Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency
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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.
| Ambedkar Nagar UP-55 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Assembly constituencies | Goshaiganj Katehari Tanda Jalalpur Akbarpur |
| Established | 2008- Present |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Samajwadi Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
editPresently, Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[1]
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276 | Goshainganj | Ayodhya | Abhay Singh | SP | SP | ||
| 277 | Katehari | Ambedkar Nagar | Dharamraj Nishad | BJP | SP | ||
| 278 | Tanda | Ram Murti Verma | SP | SP | |||
| 280 | Jalalpur | Rakesh Pandey | SP | SP | |||
| 281 | Akbarpur | Ram Achal Rajbhar | SP | SP | |||
Katehari, Tanda, Jalalpur and Akbarpur assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Akbarpur Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of Parliament
editAs Akbarpur (SC) Lok Sabha constituency
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Year | Member[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
editGeneral Election 2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Lalji Verma | 544,959 | 46.30 |  46.30
| |
| BJP | Ritesh Pandey | 4,07,712 | 34.64 |  8.31
| |
| BSP | Qamar Hayat | 1,99,499 | 16.95 | 34.80
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,448 | 0.63 | 0.41
| |
| Majority | 1,37,247 | 11.64 | 2.84
| ||
| Turnout | 11,77,062 | 61.58 | 0.50
| ||
| SP gain from BSP | Swing | ||||
General Election 2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSP | Ritesh Pandey | 564,118 | 51.75 | +23.46 | |
| BJP | Mukut Bihari | 4,68,238 | 42.95 | +1.18 | |
| PSP(L) | Premnath Nishad | 2,390 | 0.22 | +0.22 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 11,344 | 1.04 | ||
| Majority | 95,880 | 8.80 | |||
| Turnout | 10,90,615 | 61.08 | |||
| BSP gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
General Election 2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Hari Om Pandey | 4,32,104 | 41.77 | ||
| BSP | Rakesh Pandey | 2,92,675 | 28.29 | ||
| SP | Ram Murti Verma | 2,34,467 | 22.67 | ||
| INC | Ashok Singh | 22,775 | 2.20 | ||
| MADP | Suresh Kumar Bauddh | 7,694 | 0.74 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,422 | 0.72 | ||
| Majority | 1,39,429 | 13.48 | |||
| Turnout | 10,34,435 | 60.18 | |||
| BJP gain from BSP | Swing | ||||
General Election 2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSP | Rakesh Pandey | 259,487 | 32.00% | ||
| SP | Shankhlal Majhi | 2,36,751 | 29.20% | ||
| BJP | Vinay Katiyar | 2,26,067 | 27.88% | ||
| Majority | 22,736 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,10,810 | 54.24% | |||
| BSP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editExternal links
editNotes
edit- ^ "Information and Statistics-Parliamentary Constituencies-55-Ambedkar Nagar". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh website. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Ambedkar Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 - Ambedkar Nagar Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in.