# Baraut Assembly constituency

Baraut Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Bagpat district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1952 after the "DPACO (1951)" (delimitation order 1951) was passed in 1951. After the 1969 elections, the constituency was dissolved. In 2008, when the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed, the constituency was constituted again and elections were held in 2012. The constituency is assigned identification number 51.

## History

First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1952 after the "SPACE (1951)" (delimitation order 1951) was passed in 1951.
Pandit Umrao Dutt Sharma (also known as Umrao Dutt Ved) was a Vaidya and also a member of the freedom struggle from Baraut in 1947. He won the 1952 assembly election by a huge margin and became the first MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) of Baraut.
In 1957, Pandit Umrao Dutt Sharma (also known as Umrao Dutt Ved) retired from active politics and doing election campaigning for Acharya Dipankar. Acharya Dipankar won the election in 1957 with help of Pt. Umrao Dutt Sharma(Umrao Dutt Ved).
In 1962, Indian National Congress candidate Mool Chand Shastri won the election and became a Member of Legislative Assembly.
In 1967, Mool Chand Shastri lost the election to Acharya Dipankar, but in April 1968, Acharya Dipankar died and from April 1968 to Feb. 1969 the legislative constituency worked under governor rule.
In 1969, Indian National Congress Candidate Vikram Singh won the election. After the election of 1969, The Election Commission of India dissolved the constituency. But in 2008, when the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed, the constituency was constituted again, and Legislative Assembly elections were held in 2012.
In 2012, Lokesh Dixit won the Legislative elections.
In 2017, Krishan Pal Malik defeated Lokesh Dixit and became the Member of Legislative Assembly from Baraut.
In 2022, Krishan Pal Malik retained his seat by defeating Jaiveer of RLD by 315 votes.

## Wards and areas

Extent of Baraut Assembly constituency is PCs Kheri Pradhan, Kotana, Luhari, Loyan, Malakpur, Shahpur Badoli, Sadiqpur Sinoli, Badawad, Sadatpur Jonmana, Bam, Badaka, Wazidpur, Mahawatpur, Jiwana, Bawali, Bijrol, Johari, Hilwari, Jagos of Baraut KC & Baraut MB of Baraut Tehsil; PCs Bali, Meetli, Niwara, Sisana, Gyasri Urf Gandhi, Sarurpur Kalan, Fatehpur Putthi, Dhanaura Silvernagar, Bichpari, Budhera, Naithla, Sultanpur Hatana, Faizpur Ninana, Goripur Jawahar Nagar, Dojha, Sujara, Tayodi & Khera Islampur of Baghpat KC of Baghpat Tehsil.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Pt. Umrao Dutt Sharma (also known as Umrao Dutt Ved) | Independent |
| 1957 | Acharya Dipankar | Independent |
| 1962 | Mool Chand Shastri | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Acharya Dipankar | Communist Party of India |
| 1969 | Vikram Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1974-2012 : Constituency did not exist, See :Barnava ||||
| 2012 | Lokesh Dixit | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2017 | Krishnapal Malik | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Krishnapal Malik | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2022

2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baraut :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Krishan Pal Malik | 90,931 | 46.5 | 3.2 |
| | RLD | Jaiveer | 90,616 | 46.3 | 17.7 |
| | BSP | Ankit Sharma | 11,244 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| | INC | Rahul Kumar | 1,849 | 1.0 | Did Not Contest |
| | AAP | Sudhir | 709 | 0.4 | Did Not Contest |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 579 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 0.2% | 14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,95,647 | 64.5% | 0.2% |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.2 | |

### 2017

2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baraut :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Krishan Pal Malik | 79,427 | 42.9 | 37.2 |
| | RLD | Sahab Singh | 52,941 | 28.6 | 6.9 |
| | SP | Shokendra | 28,376 | 15.3 | 4.9 |
| | BSP | Lokesh Dixit | 22,071 | 11.9 | 27.2 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 870 | 0.3 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,486 | 14.4% | 10.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,84,308 | 64.3% | 6.1% |
| | BJP gain from BSP | BJP gain from BSP | Swing | 37.2% | |

### 2012

2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Baraut :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BSP | Lokesh Dixit | 57,209 | 39.1 | − |
| | RLD | Ashwani Kumar | 51,533 | 35.2 | − |
| | SP | Ajay Kumar | 15,212 | 10.4 | − |
| | BJP | Navin Kumar | 8,395 | 5.7 | − |
| | PECP | Sudhir Verma | 5,340 | 3.7 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,676 | 3.9% | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,46,222 | 58.2% | New seat |