Pindra (Assembly constituency)

Pindra
constituency
for the Vidhan Sabha
District Varanasi
State Uttar Pradesh
Current constituency
Created 2008
Party Indian National Congress
MLA Ajay Rai
Reservation None

Pindra (Hindi: पिंडरा) is one of the 425 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Varanasi district and one of the eight assembly constituencies in the Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency). Pindra Assembly constituency came into existence in 2008 as a result of the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008".[1][2][3]

Wards / Areas

Pindra assembly constituency comprises the following Wards / areas.[3]

# Name Reserved for Comments
01 Pindra None
02 Anei None
03 Basani None
04 Bahutara None
05 Bhanpur None
06 Baikunthpur None
07 Murdi None
08 Nahiya None
09 Baragaon of Harahaua KC None
10 Baragaon CT of Pindra Tehsil None

Members of the Legislative Assembly

# Term Name Party From To Days Comments Ref
1 16th Vidhan Sabha Ajay Rai Indian National Congress Mar-2012 Incumbent - - [4]

16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General Elections.[4]

2012 General Elections: Pindra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ajay Rai 52,863 29.31 -
BSP Jai Prakash 43,645 24.2 -
AD Sunil 40,468 22.4 -
Remainder eleven candidates 43,367 24.0 -
Majority 9,218 5.11 -
Turnout 180,343 56.4 -
INC hold Swing -

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008". Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved Mar 2015.
  2. ↑ "Delimitation Order: 53-55". Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved Mar 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008". Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved Mar 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "2012 Election Results". Election Commission of India website. Retrieved Jan 2014.