Mahadewa (Assembly constituency)
Mahadewa is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Mahadewa in the Basti district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
| Mahadewa | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | |
| District | Basti |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| MLA | Ravi Kumar Sonkar |
| Reservation | Schedule Caste |
Mahadewa is one of five assembly constituencies in the Basti (Lok Sabha constituency). Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 311 amongst 403 constituencies.
Currently this seat belongs to Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Ravi Kumar Sonkar who won in last Assembly election of 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Doodhram by a margin of 25,884 votes.[1][2][3][4]
Member of Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
| # | Term | Member of Legislative Assembly | Party | From | To | Days | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2nd Vidhan Sabha | Baldeo Singh | Independent | April 1957 | March 1962 | 1,800 | |
| 02 | 3rd Vidhan Sabha | Vishnu Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress | March 1962 | March 1967 | 1,828 | |
| 03 | 4th Vidhan Sabha | B. Lal | Swatantra Party | March 1967 | April 1968 | 402 | |
| 04 | 5th Vidhan Sabha | Ganga Prasad | Indian National Congress | February 1969 | March 1974 | 1,832 | |
| 05 | 7th Vidhan Sabha | Girdhari Lal | Janata Party | June 1977 | February 1980 | 969 | Constituency Known as "Nagar East" he again renamed in 2008 as "Mahadewa" [5] |
| 06 | 08th Vidhan Sabha | Ram Awadh Prasad | Indian National Congress (Indira) | June 1980 | March 1985 | 1,735 | |
| 07 | 9th Vidhan Sabha | Ram Jiyawan | Indian National Congress | March 1985 | November 1989 | 1,725 | |
| 08 | 10th Vidhan Sabha | Ram Karan Arya | Janata Dal | December 1989 | April 1991 | 488[1] | |
| 09 | 11th Vidhan Sabha | Ved Prakash | Bhartiya Janata Party | June 1991 | December 1992 | 533 | |
| 10 | 12th Vidhan Sabha | Ram Karan Arya | Samajwadi Party | December 1993 | October 1995 | 693 | |
| 11 | 13th Vidhan Sabha | Ved Prakash | Bahujan Samaj Party | October 1996 | March 2002 | 1,967[1] | |
| 12 | 14th Vidhan Sabha | Ram Karan Arya | Samajwadi Party | February 2002 | May 2007 | 1,902 | |
| 13 | 15th Vidhan Sabha | Doodhram | Bahujan Samaj Party | May 2007 | March 2012 | 1,762[1] | |
| 14 | 16th Vidhan Sabha | Ram Karan Arya | Samajwadi Party | March 2012 | March 2017 | 1,829 | [1] |
| 15 | 17th Vidhan Sabha | Ravi Kumar Sonkar | Bhartiya Janata Party | March 2017 | Incumbent | [1] | |
Election Results
17th Vidhan Sabha: 2017 General Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ravi Kumar Sonkar | 82,429 | 41.82 | +35.86 | |
| BSP | Doodhram | 56,545 | 28.69 | -6.54 | |
| SP | Ram Karan Arya | 47,914 | 24.31 | -21.53 | |
| NISHAD | Govardhan | 5,639 | 2.86 | +2.86 | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,231 | 1.13 | +1.13 | |
| Remainder 5 candidates | 4,559 | 2.29 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 25,884 | 12.99 | +2.38 | ||
| Turnout | 1,99,317 | 58.42 | +1.58 | ||
| BJP gain from SP | Swing | +8.54 | |||
16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Ram Karan Arya | 83,202 | 45.84 | ||
| BSP | Doodhram | 63,943 | 35.23 | ||
| BJP | Beena Rai | 10,816 | 5.96 | ||
| INC | Gauri Shankar | 7,889 | 4.35 | ||
| SBSP | Kripa Shankar | 4,797 | 2.64 | ||
| Independent | Lav Kush | 3,848 | 2.12 | ||
| PECP | Govardhan | 3,089 | 1.70 | ||
| Remainder 5 candidates | 3,919 | 2.16 | |||
| Majority | 19,259 | 10.61 | |||
| Turnout | 1,81,503 | 56.84 | |||
| SP gain from BSP | Swing | ||||
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References
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- "महादेवा विधानसभा चुनाव 2017 परिणाम, उत्तर प्रदेश". NDTV India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- "Know constituencies of UP Assembly polls 2017: Mahadewa (SC)". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- "महादेवा विधानसभा चुनाव के पिछले परिणामों पर एक नजर". Punjab Kesari. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- "151 - Nagar East Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- "Uttar Pradesh 2017 Result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- "Uttar Pradesh 2012 Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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