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Gauriganj is one of five assembly constituencies in the [[Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency)]] Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 185 amongst 403 constituencies.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}
Gauriganj is one of five assembly constituencies in the [[Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency)]] Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 185 amongst 403 constituencies.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}


Currently this seat belongs to [[Samajwadi Party]] candidate [[Rakesh Pratap Singh (politician)|Rakesh Pratap Singh]] who won in last Assembly election of [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017 Uttar Pradesh Lagislative Elections]] defeating [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Mohammad Nayem by a margin of 26,419 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/gauriganj.html|title=Assembly result 2017|website=Elections.in|access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref>
[[Samajwadi Party]] candidate [[Rakesh Pratap Singh]] won in last assembly election in [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017]] defeating [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Mohammad Nayem by a margin of 26,419 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/gauriganj.html|title=Assembly result 2017|website=Elections.in|access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref>
On 31 October 2021, Singh resigned from the [[17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly]] citing "non-fulfilment of promises" by the ruling [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|government]].<ref name="resign1">{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Shilpi |title=SP MLA from Amethi's Gauriganj resigns from UP Assembly, accuses BJP govt of 'speaking lies' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sp-mla-amethi-s-gauriganj-resigns-up-assembly-accuses-bjp-govt-speaking-lies-1871721-2021-10-31 |access-date=23 November 2021 |work=India Today |date=31 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="resign2">{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=SP MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh resigns from U.P. Assembly alleging non-fulfilment of promises by BJP government |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sp-mla-rakesh-pratap-singh-resigns-from-up-assembly-alleging-non-fulfilment-of-promises-by-bjp-government/article37266614.ece |access-date=23 November 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=31 October 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 00:26, 24 November 2021



Gauriganj
Constituency
DistrictAmethi
StateUttar Pradesh
Current constituency
Created2017
PartySamajwadi Party
MLAVacant
ReservationNone

Gauriganj is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Gauriganj in the Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[citation needed]

Gauriganj is one of five assembly constituencies in the Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency) Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 185 amongst 403 constituencies.[citation needed]

Samajwadi Party candidate Rakesh Pratap Singh won in last assembly election in 2017 defeating Indian National Congress candidate Mohammad Nayem by a margin of 26,419 votes.[1] On 31 October 2021, Singh resigned from the 17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly citing "non-fulfilment of promises" by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government.[2][3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. Sen, Shilpi (31 October 2021). "SP MLA from Amethi's Gauriganj resigns from UP Assembly, accuses BJP govt of 'speaking lies'". India Today. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. PTI (31 October 2021). "SP MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh resigns from U.P. Assembly alleging non-fulfilment of promises by BJP government". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 November 2021.