Handia Assembly constituency

Handia is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly covering the city of Handia in the Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Handia
Constituency No. 258 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Prayagraj
Total electors	4,01,042
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Hakim Lal Bind
Party	Samajwadi Party
Elected year	2022

Handia is one of five assembly constituencies in the Bhadohi Lok Sabha constituency. Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 258 amongst 403 constituencies.

Members of Legislative Assembly

• Hakim Lal Bind from Samajwadi Party 2022-Incumbent
• Hakim Lal Bind from Bahujan Samaj Party 2017-2022^[1][2]
• Prashant Singh from Samajwadi Party 2013-2017 by poll^[3] (by-polls)
• Mahesh Narayan Singh from Samajwadi Party (2012-2013)^[4]
• Rakesh Dhar Tripathi from Bahujan Samaj Party (2007-2012)^[5]
• Mahesh Narayan Singh form Samajwadi Party (2002-2007)^[6]
• Rakesh Dhar Tripathi from Bharatiya Janata Party (1996-2002)^[7]
• Jokhu Lal Yadav from Bahujan Samaj Party (1993-1996)
• Brij Bhan Yadav from Janata Dal (1991-1993)
• Rakesh Dhar Tripathi from Janata Dal (1989-1991)
• Rakesh Dhar Tripathi Janata Party (1985-1989)
• Ranendra Tripathi from Indian National Congress (1980-1985)
• Athai Ram Yadav from Janata Party (1977-1980)
• Athai Ram Yadav from Bharatiya Kranti Dal (1974-1977)
• Rajit Ram from Indian National Congress (1969-1974)
• Athai Ram Yadav from Independent (1967-1969)^[8][9]

Election results

2022

2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Handia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SP	Hakim Lal Bind	84,417	39.36
	NISHAD	Prashant Kumar Singh	80,874	37.71
	BSP	Narendra Kumar (Munna Tripathi)	33,877	15.80
	Jan Adhikar Party	Gulab Chandra	4,349	2.03
	Independent	Lal Sahab	1,984	0.93
		NOTA (None of the Above) + Rest of the candidates	~8,800	4.00
Majority			3,543
Turnout
	SP gain from BSP		Swing

2017

Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Hakim Lal Bind won in 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Apna Dal (Sonelal) candidate Pramila Devi by a margin of 8,526 votes.^[10]