Meerut Politics Heats Up: Who Led Each Seat in 2022
Meerut, October 27: The race for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections is gaining momentum, and political parties are already working to strengthen their positions in the state's western region. Meerut district, with seven Assembly seats, is among the areas where the contest is expected to be keenly watched.
In 2022, the BJP won three of Meerut's seven seats, while the Samajwadi Party-RLD alliance took four.
Meerut is a historically significant district and part of the Delhi-NCR area. Nearby Hastinapur is recognised as the ancient city that was the capital of the Kaurava kingdom during the Mahabharata period. Meerut is also called the 'Sports City of India' because of its large sports industry, while sugar mills and electronics form other major industrial sectors.
The district includes Meerut City, Meerut Cantt, Meerut South, Sivalkhas, Sardhana, Hastinapur and Kithore Assembly seats. It also has three tehsils, 12 blocks and 662 villages.
Meerut Cantt Amit Agarwal of the BJP was elected from Meerut Cantt in 2022, polling 162,032 votes. RLD's Manisha Ahlawat secured 43,960 votes, BSP's Amit Sharma got 28,519 votes, and Congress's Awanish Kajla received 5,096 votes. Voter turnout was 56.84 per cent.
Meerut City Rafiq Ansari of the Samajwadi Party won Meerut City in 2022 with 106,395 votes, or 52.77 per cent. He beat BJP's Kamal Sharma by 26,065 votes. Turnout was 64.56 per cent. RLD's Ranjan Sharma received 5,333 votes, and BSP's Dilshad got 4,93 votes.
Meerut South Somendra Tomar of the BJP is the current MLA from Meerut South and received 129,667 votes in 2022. SP's Mohammad Adil Chaudhary polled 121,725 votes, while BSP's Kunwar Dilshad Ali received 39,857 votes.
Sivalkhas RLD candidate Ghulam Mohammad was elected from Sivalkhas in 2022 with 101,749 votes. BJP's Manendra Pal Singh got 92,567 votes, BSP's Mukarram Ali Khan received 29,958 votes, and AIMIM's Rafat Khan secured 3,019 votes.
Sardhana Atul Pradhan of the Samajwadi Party is the sitting MLA from Sardhana. He received 118,573 votes in 2022. BJP's Sangeet Singh Som got 100,373 votes, and BSP's Sanjeev Dhama received 18,140 votes. Overall voting stood at 67.22 per cent.
Hastinapur Dinesh Khatik of the BJP is the current MLA from Hastinapur. He polled 107,587 votes in 2022. SP's Yogesh Verma received 100,275 votes, BSP's Sanjeev Kumar Jatav got 14,240 votes, and AIMIM's Vinod Jatav secured 4,290 votes. Total voting was 66.84 per cent.
Kithore The SP won Kithore in 2022 through Shahid Manzoor, who collected 107,104 votes. BJP's Satyaveer Tyagi received 104,924 votes, BSP's Kushal Pal got 31,213 votes, and AIMIM's Taslim Ahmad polled 4,833 votes. Voting in the seat reached 69.45 per cent.