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Gauriganj (Assembly constituency)
| Gauriganj | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | |
| District | Amethi |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Party | Samajwadi Party |
| MLA | Vacant |
| Reservation | None |
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]
- ↑ "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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