Maniram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) was one of the 425
Vidhan Sabha
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(Legislative Assembly)
constituencies of Uttar Pradesh state in central
India
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. It was a part of the
Gorakhpur district
Gorakhpur district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. This district is a part of the Gorakhpur division. The city of Gorakhpur, or Gorakhpur is the administrative headquarters of this district and Gorakhpur divi ...
and one of the assembly constituencies in the
Gorakhpur (Lok Sabha constituency). Maniram Assembly constituency came into existence in 1962 and ceased to exist in 2008 as a result of "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008".
Members of Vidhan Sabha
* 1957: Keshav Pandey,
Indian National Congress
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* 1962:
Mahant Avaidyanath,
Hindu Mahasabha
* 1967:
Mahant Avaidyanath, Independent
* 1969:
Mahant Avaidyanath,
Hindu Mahasabha (elected to Lok Sabha in 1970 bye-poll)
* 1972 bye-poll : R K Dwivedi (Congress)
* 1974:
Mahant Avaidyanath,
Hindu Mahasabha
* 1977:
Mahant Avaidyanath,
Janata Party
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* 1980:
Hari Dwar Pandey,
Indian National Congress (I)
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* 1985:
Bhrigu Nath Bhatt,
Indian National Congress
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* 1989: Om Prakash,
Hindu Mahasabha
* 1991: Om Prakash,
Bharatiya Janata Party
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* 1993: Om Prakash,
Bharatiya Janata Party
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* 1996:
Chandresh Paswan,
Samajwadi Party
* 1996:
Subhawati Devi,
Samajwadi Party
* 2002:
Kamlesh Paswan,
Samajwadi Party
* 2007:
Vijay Bahadur Yadav,
Bharatiya Janata Party
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* 2008 onwards : The constituency ceased to exist.
See also
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Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometers east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur dis ...
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Gorakhpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Maniram
Shri Maniram Pandit (8 December 1910 – 16 May 1985) was an Indian classical vocalist from the Mewati gharana. Pandit is known for his exemplary contribution to Indian classical music. His compositions ‘ Mata Kalika ’, Niranjani Narayani, ...
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Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
References
{{Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh
Politics of Gorakhpur district
Former assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh