Raniganj, Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituency
Raniganj is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Raniganj in the Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
| Raniganj | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Pratapgarh |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Dr. R K Verma | |
| Party | Samajwadi Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Raniganj is one of five assembly constituencies in the Pratapgarh Lok Sabha constituency. Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 250 amongst 403 constituencies. Dr RK Verma from Samajwadi Party is current MLA.
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Dr. R K Verma | 75,583 | 40.05 | ||
| BJP | Abhay Kumar (Dheeraj Ojha) | 72,934 | 38.65 | ||
| BSP | Ajay Yadav | 21,411 | 11.35 | ||
| AIMIM | Anil Kumar | 11,748 | 6.23 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,139 | 0.60 | ||
| INC | Abdul Wahid | 1,085 | 0.57 | ||
| Rest of the candidates | ~4,500 | 2.30 | |||
| Majority | 2,649 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| SP gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2017
Bharatiya Janta Party's Dhiraj Ojha won in last Assembly election of 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Shakeel Ahmad Khan by a margin of 9,009 votes.[1]
References
- "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
External links
- "Results of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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