Amethi Lok Sabha constituency

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Amethi Lok Sabha constituency
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Country India
Region North India
State Uttar Pradesh
Assembly constituencies Tiloi
Salon
Jagdishpur
Gauriganj
Amethi
Established1967
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
KishoriLalSharma.jpg
Incumbent
Party Indian National Congress hand logo.svg Indian National Congress
Alliance INDIA Alliance
Elected year 2024

Amethi is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituencies in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. [1] This constituency covers the entire Amethi district and was created in 1967. [2] Like its neighboring constituency Rae Bareli, it is considered to be a bastion of the Indian National Congress. Its first member of parliament (MP) was Vidya Dhar Bajpai of the Indian National Congress (INC) who was elected in 1967 and held his seat in the next election in 1971. In the 1977 election, Ravindra Pratap Singh of the Janata Party became its MP. Singh was defeated in 1980 by Sanjay Gandhi of the INC. Later the same year, Gandhi died in a plane crash. [3] This forced a by election in 1981 which was won by his brother, Rajiv Gandhi. [4] Gandhi went on to represent this constituency until 1991, when he was assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). [5] [6] [7] The subsequent by election held the same year was won by Satish Sharma of the INC. Sharma was re-elected in 1996. Sanjaya Sinh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defeated Sharma in the 1998 election. The widow of Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi represented this constituency from 1999 to 2004. [8] Her son, Rahul Gandhi, was elected in 2004. [9] He was the fourth MP from the Nehru–Gandhi family since 1980 to represent the seat. [10] Gandhi held the seat till the 2019 election when he was defeated by a margin of 55,000 votes by the BJP's Smriti Irani. [11] Irani was defeated in 2024 by a margin of over 1.67 lakh votes by Kishori Lal Sharma of the INC. [12]

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Vidhan Sabha segments

Presently, Amethi Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Tiloi, Salon, Jagdishpur, Gauriganj and Amethi. This constituency is surrounded by Bara Banki and Faizabad in the north, Rae Bareli to the west, Sultanpur to the east and Pratapgarh to the south. [13]

NoNameDistrictMemberParty
178 Tiloi Amethi Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
181 Salon (SC) Raebareli Ashok Kori Bharatiya Janata Party
184 Jagdishpur (SC) Amethi Suresh Pasi Bharatiya Janata Party
185 Gauriganj Rakesh Pratap Singh Samajwadi Party
186 Amethi Maharaji Prajapati Samajwadi Party

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1967 Vidya Dhar Bajpai Indian National Congress
1971
1977 Ravindra Pratap Singh Janata Party
1980 Sanjay Gandhi Indian National Congress
1981^ Rajiv Gandhi
1984
1989
1991
1991^ Satish Sharma
1996
1998 Sanjaya Sinh Bharatiya Janata Party
1999 Sonia Gandhi Indian National Congress
2004 Rahul Gandhi
2009
2014
2019 Smriti Irani Bharatiya Janata Party
2024 Kishori Lal Sharma Indian National Congress

Election results

General election 2024

Kishori Lal Sharma from the INC won in the 18th Lok Sabha [14] [15]

2024 Indian general election: Amethi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Kishori Lal Sharma 539,288 54.99 Increase2.svg11.03
BJP Smriti Irani 3,72,03237.94Decrease2.svg11.70
BSP Nanhe Singh Chauhan34,5343.52Increase2.svg3.52
NOTA None of the above9,3830.96Increase2.svg0.54
Majority1,67,19616.52Increase2.svg10.67
Turnout 9,80,67154.60Increase2.svg0.52
Registered electors 17,96,098
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase2.svg0.26

General election 2019

Smriti Irani from the BJP won in the Seventeenth Lok Sabha. [16]

2019 Indian general election: Amethi
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Smriti Irani 468,514 49.71 Increase2.svg15.33
INC Rahul Gandhi 413,39443.84Decrease2.svg2.85
NOTA None of the Above 3,9400.42Increase2.svg0.22
Margin of victory55,1205.85Decrease2.svg6.48
Turnout 9,42,95654.08+1.69
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase2.svg3.00

General election 2014

Rahul Gandhi won a third term as MP in the Sixteenth Lok Sabha. [9]

2014 Indian general election: Amethi [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Rahul Gandhi 408,651 46.71 Decrease2.svg25.07
BJP Smriti Irani 300,74834.38Increase2.svg28.57
BSP Dharmendra Pratap Singh57,7166.60Decrease2.svg7.94
AAP Dr. Kumar Vishvas 25,5272.92New
NOTA None of the Above 1,7840.20N/A
Margin of victory1,07,90312.33Decrease2.svg32.83
Turnout 8,74,87252.39Increase2.svg7.22
INC hold Swing Decrease2.svg26.82

General election 2009

Rahul Gandhi held the seat and represented the constituency in the Fifteenth Lok Sabha. [19]

2009 Indian general election: Amethi [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Rahul Gandhi 464,19571.78
BSP Asheesh Shukla93,99714.54
BJP Pradeep Kumar Singh37,5705.81
JPSBhuwal10,3961.61
Independent Swami Nath9,6421.49
Margin of victory370,19857.24
Turnout 646,65045.16
INC hold Swing

General election 2004

Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi's son, won the seat and represented the constituency in the Fourteenth Lok Sabha. [9] [20]

