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Pindra (Assembly constituency)
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| Pindra | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | |
| District | Varanasi |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2012 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| MLA | Avadhesh Singh |
| Reservation | None |
Pindra is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Varanasi district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Machhlishahr (Lok Sabha constituency). Pindra Assembly constituency came into existence in 2008 as a result of the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008".[1][2][3]
Wards / Areas[edit]
Pindra assembly constituency comprises the following Wards / areas.
| # | Name | Reserved for | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Pindra | None | |
| 02 | Anei | None | |
| 03 | Basani | None | |
| 04 | Bahutara | None | |
| 05 | Bhanpur | None | |
| 06 | Baikunthpur | None | |
| 07 | Murdi | None | |
| 08 | Nahiya | None | |
| 09 | Baragaon of Harahaua KC | None | |
| 10 | Baragaon CT of Pindra Tehsil | None |
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ajay Rai | Indian National Congress | |
| 2017 | Avadhesh Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Avadhesh Singh | 90,614 | 44.34 | +42.50 | |
| BSP | Babulal | 53,765 | 26.31 | +2.11 | |
| INC | Ajay Rai | 48,189 | 23.58 | -5.73 | |
| CPI | Shyamlal Singh | 2,672 | 1.31 | +0.41 | |
| IND. | Shriprakash Mishra | 1,319 | 0.65 | +0.65 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,889 | 1.41 | +1.41 | |
| Majority | 36,849 | 18.03 | +12.92 | ||
| Turnout | 2,04,375 | 59.67 | +3.28 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +15.03 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ajay Rai | 52,863 | 29.31 | - | |
| BSP | Jai Prakash | 43,645 | 24.2 | - | |
| AD | Sunil | 40,468 | 22.4 | - | |
| Remainder eleven candidates | 43,367 | 24.0 | - | ||
| Majority | 9,218 | 5.11 | - | ||
| Turnout | 180,343 | 56.4 | - | ||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit]
- Pindra Tehsil
- Varanasi
- 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 4 January 2018.
- ↑ "Delimitation Order: 53-55" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 January 2018.