Misrikh

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Misrikh
City
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Misrikh
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°27′N80°31′E / 27.450°N 80.517°E / 27.450; 80.517
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
18,390
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration UP 34
Website https://sitapur.nic.in/hi/

Misrikh is a city and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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History

The region came under Magadh Kingdom in ancient India. After the fall of the Nandas and the Mauryas, the region came under the power of the Shunga dynasty. Terracotta sculptures of Shunga style were found in nearby Sidhauli Tehsil. Similarly, some small idols of Gupta period were found in Badesar in Mishrik Tehsil. Naimisharanya, also known as Neemsar, holds immense religious importance in Hindu mythology and is mentioned in several ancient scriptures, including the Mahabharata and the Puranas, situated on the left bank of the Gomti, it is a pilgrimage site where Maharishi Ved Vyas composed the Puranas. During the post-Vedic period, it is believed that a vast university existed in the region where 88,000 Shastri rishis gathered knowledge to perform a thousand-year sacrificial ritual (yagna) to purify the world. Naimisharanya is renowned for its temples, sacred ponds, and the Chakra Tirtha, a revered water body where devotees take holy dips. The proximity of Misrikh to such a prominent spiritual center enhances its cultural and historical significance, attracting numerous pilgrims and tourists to the area.

Religions in Misrikh
ReligionPercent
Hindus
 
96%
Muslims
 
4%
Jains
 
0.5%
Others†
 
0.5%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Demographics

ReligionTotalMaleFemale
Hindu835,817(90.24%)447,279388,538
Muslim82,275(8.88%)42,86339,412
Christian967(0.1%)496471
Sikh2,665(0.29%)1,4381,227
Buddhist634(0.07%)326308
Jain51(0.01%)1734
Other Religion10(0%)64
No Religion Specified3,782(0.41%)1,8971,885
TotalMaleFemale
Children (Age 0-6)143,60775,00868,599
Literacy66.25%64.72%45.98%
Scheduled Caste354,306189,416164,890
Scheduled Tribe456241215
Illiterate407,697174,399233,298
TotalMaleFemale
Schedule Caste354,306189,416164,890
Schedule Tribe456241215
TotalMaleFemale
Main Workers207,013183,57123,442
Cultivators111,954103,5258,429
Agriculture Labourer56,54850,9825,566
Household Industries6,7844,3972,387
Other Workers31,72724,6677,060
Marginal Workers88,38362,81825,565
Non Working630,805247,933382,872

Naimiṣāraṇya Tirth

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Naimiṣāraṇya
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Naimiṣāraṇya
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Naimiṣāraṇya

Assembly Segments

Presently, Misrikh Lok Sabha comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are: [1]

NoNameDistrictMemberParty
153 Misrikh (SC) Sitapur Ramkrishna Bhargav Bharatiya Janata Party
159 Bilgram-Mallanwan Hardoi Ashish Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
160 Balamau (SC)Rampal Verma Bharatiya Janata Party
161 Sandila Alka Singh Arkvanshi Bharatiya Janata Party
209 Bilhaur (SC) Kanpur Nagar Rahul Bachha Sonkar Bharatiya Janata Party

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1962 Gokaran Prasad Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1967 Sankta Prasad Indian National Congress
1971
1977 Ram Lal Rahi Janata Party
1980 Indian National Congress
1984 Sankta Prasad Indian National Congress
1989 Ram Lal Rahi
1991
1996 Paragi Lal Bharatiya Janata Party
1998 Ram Shankar Bhargava Bahujan Samaj Party
1999 Sushila Saroj Samajwadi Party
2004 Ashok Kumar Rawat Bahujan Samaj Party
2009 [2]
2014 Anju Bala Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Ashok Kumar Rawat
2024

Lok Sabha Election Results

Lok Sabha 2024

[3] [4]

2024 Indian general elections: Misrikh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Ashok Kumar Rawat 475,016 45.15 Decrease2.svg6.90
SP Sangita Rajwanshi4,41,61041.98Increase2.svg41.98
BSP B R Ahirwar1,11,94510.64Decrease2.svg31.61
NOTA None of the Above 8,0290.76Decrease2.svg0.23
Majority 33,4063.18Decrease2.svg6.62
Turnout 10,51,98356.01Decrease2.svg1.16
BJP hold Swing

Lok Sabha 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Misrikh [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Ashok Kumar Rawat 534,429 52.05
BSP Neelu Satyarthi4,33,75742.25
INC Manjari Rahi26,5052.58
PSP(L) Arun Kumari Kori 2,4420.24
NOTA None of the Above 10,1810.99
Majority 1,00,6429.80
Turnout 10,27,38257.17
BJP hold Swing

Lok Sabha 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Misrikh [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Anju Bala 4,12,57541.33
BSP Ashok Kumar Rawat 3,25,21232.58
SP Jai Prakash 1,94,75919.51
INC Om Prakash33,0753.31
Independent Hans Mukhi Katheria8,6350.86
NOTA None of the Above 9,6330.96
Majority 87,3638.75
Turnout 9,98,31457.85
BJP gain from BSP Swing

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Information and Statistics-Parliamentary Constituencies-43-Kanpur". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh website.
  2. ↑ "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Misrikh Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2024". Bru Times News.
  4. ↑ "General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024". eci.gov.in.
  5. ↑ "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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