Baraut
Constituency for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictBagpat
Established1952-69, 2008-present
Total electors2,98,711 (2019)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Krishan Pal Malik

Baraut Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Bagpat district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Bagpat Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1952 after the "DPACO (1951)" (delimitation order 1951) was passed in 1951.[1] After the 1969 elections, the constituency was dissolved. In 2008, when the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed, the constituency was constituted again and elections were held in 2012. The constituency is assigned identification number 51.[2][3][4]

History

First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1952 after the "SPACE (1951)" (delimitation order 1951) was passed in 1951.

In 1952, Umrao Dutta Ved won the elections and became the first MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) of Baraut.[5]

In 1957, Umrao Dutta Ved retired from active politics and doing election campaigning for Acharya Dipankar. Acharya Dipankar won the election in 1957 with help of Umrao Dutt Ved.[6]

In 1962, Indian National Congress candidate Mool Chand Shastri won the election and became a Member of Legislative Assembly.[7]

In 1967, Mool Chand Shastri lost the election to Acharya Dipankar, but in April 1968, Acharya Dipankar died and from April 1968 to Feb. 1969 the legislative constituency worked under governor rule.[8]

In 1969, Indian National Congress Candidate Vikram Singh won the election.[9] After the election of 1969, The Election Commission of India dissolved the constituency. But in 2008, when the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed, the constituency was constituted again, and Legislative Assembly elections were held in 2012.[2][3][4]

In 2012, Lokesh Dixit won the Legislative elections.[10]

In 2017, Krishan Pal Malik defeated Lokesh Dixit and became the Member of Legislative Assembly from Baraut.

In 2022, Krishan Pal Malik retained his seat by defeating Jaiveer of RLD by 315 votes.

Wards and areas

Extent of Baraut Assembly constituency is PCs Kheri Pradhan, Kotana, Luhari, Loyan, Malakpur, Shahpur Badoli, Sadiqpur Sinoli, Badawad, Sadatpur Jonmana, Bam, Badaka, Wazidpur, Mahawatpur, Jiwana, Bawali, Bijrol, Johari, Hilwari, Jagos of Baraut KC & Baraut MB of Baraut Tehsil; PCs Bali, Meetli, Niwara, Sisana, Gyasri Urf Gandhi, Saroorpur Kalan, Fatehpur Putthi, Dhanaura Silvernagar, Bichpari, Budhera, Naithla, Sultanpur Hatana, Faizpur Ninana, Goripur Jawahar Nagar, Dojha, Sujara, Tayodi & Khera Islampur of Baghpat KC of Baghpat Tehsil.[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

#TermNamePartyFromToDaysCommentsRef
0101st Vidhan SabhaUmrao Dutt VedIndependentMay-1952April-19571,750-[5]
0202nd Vidhan SabhaAcharya DipankarIndependentApr-1957Mar-19621,800-[6]
0303rd Vidhan SabhaMool Chand ShastriIndian National CongressMar-1962Mar-19671,828-[7]
0404th Vidhan SabhaAcharya DipankarCommunist Party of IndiaMar-1967Apr-1968402-[8]
0505th Vidhan SabhaVikram SinghIndian National CongressFeb-1969Mar-19741,832-[9]
0616th Vidhan SabhaLokesh DixitBahujan Samaj PartyMar-2012Mar-2017--[10]
0717th Vidhan SabhaKrishan Pal MalikBharatiya Janata PartyMar-2017Mar-2022
08 18th Vidhan Sabha Krishan Pal Malik Bharatiya Janata Party Mar-2022 Incumbent

Election results

2022

2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baraut
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Krishan Pal Malik 90,931 46.5 3.2 Increase
RLD Jaiveer 90,616 46.3 17.7 Increase
BSP Ankit Sharma 11,244 5.8 6.1 Decrease
INC Rahul Kumar 1,849 1.0 Did Not Contest
AAP Sudhir 709 0.4 Did Not Contest
NOTA None of the Above 579 0.2 0.1 Decrease
Majority 315 0.2% 14.1 Decrease
Turnout 1,95,647 64.5% 0.2% Increase
BJP hold Swing 3.2

2017

2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baraut
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Krishan Pal Malik 79,427 42.9 37.2 Increase
RLD Sahab Singh 52,941 28.6 6.9 Decrease
SP Shokendra 28,376 15.3 4.9 Increase
BSP Lokesh Dixit 22,071 11.9 27.2 Decrease
NOTA None of the Above 870 0.3 -
Majority 26,486 14.4% 10.5% Increase
Turnout 1,84,308 64.3% 6.1% Increase
BJP gain from BSP Swing 37.2%

2012

2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baraut
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BSP Lokesh Dixit 57,209 39.1 -
RLD Ashwani Kumar 51,533 35.2 -
SP Ajay Kumar 15,212 10.4 -
BJP Navin Kumar 8,395 5.7 -
PECP Sudhir Verma 5,340 3.7 -
Majority 5,676 3.9% -
Turnout 1,46,222 58.2% New seat

See also

References

  1. ↑ "DPACO (1952)" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 "All MLAs from Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  5. 1 2 "1952 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  6. 1 2 "1957 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  7. 1 2 "1962 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  8. 1 2 "1967 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  9. 1 2 "1969 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  10. 1 2 "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
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