Hapur Assembly constituency

Hapur
Constituency No. 59 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictHapur district
Total electors296,679 (2012)
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Vijay Pal
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2017

Hapur is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Hapur district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Meerut Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1957 after the "DPACO (1956)" (delimitation order) was passed in 1956.[1] After the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed in 2008, the constituency was assigned identification number 59.[2][3][4] During the 02nd Vidhan Sabha (1957-1962), this constituency was represented by two MLAs simultaneously.[5]

The constituency is reserved for candidates from scheduled caste community.[2][5]

  1. ^ "DPACO (1956)" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Member list". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b "All MLAs from Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 24 October 2015.