| Hastinapur हस्तिनापुर | |
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| Constituency No. 45 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Meerut |
| Established | 1956 |
| Total electors | 326,707 (2017) |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Dinesh Khatik | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Hastinapur is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Meerut district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Bijnor Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1957 after the "DPACO (1956)" order was passed and the constituency was constituted in 1956.[1] The constituency was assigned identification number 45 after the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed.[2][3] In 1991 and 1993, elections were not held in this constituency. Since 1967, Hastinapur Assembly constituency is a reserved seat for SC candidates. Hastinapur assembly constituency is considered as gurjar dominant. And the number of gurjar voters in this seat is around 1 lacs.
- ^ "DPACO (1956)" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 9 October 2015.