2017, Bharatiya Janta Party member Sriram Chauhan is the MLA, who won in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Agloo Prasad by a margin of 16,909 votes.[1]
Member of the Legislative Assembly[]
| # | Term | Member of Legislative Assembly | Party | From | To | Days | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 16th Vidhan Sabha | Alagoo Prasad Chauhan | Samajwadi Party | March 2012 | March 2017 | 1,829 | [1] |
| 02 | 17th Vidhan Sabha | Sriram Chauhan | Bhartiya Janata Party | March 2017 | Incumbent | 1784 | [1] |
Election results[]
17th Vidhan Sabha: 2017 General Elections[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sriram Chauhan | 79,572 | 40.11 | ||
| SP | Algoo Prasad Chauhan | 62,663 | 31.58 | ||
| BSP | Neel Mani | 51,938 | 26.18 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,871 | 0.94 |  0.94
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| Remainder 5 candidates | 4,231 | 2.11 | 
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| Majority | 16,909 | 8.44 | |||
| Turnout | 2,00,275 | 56.08 | |||
| BJP gain from SP | Swing | ||||
16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General Elections[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Algoo Prasad Chauhan | 66,337 | 35.55 | 35.55
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| BSP | Ram Sidhare | 51,388 | 27.54 | 27.54
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| BJP | Neel Mani | 40,491 | 21.70 | 21.70
| |
| PECP | Surendra Kumar | 9,660 | 5.18 | 5.18
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| INC | Archana Mahatam | 9,293 | 4.98 | 4.98
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| SBSP | Om Hari | 3,726 | 2.00 | 2.00
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| Reminder 5 Candidates | 5,725 | 3.07 |
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| Majority | 14,949 | 8.01 | 8.01
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| Turnout | 1,86,620 | 55.30 | 55.30
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| SP win (new seat) | |||||
References[]
- ^ a b c "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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