Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2027: Will Aligarhs Political Landscape Shift After BJPs Clean Sweep?

Aligarh, November 4 (Daily Kiran) : In Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, the stage is set for the 2027 assembly elections. The district comprises seven assembly seats, all of which were won by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2022 elections. As the election date approaches, political parties are ramping up efforts to connect with voters in the region.

The seven assembly constituencies in Aligarh include Khair, Baroli, Atrauli, Chharra, Koil, Aligarh, and Iglas. Currently, Mukta Sanjeev Raja represents the Aligarh assembly seat. Other BJP representatives include Surendra Diler from Khair, Jai Veer Singh from Baroli, Sandeep Kumar Singh from Atrauli, Ravendra Pal Singh from Chharra, Anil Parashar from Koil, and Rajkumar Sahyogi from Iglas.

In the last assembly elections, Mukta Sanjeev Raja defeated Samajwadi Party’s Zafar Alam by a margin of 12,786 votes, securing a total of 120,389 votes. Zafar Alam received 107,603 votes, placing the BSP and Congress candidates in third and fourth positions, respectively.

Sandeep Kumar Singh won the Atrauli seat by a significant margin of 39,324 votes, defeating the Samajwadi Party’s Veeresh Yadav. Singh garnered 125,691 votes, while Yadav received 86,367 votes. A total of 11 candidates contested in this constituency.

On the Chharra seat, BJP’s Ravendra Pal Singh achieved victory with a margin of 24,327 votes against Samajwadi Party’s Lakshmi Dangar. Singh received 111,293 votes, whereas Dangar garnered 86,966 votes, with ten candidates participating in the election.

Anil Parashar from BJP won the Koil seat by defeating the Samajwadi Party’s Shah Ishaak with a margin of 5,028 votes. Parashar received 108,067 votes, while Ishaak obtained 103,039 votes, with nine candidates in the fray.

In Baroli, BJP’s Thakur Jai Veer Singh secured a significant victory over BSP’s Narendra Kumar Sharma by 90,645 votes. Singh received 147,984 votes, compared to Sharma’s 57,339 votes.

Rajkumar Sahyogi, the current MLA from Iglas, won by a margin of 59,163 votes against RLD’s Birpal Singh. Sahyogi received 127,209 votes, while Singh managed to get 68,046 votes, with five candidates contesting the seat.

On the Khair seat, BJP’s Anup Pradhan defeated BSP’s Charu Kain by a margin of 74,341 votes. Pradhan received 139,643 votes, while Kain got 65,302 votes.

In the subsequent by-election for Khair, following Anup Pradhan’s resignation, Surendra Diler of the BJP emerged victorious with 100,181 votes. Charu Kain, contesting again under the Samajwadi Party banner, received 61,788 votes.

As political dynamics evolve in Aligarh, all eyes will be on the upcoming elections to see if the BJP can maintain its stronghold or if other parties will make significant inroads.