# Deoband Assembly constituency

Deoband is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Saharanpur district and one of five assembly constituencies in the Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituency. Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 5 amongst 403 constituencies. Prior to 2008, when the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" came into effect, this constituency was number 400.
On 16 March 2017, newly elected MLA Brijesh Singh announced he intended to rename the constituency Dev-vrand.

## Wards / Areas

The Deoband assembly constituency comprises the following Wards / areas.
| # | Name | Reserved for |
| 01 | Deoband | None |
| 02 | Bhaila | None |
| 03 | Talheri Bujurg | None |
| 04 | Deoband NPP | None |
| 05 | Deoband Tehsil | None |

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Thakur Phool Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Thakur Yashpal Singh | Independent |
| 1962 | Thakur Phool Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Hardev Singh Chaudhary | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Mahabir Singh Rana | Indian National Congress |
| 1974 | Mahabir Singh Rana | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Mohammad Usman | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Mahabir Singh Rana | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1985 | Mahabir Singh Rana | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Mahabir Singh Rana | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Virender Singh | Janata Dal |
| 1993 | Shasi Bala Pundir | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Sukhbeer Singh Pundir | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2002 | Rajendra Singh Rana | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2007 | Manoj Chaudhary | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2012 | Rajendra Singh Rana | Samajwadi Party |
| 2016^ | Maviya Ali | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 | Brijesh Singh | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2022 | Brijesh Singh | Bharatiya Janta Party |

## Election results
### 2022

2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Deoband :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Brijesh Singh | 93,890 | 38.77 | 4.86 |
| | SP | Kartikey Rana | 86,786 | 35.83 | 12.11 |
| | BSP | Choudhary Rajendra Singh | 52,732 | 21.77 | 9.43 |
| | AIMIM | Maulana Umair Madani | 3,501 | 1.45 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,104 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2017

17th Vidhan Sabha: 2017 Assembly Elections.
2017 Assembly Elections: Deoband :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Brijesh Singh | 102,244 | 43.63 | +16.74 |
| | BSP | Majid Ali | 72,844 | 31.20 | − |
| | SP | Maviya Ali | 55,385 | 23.72 | −4.32 |
| | | Remaining 5 candidates | 3,035 | 1.30 | –3.19 |
| | None of the Above | NOTA | 798 | 0.34 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,400 | 12.54 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 234,410 | 71.56 | +18.91 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | +16.74 | |

### 16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General Elections

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By-Election, 2016: Deoband :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Maviya Ali | 51,012 | 30.14 | +7.94 |
| | SP | Meena Singh | 47,453 | 28.04 | −6.06 |
| | BJP | Rampal Singh Pundir | 45,513 | 26.89 | +21.86 |
| | Independent | Vinod Kumar Tejyan | 16,802 | 9.92 | − |
| | | Remaining 8 candidates | 7.610 | 4.49 | −0.29 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 826 | 0.48 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,559 | 2.10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 169,216 | 52.65 | −14.35 |
| | INC gain from SP | INC gain from SP | Swing | +7.94 | |
2012 General Elections: Deoband :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SP | Rajendra Singh Rana | 66,682 | 34.1 | +12.58 |
| | BSP | Manoj Chaudhary | 63,632 | 32.5 | −3.98 |
| | INC | Anil Kumar Tanwar | 45,495 | 22.2 | +21.08 |
| | BJP | Rajpal Singh | 9,857 | 5.03 | −19.56 |
| | | Remainder 15 candidates | 10,152 | 5.18 | –2.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,050 | 1.56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 195,818 | 67.0 | +9.50 |
| | SP gain from BSP | SP gain from BSP | Swing | +12.58 | |

### 15th Vidhan Sabha: 2007 Assembly Elections.

2007 General Elections: Deoband :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BSP | Manoj Chaudhary | 53,577 | 36.48 |
| | BJP | Shashi Bala Pundir | 36,116 | 24.59 |
| | SP | Rajendara Singh Rana | 31,611 | 21.52 |
| | RLD | Zain AH | 14,125 | 9.62 |
| | | Remainder 9 candidates | 11,400 | 7.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,461 | 11.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,829 | 57.50 |
| | BSP hold | BSP hold | Swing | – |
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