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Agra South (Assembly constituency)
| Agra South | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | |
| District | Agra |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Electorate | 328,782 (2012) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| MLA | Yogendra Upadhyaya |
| Reservation | None |
Agra South Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Agra district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Agra (Lok Sabha constituency). First assembly election in this assembly constituency was conducted in 2012 after the constituency came into existence in the year 2008 as a result of the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008".[1][2]
Wards / Areas[edit]
Agra South Assembly constituency comprises ward numbers 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 18, 23, 25, 29, 30, 36 to 39, 41, 44, 49, 56, 57, 58, 63, 64, 67, 69, 71, 72, 74 to 77 & 80 in Agra municipal corporation.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner Up | Party | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Yogendra Upadhyaya | Bharatiya Janata Party | Zulfiquar Ahmed Bhutto | Bahujan Samaj Party | [3] |
| 2017 | Yogendra Upadhyaya | Bharatiya Janata Party | Zulfiquar Ahmed Bhutto | Bahujan Samaj Party |
Election Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Yogendra Upadhyaya | 1,11,882 | 51.51 | ||
| BSP | Zulfiquar Ahmed Bhutto | 57,657 | 26.54 | ||
| INC | Nazir Ahmed | 39,434 | 18.15 | ||
| IND. | Thomson Massey | 979 | 0.45 | ||
| IND. | Pradeep Kumar Srivastava | 800 | 0.37 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 753 | 0.35 | ||
| Majority | 54,225 | 24.97 | |||
| Turnout | 2,17,256 | 62.27 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Yogendra Upadhyaya | 74,324 | 37.77 | ||
| BSP | Zulfiquar Ahmed Bhutto | 51,364 | 26.10 | ||
| INC | Nazir Ahmed | 39,962 | 20.31 | ||
| SP | Mohammad Sareef Usmani | 13,408 | 6.81 | ||
| RSMD | Choudhry Basheer | 9,211 | 4.68 | ||
| IND. | Sanjay Kumar Garg | 2,013 | 1.02 | ||
| Majority | 22,960 | 11.66 | |||
| Turnout | 1,96,782 | 59.85 | |||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit]
- Agra district
- Agra (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Government of Uttar Pradesh
- List of Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
References[edit]
- ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF UTTAR PRADESH" (PDF). Eci.nic.in.