Politics of Lakhimpur Kheri

Last updated October 10, 2025

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Lakhimpur Kheri district is further divided in following sub categories:

2 Parliamentary Constituencies – Kheri, and Dhaurahra
8 Assembly Constituencies – Mohammadi, Gola Gokarannath, Kasta, Lakhimpur, Srinagar, Nighasan, Dhaurahara, Palia Kalan.
7 Tehsils – Lakhimpur, Mohammdi, Gola Gokarannath, Nighasan, Dhaurahra, Palia Kalan, Mitauli
15 blocks – Lakhimpur, Behjam, Mitauli, Pasgawan, Mohammdi, Gola Gokarannath, Bankeyganj, Bijuwa, Paliya, Nighasan, Ramiyabehar, Issanagar, Dhaurahara, Nakaha, Phoolbehar.
4 Nagar Palikas – Lakhimpur, Gola Gokarannath, Mohammadi, Palia Kalan
6 Town Areas – Kheri, Oel, Mailani, Ba arbar, Singahi, Dhaurahar, Aminnagar, Phardhan

List of members of Parliament

Kheri

1957: Kushwaqt Rai, Praja Socialist Party
1962: Balgovind Verma, Indian National Congress
1967: Balgovind Verma, Indian National Congress
1971: Balgovind Verma, Indian National Congress
1984: Usha Verma, Indian National Congress
1998: Ravi Prakash Verma, Samajwadi Party
1999: Ravi Prakash Verma, Samajwadi Party
2004: Ravi Prakash Verma, Samajwadi Party
2009: Zafar Ali Naqvi, Indian National Congress
2014:Ajay Kumar Mishra, Bhartiya Janta Party

Dhaurahra

2009: Jitin Prasada, Indian National Congress
2014 Rekha Arun Verma Bhartiya Janta Party

List of members of Legislative Assembly

Lakhimpur

1969: Pt. Tej Narayan Trivedi, Indian National Congress
1974: Pt. Tej Narayan Trivedi, Indian National Congress
1980: Zafar Ali Naqvi, Indian National Congress
1989: Zafar Ali Naqvi, Indian National Congress
2007: DR. Kaushal Kishore, Samajwadi Party
2010: Utkarsh Verma, Samajwadi Party ^[1]
2012: Utkarsh Verma, Samajwadi Party ^[2]
2017: Yogesh Verma, BJP

Dhaurahara

1962: Pt. Tej Narayan Trivedi, Indian National Congress
1980: Pt. Tej Narayan Trivedi, Independent
2007: Awasthi Bala Prashad, BSP
2012: Shamsher Bhadur, BSP^[2]
2017, BALA PRASHAD AWASTHI, BJP

Gola Gokarannath

1997: Arvind Giri, Samajwadi Party
2002: Arvind Giri, Samajwadi Party
2007: Arvind Giri, Samajwadi Party
2012: Vinay Tiwari, Samajwadi Party.
2017: Arvind Giri, Bharatiya Janata Party
2022: Arvind Giri, Bhartiya Janata Party

Kasta

2012: Sunil Kumar Lala, SP^[2]
2017: Saurab Singh, BJP

Mohammdi

2012: Awasthi Bala Prasad, BSP^[2]
2017: Lokendra Pratap Singh BJP

Nighasan

1952: Thakur Karan Singh, Indian National Congress
1967: Thakur Karan Singh, Indian National Congress
1969: Thakur Karan Singh, Indian National Congress
2014: Krishna Gopal Patel, Samajwadi Party
^[3] 2017: Patel ramkumar Verma, Bhartiya janta party
2019(by poll): Shashank Verma, Bhartiya janta party

Palia Kalan

2012: Harvinder Kumar Sahani, BSP^[2]
2017: Harvinder Kumar Sahani, Bhartiya Janata Party

Srinagar

1991: Pt. Tej Narayan Trivedi, Indian National Congress
2007: R. A. Usmani, Samajwadi Party
2012: Ramsaran, Samajwadi Party ^[2]
2017: Manju tyagi, Bhartiya janta Party

List of members of Legislative Council

1958: Pt. Tej Narayan Trivedi, Indian National Congress

List of presidents of Zila Parishad

1989–91: Pt. Tej Narayan Trivedi, Indian National Congress

Indian general election, 2009

Zafar Ali Naqvi of the Indian National Congress party was elected to the Lok Sabha to represent Kheri in the 2009 Parliamentary Elections, beating Iliyas Azmi of the Bahujan Samaj Party by 8,780 votes.^[4]

Jitin Prasada, former Union Minister of State for Steel, was elected to represent Dhaurahra, with a winning margin of 184,509 votes.^[5] On 28 May 2009, Jitin Prasada was sworn in as Minister of State to the Union Government of India, in the Council of Ministers of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Jitin is the Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

References

↑ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/SP-retains-both-seats-in-UP-Assembly-by-polls/715233/ ^{[ dead link ]}
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Uttar pradesh (UP) Assembly Elections 2012 Live Results, UP Poll Results 2012". indiatoday.intoday.in. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.
↑ "Bypoll results LIVE: Comeback for SP, setback for BJP in Uttar Pradesh".
↑ "Kheri » India Elections 2009 : India Elections Results, Lok Sabha Elections 2009 Results, MP Elections 2009, General Elections 2009, LK Advani, Sonia Gandhi, General Elections Results 2009, Congress, BJP". Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
↑ "India Elections - My WordPress Blog". 25 November 2014.

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[1] ttp://www.indianexpress.com/news/SP-retains-both-seats-in-UP-Assembly-by-polls/715233/ ^{[ dead link ]}

[IT1-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Uttar pradesh (UP) Assembly Elections 2012 Live Results, UP Poll Results 2012". indiatoday.intoday.in. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.

[3] "Bypoll results LIVE: Comeback for SP, setback for BJP in Uttar Pradesh".

[4] "Kheri » India Elections 2009 : India Elections Results, Lok Sabha Elections 2009 Results, MP Elections 2009, General Elections 2009, LK Advani, Sonia Gandhi, General Elections Results 2009, Congress, BJP". Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2013.

[5] "India Elections - My WordPress Blog". 25 November 2014.

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