Behat (Assembly constituency)
Behat Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Saharanpur district and one of five assembly constituencies in the Saharanpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
| Behat | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Saharanpur |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| MLA | Naresh Saini |
| Reservation | None |
Behat Assembly constituency came into existence in 2008 as a result of the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008". Prior to 2008, this constituency was served / represented by the Muzaffarabad Assembly constituency.
Members of the Legislative AssemblyEdit
| # | Term | Name | Party | From | To | Days | Comments | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16th Vidhan Sabha | Mahaveer Singh Rana | Bahujan Samaj Party | Mar-2012 | Mar-2017 | - | [2] | |
| 2 | 17th Vidhan Sabha | Naresh Saini | Indian National Congress | Mar-2017 | Incumbent | [3] |
Election resultsEdit
17th Vidhan Sabha: 2017 General ElectionsEdit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Naresh Saini | 97,035 | 38.4 | +6.9% | |
| BJP | Mahaveer Singh Rana | 71,449 | 28.3 | +17% | |
| BSP | Mohd. Iqbal | 71,019 | 28.1 | -3.7% | |
| Remainder ten candidates | 13,056 | 5.1 | - | ||
| Majority | 25,586 | 10.2 | - | ||
| Turnout | 252,563 | 75.04 | + | ||
| INC gain from BSP | Swing | ||||
16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General ElectionsEdit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSP | Mahaveer Singh Rana | 70,274 | 31.8 | - | |
| INC | Naresh Saini | 69,760 | 31.5 | - | |
| SP | Umar Ali Khan | 47,366 | 21.4 | - | |
| Remainder ten candidates | 33,722 | 15.3 | -9.4 | ||
| Majority | 514 | 0.2 | -98.6 | ||
| Turnout | 221,122 | 72.9 | +33.5 | ||
| BSP win (new seat) | |||||
See alsoEdit
- Government of Uttar Pradesh
- List of Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
NotesEdit
- ^ Behat Assembly constituency came into existence in 2008. Prior to 2008, this constituency was served / represented by Muzaffarabad (Assembly constituency) which now ceases to exist.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2017 Election Results". Retrieved 11 March 2017.