Pindra (Assembly constituency)
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| 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 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Varanasi district and one of the five 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]
Contents
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]
| 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
- Pindra Tehsil
- Varanasi
- Government of Uttar Pradesh
- List of Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
