Gauriganj (Assembly constituency)

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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]

  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.



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