Jagdishpur (Assembly constituency)
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| Jagdishpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency details | |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Amethi |
| Reservation | Schedule Caste |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | Suresh Pasi |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Elected year | 2017 |
Jagdishpur is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Jagdishpur in the Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Jagdishpur is one of five assembly constituencies in the Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency) Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 184 amongst 403 constituencies.
Ram Sevak (1922-2014) won nine times from this seat. He (also spelt Ram Sewak) first won as member of Jana Sangh in 1969, joined Congress later, and won as a member of Congress eight more times, his last term of 2007-2012 ending when he was 90.[1] He lost elections from this seat in 1977 and 1993.
Currently this seat belongs to Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Suresh Kumar who won in last Assembly election of 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Indian National Congress candidate Radhe Shyam by a margin of 16,600 votes.[2]
Members of Vidhan Sabha[]
- 1969 : Ram Sevak (Jana Sangh)
- 1974 : Ram Sevak (Congress)
- 1977 : Ram Pher Kori (Janata Party)
- 1980 : Ram Sevak (Congress - Indira)
- 1985 : Ram Sevak (Congress)
- 1989 : Ram Sevak (Congress)
- 1991 : Ram Sevak (Congress) [3]
- 1993 : Nand Lal (Samajwadi) [3]
- 1996 : Ram Lakhan (BJP)
- 2007 : Ram Sevak (Congress)
- 2012 : Radhe Shyam (SP) [3]
- 2017 : Suresh Kumar (BJP) [3]
Election Results[]
2017 Vidhan Sabha[]
- Suresh Kumar (Bharatiya Janata Party) : 84,219 votes
- Radhey Shyam Dhobi (Indian National Congress) : 67,619
- Jag dutt (Bahujan Samaj Party) : 31338
1993 Vidhan Sabha[]
- Nand Lal (Samajwadi Party) : 37,511 votes
- Daulat Ram (BJP) : 31,161
- Ram Sewak S/o Bhagwandin (Congress) : 10537
1969 Election[]
- Ram Sewak (BJS) : 13,812 votes [4]
- Inder Pal (INC) : 9774
References[]
- ^ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ram-sevak-nine-time-mla-from-jagdishpur-in-uttar-pradesh-dies-at-92-675868
- ^ "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d https://resultuniversity.com/election/jagdishpur-uttar-pradesh-assembly-constituency
- ^ https://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1969-election-results.html
- Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh
- Amethi district