Kerakat is one of five assembly constituencies in the Machhlishahr Lok Sabha constituency.

Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 372 amongst 403 constituencies.

Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Dinesh Choudhary, won in 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Sanjaj Saroj by a margin of 15,259 votes.

[2] The first Member of Kerakat legislative Assembly is Lal Bahadur INC and Parmeshari INC. Kerakat, Chandwak, Dobhi, Muftiganj, Huruhuri, Ratanupur, Parauganj, Thanagaddi Deokali, Itaili, Hebhal etc.

First Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh