Purqazi (Assembly constituency)

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Purqazi
Constituency details
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMuzaffarnagar
Total electors281,311 (2012)
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAPramod Utwal
PartyBharatiya Janta Party
Elected year2008

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) . 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.[1][2][3] It was famous for its legendary traffic Jams when 4 Lane highway was not constructed.

Wards / Areas[]

Extant of Purqazi Assembly constituency is KCs Muzaffarnagar, Sherpur, Chhapar, , Sisona, Badhedi, Bijopra, Khudda, Khampur, Barla & Purqazi Nagar Panchayat of Muzaffarnagar Tehsil.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[]

Year Term Name Party Ref
2012 16th Vidhan Sabha Anil Kumar Bahujan Samaj Party [4]
2017 17th Vidhan Sabha Pramod Utwal Bharatiya Janta Party

Election results[]

2022[]

2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election:
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Dr. Anil Kumar s/o Jila Singh [5]
RLD Anil Kumar
BJP Pramod Utwal
BSP Surendra Pal Singh
INC Deepak Kumar

2017[]

2017 General Elections: Purqazi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Pramod Utwal 77,491 38.14
INC Deepak Kumar 66,238 32.60
BSP Anil Kumar 46,401 22.84
Majority 11,253 5.54
Turnout 2,04,319 65.08

See also[]

  • Government of Uttar Pradesh
  • Bijnor (Lok Sabha constituency)
  • List of Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh
  • Muzaffarnagar district
  • Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
  • Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
  • Uttar Pradesh

References[]

  1. ^ "Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ^ "All MLAs from Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  5. ^ Bhandari, Shashwat (16 January 2022). "AAP announces 150 candidates for UP elections 2022 | Check complete list". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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