# Dhampur Assembly constituency

Dhampur Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Bijnor district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Nagina Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1957 after the delimitation order (DPACO – 1956) was passed in 1956. The constituency was assigned identification number 20 after "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed in the year 2008.

## Wards and areas

Extent of Dhampur Assembly constituency is KC Sherkot, PCs Ajitpurdasi, Berkhera Tanda, Chak Mohmad Nagar, Jamapur, Jasmor, Manpur Shivpuri, Mitthepur, Moh. Alipur Madho, Mukerpuri, Palanpur, Rasoolpur Mohd. Kuli, Sabdalpur, Saddober, Safiyabad, Salarabad, Seohara of Seohara KC, PCs Amkhera Shanjarpur, Bamnoli, Chakrajmal, Dhampur Husainpur, Fatehullapur Khas, Mauzampur Jaitra, Mohri, Mozampur Suraj, Nindru of Dhampur KC, Dhampur MB, Sherkot MB & Seohara MB of Dhampur Tehsil.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1957 | Girdhari Lal | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Khub Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Khub Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Govind Sahai | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Sattar Ahmad | Bharatiya Kranti Dal |
| 1974 | Sattar Ahmad | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Haripal Singh Shastri | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Shiam Singh | Janata Party (Secular) |
| 1985 | Basant Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Surendra Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1991 | Rajendra Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1993 | Rajendra Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Mool Chand Chauhan | Samajwadi Party |
| 2002 | Mool Chand Chauhan | Samajwadi Party |
| 2007 | Ashok Kumar Rana | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2012 | Mool Chand Chauhan | Samajwadi Party |
| 2017 | Ashok Kumar Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Ashok Kumar Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2022

2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Ashok Kumar Rana | 81,791 | 39.89 |
| | BSP | Thakur Mool Chand Chauhan | 38,993 | 19.01 |
| | SP | Naimul Ul Hasan | 81,588 | 39.79 |
| | INC | Hussain Ahmad | | |
| | Azad Samaj Party | Vivek Kumar | 574 | 0.28 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2017

2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Ashok Kumar Rana | 82169 | 42.81% |
| | SP | Thakur Mool Chand Chauhan | 64305 | 33.50% |
| | BSP | Mohd. Ghazi | 42836 | 22.32% |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1020 | 0.53% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17864 | 9.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 192961 | 68.36% |
| | BJP gain from SP | BJP gain from SP | Swing | |

### 2012

16th Vidhan Sabha: 2012 General Elections.
2012 General Elections: Dhampur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SP | Thakur Mool Chand Chauhan | 53,365 | 33.12 | – |
| | BSP | Ashok Kumar Rana | 52,801 | 32.77 | – |
| | INC | Anwar Jamil | 36,995 | 22.96 | – |
| | | Remainder 15 candidates | 17,963 | 11.15 | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 564 | 0.35 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 161,124 | 63.78 | – |
| | SP gain from BSP | SP gain from BSP | Swing | | |