Baraut Assembly constituency

Baraut
Constituency No. 51 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bagpat
Established	1952-69, 2008-present
Total electors	2,98,711 (2019)
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Krishan Pal Malik

Baraut Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Bagpat district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1952 after the "DPACO (1951)" (delimitation order 1951) was passed in 1951. ^[1] After the 1969 elections, the constituency was dissolved. In 2008, when the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed, the constituency was constituted again and elections were held in 2012. The constituency is assigned identification number 51. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

History

First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1952 after the "SPACE (1951)" (delimitation order 1951) was passed in 1951.

In 1952, Umrao Dutta Ved won the elections and became the first MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) of Baraut. ^[5]

In 1957, Umrao Dutta Ved retired from active politics and doing election campaigning for Acharya Dipankar. Acharya Dipankar won the election in 1957 with help of Umrao Dutt Ved. ^[6]

In 1962, Indian National Congress candidate Mool Chand Shastri won the election and became a Member of Legislative Assembly. ^[7]

In 1967, Mool Chand Shastri lost the election to Acharya Dipankar, but in April 1968, Acharya Dipankar died and from April 1968 to Feb. 1969 the legislative constituency worked under governor rule. ^[8]

In 1969, Indian National Congress Candidate Vikram Singh won the election. ^[9] After the election of 1969, The Election Commission of India dissolved the constituency. But in 2008, when the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed, the constituency was constituted again, and Legislative Assembly elections were held in 2012. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

In 2012, Lokesh Dixit won the Legislative elections. ^[10]

In 2017, Krishan Pal Malik defeated Lokesh Dixit and became the Member of Legislative Assembly from Baraut.

In 2022, Krishan Pal Malik retained his seat by defeating Jaiveer of RLD by 315 votes.

Wards and areas

Extent of Baraut Assembly constituency is PCs Kheri Pradhan, Kotana, Luhari, Loyan, Malakpur, Shahpur Badoli, Sadiqpur Sinoli, Badawad, Sadatpur Jonmana, Bam, Badaka, Wazidpur, Mahawatpur, Jiwana, Bawali, Bijrol, Johari, Hilwari, Jagos of Baraut KC & Baraut MB of Baraut Tehsil; PCs Bali, Meetli, Niwara, Sisana, Gyasri Urf Gandhi, Sarurpur Kalan, Fatehpur Putthi, Dhanaura Silvernagar, Bichpari, Budhera, Naithla, Sultanpur Hatana, Faizpur Ninana, Goripur Jawahar Nagar, Dojha, Sujara, Tayodi & Khera Islampur of Baghpat KC of Baghpat Tehsil. ^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member [11]	Party
1952	Umrao Dutt Ved		Independent
1957	Acharya Dipankar
1962	Mool Chand Shastri		Indian National Congress
1967	Acharya Dipankar		Communist Party of India
1969	Vikram Singh		Indian National Congress
1974-2012 : Constituency did not exist, See :Barnava
2012	Lokesh Dixit		Bahujan Samaj Party
2017	Krishnapal Malik		Bharatiya Janata Party
2022

Election results

2022

2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baraut

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Krishan Pal Malik	90,931	46.5	3.2
	RLD	Jaiveer	90,616	46.3	17.7
	BSP	Ankit Sharma	11,244	5.8	6.1
	INC	Rahul Kumar	1,849	1.0	Did Not Contest
	AAP	Sudhir	709	0.4	Did Not Contest
	NOTA	None of the Above	579	0.2	0.1
Majority			315	0.2%	14.1
Turnout			1,95,647	64.5%	0.2%
	BJP hold		Swing	3.2

2017

2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baraut

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Krishan Pal Malik	79,427	42.9	37.2
	RLD	Sahab Singh	52,941	28.6	6.9
	SP	Shokendra	28,376	15.3	4.9
	BSP	Lokesh Dixit	22,071	11.9	27.2
	NOTA	None of the Above	870	0.3	−
Majority			26,486	14.4%	10.5%
Turnout			1,84,308	64.3%	6.1%
	BJP gain from BSP		Swing	37.2%

2012

2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baraut

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BSP	Lokesh Dixit	57,209	39.1	−
	RLD	Ashwani Kumar	51,533	35.2	−
	SP	Ajay Kumar	15,212	10.4	−
	BJP	Navin Kumar	8,395	5.7	−
	PECP	Sudhir Verma	5,340	3.7	−
Majority			5,676	3.9%	−
Turnout			1,46,222	58.2%	New seat

See also

• Bagpat Lok Sabha constituency
• Bagpat district
• Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
• Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

References

1. "DPACO (1952)" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
2. "Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
3. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
4. "All MLAs from Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
5. "1952 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
6. "1957 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
7. "1962 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
8. "1967 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
9. "1969 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
10. "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
11. "Baraut Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

External links

• "Results of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.