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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly in India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Meerapur<br />
| map_image = 16-Meerapur.svg<br />
| mla = [[Mithlesh Pal]] <br />
| party = {{Party index link|Rashtriya Lok Dal}}<br />
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}<br />
| latest_election_year = 2024<br />
| state = [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| district = [[Muzaffarnagar]]<br />
| reservation = None<br />
|constituency_no=16<br />
| type= SLA<br />
| incumbent_image = <br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Bijnor Lok Sabha constituency|Bijnor]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Meerapur 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.<ref name="Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008">{{cite news|title= Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008|publisher= [[Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh]]|access-date= 27 July 2015|url= http://ceouttarpradesh.nic.in/Instructions/delimitation_Old_New.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111113181505/http://ceouttarpradesh.nic.in/Instructions/delimitation_Old_New.pdf|archive-date= 13 November 2011|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name="Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008">{{cite news|title= Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] official website|access-date=27 July 2015|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf}}</ref><ref name="All MLAs from Assembly constituency">{{cite news|title=All MLAs from Assembly constituency|publisher=Elections.in|access-date=27 July 2015|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/meerapur.html}}</ref><br />
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==Wards / areas==<br />
Extent of Meerapur Assembly constituency is KCs Meerapur, Bhopa, PCs Salarpur, Jatwara, Kawal, Dhansari, Jolly, Kheri Ferozabad, Roorkali Talabali, Nagla Bujurg, Kamheda, Tissa, Kakrauli, Tewda of Jansath KC, Meerapur NP & Bhokerheri NP of Jansath Tehsil.<br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Member<ref name="election2018">{{Cite web |title=Meerapur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/meerapur.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref><br />
! colspan="2"|Party <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" |{{center|''Till 2012 : Constituency did not exist''}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2012]]<br />
| [[Jamil Ahmad Qasmi]]<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}" |<br />
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017]]<br />
| [[Avtar Singh Bhadana]]<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bhartiya Janata Party}}" |<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2022]] <br />
| [[Chandan Chauhan]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color |Rashtriya Lok Dal|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2024 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections|2024]]^<br />
| [[Mithlesh Pal]]<br />
|}<br />
^ denotes bypoll<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
<br />
===2024 bypoll===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
|title=[[2024 elections in India#Uttar_Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election, 2024]]: Meerapur}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = [[Mithlesh Pal]]<br />
|party = Rashtriya Lok Dal<br />
|votes = 84,304<br />
|percentage = 45.43<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Sumbul Rana<br />
|party = Samajwadi Party<br />
|votes = 53,508<br />
|percentage = 28.84<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Zahid Hussain<br />
|party = Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)<br />
|votes = 22,661<br />
|percentage = 12.21<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = Arshad Rana <br />
|party = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen<br />
|votes = 18,869<br />
|percentage = 10.17<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|party = None of the above (India)<br />
|votes = 501<br />
|percentage = 0.27<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 30,796<br />
|percentage = 16.59<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,85,550<br />
|percentage = 57.10<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Rashtriya Lok Dal<br />
|loser = <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2022 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Meerapur<ref name="election2022">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-25 |title=Uttar Pradesh General Legislative Election 2022|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14185-uttar-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2022/|website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtriya Lok Dal<br />
|candidate = [[Chandan Chauhan]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:107421}}<br />
|percentage = 49.57<br />
|change = {{increase}}38.44<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Prashant Chaudhary<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:80041}}<br />
|percentage = 36.94<br />
|change = {{increase}}3.17<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Salim Qureshi<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:23797}}<br />
|percentage = 10.98<br />
|change = {{decrease}}8.44<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:888}}<br />
|percentage = 0.41<br />
|change = {{decrease}}0.13<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:27380}}<br />
|percentage = 12.63<br />
|change = {{increase}}12.54<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:216692}}<br />
|percentage = 68.88<br />
|change = {{decrease}}0.61<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner = Rashtriya Lok Dal<br />
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2017 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title=2017 General Elections: Meerapur<ref name="election2017">{{cite web |date=2018-08-16 |title=Uttar Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3471-uttar-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2017/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Avtar Singh Bhadana]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:69035}}<br />
|percentage = 33.77<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Samajwadi Party<br />
|candidate = Liyakat Ali<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:68842}}<br />
|percentage = 33.68<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = [[Nawazish Alam Khan]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:39689}}<br />
|percentage = 19.42<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtriya Lok Dal<br />
|candidate = Mithlesh Pal<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:22751}}<br />
|percentage = 11.13<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1090}}<br />
|percentage = 0.54<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:193}}<br />
|percentage = 0.09<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:204405}}<br />
|percentage = 69.49<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner = BJP<br />
|loser = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|swing = 5.66<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2012===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=2012 General Elections: Meerapur<ref name="2012 Election Results"/>}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = '''[[Jamil Ahmad Qasmi]]'''<br />
|votes = '''56,802'''<br />
|percentage = '''33.66'''<br />
|change = -<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtriya Lok Dal<br />
|candidate = Mithlesh Pal<br />
|votes = 44,069<br />
|percentage = 26.12<br />
|change = -<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Veerpal Nirwal<br />
|votes = 25,689<br />
|percentage = 15.22<br />
|change = -<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Samajwadi Party<br />
|candidate = Mehrajuddin<br />
|votes = 21,083<br />
|percentage = 12.49<br />
|change = -<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = 12,733<br />
|percentage = 7.55<br />
|change = -<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = 168742<br />
|percentage = 61.76<br />
|change = -<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
|winner = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
Source:<ref name="2012 Election Results">{{cite news |title=2012 Election Results |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf |access-date=27 July 2015 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|India|Politics}}<br />
*[[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
*[[Bijnor Lok Sabha constituency]]<br />
*[[List of Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
*[[Muzaffarnagar district]]<br />
*[[Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
*[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br />
*[[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{cite web |title=Results of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/92-uttar-pradesh/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}<br />
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{{Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh|state=collapsed}}<br />
{{Uttar Pradesh elections|state=collapsed}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Muzaffarnagar district]]<br />
[[Category:2008 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2008]]</div>
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