Kunda (Assembly constituency)

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Kunda
Constituency
District	Pratapgarh
State	Uttar Pradesh
Current constituency
Created	2011
Party	Independent
MLA	Raghuraj Pratap Singh
Reservation	None

Kunda is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Kunda in the Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Kunda (कुंडा / कुंडाहरनामगंज) is one of five assembly constituencies in the Kaushambi (Lok Sabha constituency). Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 246 amongst 403 constituencies.

Currently this seat belongs to Independent candidate Raghuraj Pratap Singh (Raja Bhaiya), who won in last Assembly election of 2017 Uttar Pradesh Lagislative Elections by defeating Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Janaki Sharan by a huge margin of 1,03,647 votes.^[1]

Since 1993 it has been represented as MLA by Raghuraj Pratap Singh as an independent politician.

Member of Legislative Assembly

1952 : Three candidates elected from Kunda
1957 :Two candidates, both independent, elected from Kunda
1962 : Niyaz Hasan Khan (INC) ^[2]
1967 : Niyaz Hasan Khan (INC)
1969 : Jai Ram (SSP), defeated Niyaz Hasan Khan (INC)
1974 : Niyaz Hasan Khan (NCO)
1977 : Shashi Prabha (JNP)
1980 : Niyaz Hasan Khan (INC - I)
1985 : Niyaz Hasan Khan (INC) ^[3]
1989 : Niyaz Hasan Khan (INC)
1991 : Shiv Narayan Mishra (BJP), defeated Niyaz Hasan Khan (INC)

	Member	Political Party
1991	Shiv Narain Mishra	Bharatiya Janata Party
1993	Raghuraj Pratap Singh	Independent
1996	Raghuraj Pratap Singh	Independent
2002	Raghuraj Pratap Singh	Independent
2007	Raghuraj Pratap Singh	Independent
2012	Raghuraj Pratap Singh	Independent
2017	Raghuraj Pratap Singh	Independent

Election results

2017 Vidhan Sabha Elections

U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Kunda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Raghuraj Pratap Singh	1,36,597	67.95
	BJP	Janki Sharan	32,950	16.39
	BSP	Parvez Akhtar	17,261	8.59
	Independent	Bhagwandeen	5,514	2.74
	Independent	Ram Kripal	2,615	1.30
	BMP	Jiya Lal	2,109	1.05
	NOTA	None of the Above	3,992	1.99
Majority			1,03,647	51.56
Turnout			2,01,080	58.64
	Independent hold		Swing

2012 Vidhan Sabha Elections

U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2012: Kunda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Raghuraj Pratap Singh	1,11,392	67.96
	BSP	Shiv Prakash Mishra	23,137	14.12
	INC	Ram Shankar	14,341	8.75
	BJP	Tribhuvan	3,515	2.14
	Independent	Panna Lal	3,216	1.96
Majority			88,255	53.84
Turnout			1,63,912	51.96
	Independent hold		Swing

2002 Vidhan Sabha Elections

U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2002: Kunda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Raghuraj Pratap Singh	88,446	82.13
	SP	Mohammad Sami	6,768	6.28
	BSP	Yogendra Nath Mishra Maula	3,583	3.33
	Independent	Harivansh Kumar	2,213	2.06
	INC	Shiv Baran Singh	1,823	1.69
Majority			81,678	75.85
Turnout			1,07,687	44.92
	Independent hold		Swing

1962 Vidhan Sabha Elections

Niaz Hasan Khan (INC) : 13,852 votes ^[4]
Har Pal (SOC) : 13,208

1957 Vidhan Sabha Elections

First winner : Nand Ram
Nand Ram (IND) : 38,739 votes
Ram Naresh (INC) : 31966
Second winner : Gaya Prasad
Gaya Prasad (IND) : 27,504 votes
Ram Swaroop (INC) : 27,149

