Hapur Assembly constituency

Hapur
Constituency No. 59 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictHapur district
Total electors296,679 (2012)
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Vijay Pal
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2017

Hapur is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Hapur district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Meerut Lok Sabha constituency. First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1957 after the "DPACO (1956)" (delimitation order) was passed in 1956. After the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed in 2008, the constituency was assigned identification number 59. During the 02nd Vidhan Sabha (1957-1962), this constituency was represented by two MLAs simultaneously.

The constituency is reserved for candidates from scheduled caste community.