2004 Indian general election: Amethi [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Rahul Gandhi 390,17966.18
BSP Chandra Parkash Mishra99,32616.85
BJP Ram Vilas Vedanti 55,4389.40
Independent Sri Ram12,3202.09
AD Udai Raj Maurya11,2801.91
Margin of victory290,85349.33
Turnout 589,59644.50
INC hold Swing

General election 1999

Sonia Gandhi, the wife of Rajiv Gandhi, won the election and represented the constituency in the Thirteenth Lok Sabha. [8]

1999 Indian general election: Amethi [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Sonia Gandhi 418,960 67.12
BJP Sanjaya Sinh 118,94819.06
BSP Paras Nath Maurya33,6589.43
Independent Mohammad Israr7,0982.79
Margin of victory300,01248.06
Turnout 638,17857.46
INC gain from BJP Swing

General election 1998

Sanjaya Sinh of the BJP won the election and represented the constituency in the Twelfth Lok Sabha. [22]

1998 Indian general election: Amethi [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Sanjaya Sinh 205,02535.08
INC Satish Sharma 181,75531.10
BSP Mohd. Naim151,09625.85
Margin of victory23,2703.98
Turnout 597,55653.73
BJP gain from INC Swing

General election 1996

Satish Sharma held the seat and represented the constituency in the Eleventh Lok Sabha. [23]

1996 Indian general election: Amethi [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Satish Sharma 157,86838.8115.07
BJP Raja Mohan Singh117,72528.94+4.95
SP Choudary Mohd. Isa79,28519.49
Independent Karnandan Singh Akela13,2773.26
Margin of victory40,1439.97
Turnout 426,91338.71
INC hold Swing

By-election 1991

Satish Sharma of the INC won the election and represented the constituency in the Tenth Lok Sabha. [24]

1991 By-election: Amethi [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Satish Sharma 178,99653.88+0.65
BJP M. M. Singh79,68723.99+2.64
Independent R. Singh47,03314.16
Margin of victory99,30929.891.99
Turnout 332,195
INC hold Swing +0.65

General election 1989

Rajiv Gandhi won a third term in the election and represented the constituency in the Ninth Lok Sabha. He was challenged by Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. [25]

1989 Indian general election: Amethi [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Rajiv Gandhi 271,407 67.43 16.24
JD Rajmohan Gandhi 69,26917.21
BSP Kanshi Ram 25,4006.31
Margin of victory202,13850.2221.95
Turnout 425,74646.78
INC hold Swing 16.24

General election 1984

Rajiv Gandhi held the seat and represented the constituency in the Eighth Lok Sabha. He was challenged by his sister-in-law Maneka Gandhi. [26]

1984 Indian general election: Amethi [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Rajiv Gandhi 365,04183.670.51
Independent Maneka Gandhi 50,16311.50N/A
Margin of victory314,87872.175.12
Turnout 446,28960.25
INC hold Swing 0.50

By-election 1981

Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay's brother, won the by-election and represented the constituency in the Seventh Lok Sabha. [4] [24]

1981 By-election: Amethi [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Rajiv Gandhi 258,88484.18+27.07
LKD Sharad Yadav 21,1886.89N/A
Margin of victory237,69677.29+38.03
Turnout 307,523
INC hold Swing +27.07

General election 1980

Sanjay Gandhi of the INC won the election. He died in a plane crash later in the year, forcing a by-election in 1981. [3]

1980 Indian general election: Amethi [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Sanjay Gandhi 186,99057.11+26.64
JP Ravindra Pratap Singh 58,44517.8542.62
JP(S) Mohd. Isa41,73412.75N/A
Independent Mahavir Prasad12,2953.76N/A
Independent Satya Narain Jaiswal7,3392.24N/A
Margin of victory128,54539.26+13.26
Turnout 338,53150.10+1.51
INC gain from JP Swing +5.33

General election 1977

Ravindra Pratap Singh of the Janata Party represented the constituency in the Sixth Lok Sabha. [28]

1977 Indian general election: Amethi [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JP Ravindra Pratap Singh 176,410 60.47 N/A
INC Sanjay Gandhi 100,56634.4727.66
Independent Abdul Wahid8,4502.90N/A
Independent Badri Narain6,3062.16N/A
Margin of victory75,84426.0022.37
Turnout 302,82648.59+18.54
JP gain from INC Swing

General election 1971

Bajpai held the seat and represented the constituency in the Fifth Lok Sabha. [29]

1971 Indian general election: Amethi [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Vidya Dhar Bajpai96,31262.13Increase2.svg26.32
ABJS Gokul Prasad Pathak21,33513.76Decrease2.svg19.98
INC(O) Wast Nabvi19,05112.29N/A
Bharatiya Kranti DalKailash Nath Singh11,7877.60N/A
RRP Basudev Shastri6,5414.22N/A
Margin of victory74,97748.37Increase2.svg46.30
Turnout 160,39530.05Decrease2.svg7.29
INC hold Swing Increase2.svg26.32

General election 1967

Vidya Dhar Bajpai of the INC won the first election in 1967 and became Amethi's first MP. [30]

1967 Indian general election: Amethi [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Vidya Dhar Bajpai 63,231 35.81
ABJS Gokul Prasad Pathak59,56633.74
Independent A. Wahid22,33312.65
SSP A. P. Pandey17,2139.75
SWA R. H. Singh9,8835.60
Margin of victory3,6652.07
Turnout 188,66637.34New
INC win (new seat)

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