References

Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh

Current
constituencies

A: Agra Cantt.; Agra North; Agra Rural; Agra South; Ajagara; Akbarpur; Akbarpur-Raniya; Alapur; Aliganj; Aligarh; Allahabad North; Allahabad South; Allahabad West; Amanpur; Amethi; Amritpur; Amroha; Anupshahr; Aonla; Arya Nagar; Asmoli; Atrauli; Atrauliya; Aurai; Auraiya; Ayah Shah; Ayodhya; Azamgarh
B: Babaganj; Baberu; Babina; Bachhrawan; Badaun; Badlapur; Bagpat; Bah; Baheri; Bahraich; Bairia; Bakshi Ka Talab; Balamau; Baldev; Balha; Ballia Nagar; Balrampur; Banda; Bangarmau; Bansdih; Bansgaon; Bansi; Bara; Barabanki; Barauli; Baraut; Bareilly; Bareilly Cantt.; Barhaj; Barhapur; Barkhera; Basti Sadar; Behat; Belthara Road; Bhadohi; Bhagwantnagar; Bharthana; Bhatpar Rani; Bhinga; Bhognipur; Bhojipura; Bhojpur; Bhongaon; Bidhuna; Bijnor; Bikapur; Bilari; Bilaspur; Bilgram-Mallanwan; Bilhaur; Bilsi; Bindki; Bisalpur; Bisauli; Biswan; Bithari Chainpur; Bithoor; Budhana; Bulandshahr
C: Caimpiyarganj; Chail; Chakia; Chamraua; Chandausi; Chandpur; Charkhari; Charthawal; Chaubepur; Chauri-Chaura; Chhanbey; Chhaprauli; Chharra; Chhata; Chhibramau; Chillupar; Chitrakoot; Chunar; Colonelganj
D: Dadraul; Dadri; Dariyabad; Dataganj; Debai; Deoband; Deoria; Dhampur; Dhanaura; Dhanghata; Dhaurahra; Dholana; Dibiyapur; Didarganj; Domariyaganj; Duddhi
E: Etah; Etawah; Etmadpur
F: Faridpur; Farrukhabad; Fatehabad; Fatehpur Sikri; Fatehpur; Fazilnagar; Firozabad
G: Gainsari; Gangoh; Garautha; Garhmukteshwar; Gaura; Gauriganj; Ghatampur; Ghaziabad; Ghazipur Sadar; Ghorawal; Ghosi; Gola Gokrannath; Gonda; Gopalpur; Gopamau; Gorakhpur Rural; Gorakhpur Urban; Goshainganj; Goverdhan; Govind Nagar; Gunnaur; Gyanpur
H: Haidergarh; Hamirpur; Handia; Hapur; Harchandpur; Hardoi; Hargaon; Harraiya; Hasanpur; Hastinapur; Hata; Hathras; Husainganj
I: Iglas; Isauli; Itwa
J: Jagdishpur; Jahanabad; Jakhanian; Jalalabad; Jalalpur; Jalesar; Jangipur; Jasrana; Jaswantnagar; Jaunpur; Jewar; Jhansi Nagar
K: Kadipur; Kaimganj; Kairana; Kaiserganj; Kalpi; Kalyanpur; Kannauj; Kanpur Cantt.; Kanth; Kapilvastu; Kaptanganj; Karachhana; Karhal; Kasganj; Kasta; Katehari; Katra; Katra Bazar; Kerakat; Khadda; Khaga; Khair; Khajani; Khalilabad; Khatauli; Kheragarh; Khurja; Kidwai Nagar; Kishni; Kithore; Koil; Koraon; Kunda; Kundarki; Kursi; Kushinagar
L: Laharpur; Lakhimpur; Lalganj; Lalitpur; Lambhua; Loni; Lucknow Cantt.; Lucknow Central; Lucknow East; Lucknow North; Lucknow West
M: Machhlishahr; Madhogarh; Madhuban; Mahadewa; Maharajganj; Maharajpur; Mahasi; Mahmoodabad; Mahoba; Maholi; Mainpuri; Majhawan; Malhani; Malihabad; Manikpur; Manjhanpur; Mankapur; Mant; Marhara; Marihan; Mariyahu; Matera; Mathura; Mau; Mauranipur; Meerapur; Meerganj; Meerut; Meerut Cantt.; Meerut South; Mehnagar; Mehnaun; Mehroni; Meja; Menhdawal; Milak; Milkipur; Mirzapur; Misrikh; Modinagar; Mohammadabad; Mohammdi; Mohan; Mohanlalganj; Moradabad Nagar; Moradabad Rural; Mubarakpur; Mughalsarai; Muhammadabad-Gohna; Mungra Badshahpur; Muradnagar; Muzaffarnagar
N: Nagina; Najibabad; Nakur; Nanpara; Naraini; Naugawan Sadat; Nautanwa; Nawabganj; Nehtaur; Nighasan; Nizamabad; Noida; Noorpur
O: Obra; Orai
P: Padrauna; Palia; Paniyara; Pathardeva; Patiyali; Patti; Payagpur; Phaphamau; Pharenda; Phephana; Phoolpur Pawai; Phulpur; Pilibhit; Pindra; Pipraich; Powayan; Pratapgarh; Pratappur; Puranpur; Purqazi; Purwa
R: Rae Bareli; Ram Nagar; Ramkola; Rampur; Rampur Karkhana; Rampur Khas; Rampur Maniharan; Raniganj; Rasara; Rasulabad; Rath; Robertsganj; Rohaniya; Rudauli; Rudhauli; Rudrapur
S: Sadabad; Safipur; Sagri; Sahajanwa; Saharanpur; Saharanpur Nagar; Sahaswan; Sahibabad; Saidpur; Saiyadraja; Sakaldiha; Salempur; Salon; Sambhal; Sandi; Sandila; Sardhana; Sareni; Sarojini Nagar; Sarsawa; Sawayazpur; Sevapuri; Sevata; Shahabad; Shahganj; Shahjahanpur; Shamli; Shekhupur; Shikarpur; Shikohabad; Shivpur; Shohratgarh; Shravasti; Sidhauli; Sikanderpur; Sikandra; Sikandra Rao; Sikandrabad; Sirathu; Sirsaganj; Sishamau; Siswa; Sitapur; Siwalkhas; Soraon; Sri Nagar; Suar; Sultanpur; Sultanpur Sadar; Syana
T: Tamkuhi Raj; Tanda; Tarabganj; Thakurdwara; Thana Bhawan; Tilhar; Tiloi; Tindwari; Tirwa; Tulsipur; Tundla
U: Unchahar; Unnao; Utraula
V: Varanasi Cantt.; Varanasi North; Varanasi South; Vishwanathganj
Z: Zafrabad; Zahoorabad; Zaidpur; Zamania

Former
constituencies

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