Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency

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Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region North India
State Uttar Pradesh
Assembly constituencies Goshaiganj
Katehari
Tanda
Jalalpur
Akbarpur
Established2008- Present
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
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Incumbent
Party Samajwadi Party
Elected year 2024

Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This Lok Sabha Constituency came into existence in 1996 as 11th Lok Sabha was held in April - May 1996. On 29 September 1995 Ambedkar Nagar district was carved out from Faizabad division (now Ayodhya) in the memory of B. R. Ambedkar.

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Assembly segments

Presently, Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are: [1]

NoNameDistrictMemberParty
276 Goshainganj Ayodhya Abhay Singh SP
277 Katehari Ambedkar Nagar Lalji Verma SP
278 Tanda Ram Murti Verma SP
280 Jalalpur Rakesh Pandey SP
281 Akbarpur Ram Achal Rajbhar SP

Katehari, Tanda, Jalalpur and Akbarpur assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Akbarpur Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of Parliament

As Akbarpur (SC) Lok Sabha constituency

YearMemberParty
1962 Panna Lal Indian National Congress
1967 Ramji Ram Republican Party of India
1971 Indian National Congress
1977 Mangal Dev Visharad Janata Party
1980 Ram Avadh Janata Party (Secular)
1984 Ram Pyare Suman Indian National Congress
1989 Ram Avadh Janata Dal
1991
1996 Ghanshyam Kharwar Bahujan Samaj Party
1998 Mayawati
1999
2002^ Tribhuvan Dutt
2004 Mayawati
2004^ Shankhlal Majhi Samajwadi Party

As Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha Constituency

YearMember [2] Party
2009 Rakesh Pandey Bahujan Samaj Party
2014 Hari Om Pandey Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Ritesh Pandey Bahujan Samaj Party
2024 Lalji Verma Samajwadi Party

^By Poll

Election results

General Election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SP Lalji Verma 544,959 46.30 Increase2.svg46.30
BJP Ritesh Pandey 4,07,71234.64Decrease2.svg8.31
BSP Qamar Hayat1,99,49916.95Decrease2.svg34.80
NOTA None of the Above 7,4480.63Decrease2.svg0.41
Majority1,37,24711.64Increase2.svg2.84
Turnout 11,77,06261.58Increase2.svg0.50
SP gain from BSP Swing

General Election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BSP Ritesh Pandey 564,118 51.75 +23.46
BJP Mukut Bihari 4,68,23842.95+1.18
PSP(L) Premnath Nishad2,3900.22+0.22
NOTA None of the Above 11,3441.04
Majority95,8808.80
Turnout 10,90,61561.08
BSP gain from BJP Swing

General Election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Hari Om Pandey 4,32,10441.77
BSP Rakesh Pandey 2,92,67528.29
SP Ram Murti Verma 2,34,46722.67
INC Ashok Singh22,7752.20
MADPSuresh Kumar Bauddh7,6940.74
NOTA None of the Above 7,4220.72
Majority1,39,42913.48
Turnout 10,34,43560.18
BJP gain from BSP Swing

General Election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BSP Rakesh Pandey 259,487 32.00%
SP Shankhlal Majhi 2,36,75129.20%
BJP Vinay Katiyar 2,26,06727.88%
Majority22,736
Turnout 8,10,81054.24%
BSP win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. "Information and Statistics-Parliamentary Constituencies-55-Ambedkar Nagar". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh website. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. "Ambedkar Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 - Ambedkar Nagar Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in.

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