# Sarsawa Assembly constituency

Sarsawa Assembly constituency was one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It was a part of the Saharanpur district and one of five assembly constituencies in the Saharanpur (Lok Sabha constituency).
Sarsawa Assembly constituency was into existence till 2008 as a result of the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" and demolished in 2012 and became part of Nakur, and some part included in Behat.

## Member of the Legislative Assembly

| # | Term | Name | Party | From | To | Days | Comments |
| 01 | 01st Vidhan Sabha | - | - | May-1952 | Mar-1957 | 1,776 | - |
| 02 | 02nd Vidhan Sabha | - | - | Apr-1957 | Mar-1962 | 1,800 | - |
| 03 | 03rd Vidhan Sabha | Shakuntala Devi | Indian National Congress | Mar-1962 | Mar-1967 | 1,828 | |
| 04 | 04th Vidhan Sabha | Mohd. Mahmood Ali Khan | Indian National Congress | Mar-1967 | Apr-1968 | 402 | |
| 05 | 05th Vidhan Sabha | Mohd. Mahmood Ali Khan | Indian National Congress | Feb-1969 | Mar-1974 | 1,832 | |
| 06 | 06th Vidhan Sabha | Mohd. Mahmood Ali Khan | Indian National Congress | Mar-1974 | Apr-1977 | 1,153 | |
| 07 | 07th Vidhan Sabha | Ajab Singh | Janata Party | Jun-1977 | Feb-1980 | 969 | |
| 08 | 08th Vidhan Sabha | Rulha Singh | Janata Party (Secular) | Jun-1980 | Mar-1985 | 1,735 | |
| 09 | 09th Vidhan Sabha | Nirbhay Pal Sharma | Indian National Congress | Mar-1985 | Nov-1989 | 1,725 | |
| 10 | 10th Vidhan Sabha | Ram Sharan | Janata Dal | Dec-1989 | Apr-1991 | 488 | |
| 11 | 11th Vidhan Sabha | Mohd. Hasan Shah | Janata Dal | Jun-1991 | Dec-1992 | 533 | |
| 12 | 12th Vidhan Sabha | Nirbhay Pal Sharma | Indian National Congress | Dec-1993 | Oct-1995 | 693 | |
| 13 | 13th Vidhan Sabha | Nirbhay Pal Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | Oct-1996 | Mar-2002 | 1,967 | |
| 14 | 14th Vidhan Sabha | Dr. Dharam Singh Saini | Bahujan Samaj Party | Feb-2002 | May-2007 | 1,902 | |
| 15 | 15th Vidhan Sabha | Dr. Dharam Singh Saini | Bahujan Samaj Party | May-2007 | Mar-2012 | 1,762 | |
| Constituency abolished ||||||||

## Election results
### 15th Vidhan Sabha: 2007 General Elections.

2007 General Elections: Sarsawa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BSP | Dr. Dharam Singh Saini | 68,440 | 41.3 | +28.5 |
| | SP | Mohd.Dilshad M | 31,767 | 19.2 | − |
| | BJP | Melaram M | 28,162 | 17.0 | − |
| | | Remainder twelve candidates | 37,213 | 22.5 | +64.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,673 | 22.1 | +283.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 165,582 | n/a | +2.7 |
| | BSP hold | BSP hold | Swing | +8.3 | |

### 14th Vidhan Sabha: 2002 General Elections.

2002 General Elections: Sarsawa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BSP | Dr. Dharam Singh Saini | 53,262 | 33.0 | − |
| | BJP | Raghav M | 43,708 | 27.1 | − |
| | SP | Mohd. Irshad M | 41,695 | 25.9 | − |
| | | Remainder seven candidates | 22,598 | 14.0 | −18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,554 | 5.9 | +3,043 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 161,263 | 68.1 | −0.1 |
| | BSP hold | BSP hold | Swing | n/a | |

### 13th Vidhan Sabha: 1996 General Elections.

1996 General Elections: Behat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Nirbhay Pal Sharma | 47,578 | 29.5 | −16.7 |
| | INC | Saheb Singh | 47,274 | 29.3 | − |
| | Independent | Mohd. Feeroz Aftab | 38,866 | 24.1 | − |
| | | Remainder four candidates | 27,710 | 17.2 | +76.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 0.2 | −98.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 161,428 | 73.7 | 13.1 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +2.77 | |

### 12th Vidhan Sabha: 1993 General Elections.

1993 General Elections: Behat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Nirbhay Pal Sharma | 57,146 | 40.0 | +96.6 |
| | BJP | Suresh | 38,147 | 26.7 | +22.9 |
| | JD | Mohd. Hasan Shah | 31,762 | 22.3 | −13.0 |
| | | Remainder eight candidates | 15,675 | 11.0 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,999 | 13.3 | +316 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,730 | 73.4 | +29.1 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | +13.7 | |

### 11th Vidhan Sabha: 1991 General Elections.

1991 General Elections: Behat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD | Mohd. Hasan Shah | 36,518 | 32.2 | +253 |
| | BJP | Suresh | 31,051 | 28.1 | − |
| | INC | Nirbhay Pal Sharma | 29,073 | 26.3 | −37.2 |
| | | Remainder eleven candidates | 14,797 | 13.4 | +80.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,567 | 4.1 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,539 | 65.8 | −4.4 |
| | JD hold | JD hold | Swing | -12 | |

### 10th Vidhan Sabha: 1989 General Elections.

1989 General Elections: Behat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD | Ram Sharan | 51,113 | 44.2 | − |
| | INC | Nirbhay Pal Sharma | 46,262 | 40.0 | −20.0 |
| | Independent | Mohd. Hasan Shah | 10,089 | 8.7 | − |
| | | Remainder four candidates | 8,214 | 7.1 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,851 | 4.2 | −82.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,678 | 69.4 | +14.4 |
| | JD hold | JD hold | Swing | n/a | |

### 09th Vidhan Sabha: 1985 General Elections.

1985 General Elections: Behat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Nirbhay Pal Sharma | 57,798 | 57.1 | +240 |
| | LKD | Aftab Ahamad | 30,273 | 29.9 | − |
| | Independent | Raj Pal | 5,047 | 5.0 | − |
| | | Remainder thirteen candidates | 8,019 | 7.9 | −51.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,525 | 27.2 | +22,838 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 101,137 | 68.8 | +59.9 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | +30.2 | |

### 08th Vidhan Sabha: 1980 General Elections.

1980 General Elections: Behat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP(S) | Rulha Singh | 17,133 | 27.1 | − |
| | INC | Nirbhay Pal Sharma | 17,013 | 26.9 | − |
| | Independent | Mehmood Hasan Shah | 12,487 | 19.7 | − |
| | | Remainder eight candidates | 16,626 | 26.3 | +384.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 0.2 | −97.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,259 | 49.8 | +8.6 |
| | JP(S) hold | JP(S) hold | Swing | n/a | |

### 07th Vidhan Sabha: 1977 General Elections.

1977 General Elections: Behat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Ajab Singh | 26,251 | 45.0 | − |
| | INC | Abdul Malik | 21,980 | 37.7 | − |
| | Independent | Mohd. Mahmood Ali Khan | 6,610 | 11.3 | −80.2 |
| | | Remainder eight candidates | 3,431 | 5.9 | −66.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,271 | 7.3 | −46.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,272 | 52.2 | −22.3 |
| | JP hold | JP hold | Swing | n/a | |

### 06th Vidhan Sabha: 1974 General Elections.

1974 General Elections: Behat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mohd. Mahmood Ali Khan | 33,442 | 44.6 | +32.5 |
| | | Rulha Singh (Bharatiya Kranti Dal) | 25,441 | 33.9 | +74.3 |
| | | Inam M (Muslim League) | 5,919 | 7.9 | − |
| | | Remainder eight candidates | 10,201 | 13.6 | −0.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,031 | 10.7 | −24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,973 | 71.4 | 25.4 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

### 05th Vidhan Sabha: 1969 General Elections.

1969 General Elections: Behat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mohd. Mahmood Ali Khan | 25,236 | 42.4 | 23.2 |
| | | Rulha Singh (Bharatiya Kranti Dal) | 14,579 | 24.4 | − |
| | CPI | Rao Mukhtar Ali Khan | 9,778 | 16.4 | − |
| | | Remainder five candidates | 10,203 | 17.1 | −43.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,657 | 17.8 | −13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,796 | 62.7 | +11.3 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | +4.3 | |

### 04th Vidhan Sabha: 1967 General Elections.

1967 General Elections: Behat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mohd. Mahmood Ali Khan | 20,477 | 38.1 | − |
| | Independent | R. M. Ali | 8,180 | 15.2 | − |
| | | R. Saran (Sanghata Socialist Party) | 7,152 | 13.3 | − |
| | | Remainder six candidates | 17,912 | 33.3 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,297 | 22.9 | +21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,721 | 61.8 | +36.3 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -10.7 | |

### 03rd Vidhan Sabha: 1962 General Elections.

1962 General Elections: Behat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Shakuntala Devi | 19,224 | 48.8 | − |
| | SWA | Gainda Ram | 9,097 | 23.1 | − |
| | Socialist | Om Prakash | 6,030 | 15.3 | − |
| | ABJS | Mallahah | 5,058 | 12.8 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,127 | 25.7 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,409 | 50.1 | − |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | - | |