Balrampur was a Lok Sabha constituency in northern India. Balrampur is in Uttar Pradesh state . This constituency ceased to exist in 2008 with the implementation of delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies. Most of the area under the erstwhile Balrampur seat now falls under Shravasti Lok Sabha constituency since 2008.
| Balrampur | |
|---|---|
| Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Established | 1957 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee contested Lucknow by-election in 1955 and came third. Then in 1957, he contested General Election in three seats. He finished fourth in Mathura, second in Lucknow, and won in Balrampur as his first time representing Lok Sabha. In 1962, he contested Balrampur and Lucknow, and lost in both the seats. In 1967, he contested Balrampur and this time won.[1]
Members of Parliament
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
1952-57 : Constituency did not exist
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| 1957 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1962 | Subhadra Joshi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1971 | Chandra Bhal Mani Tiwari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Nanaji Deshmukh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Chandra Bhal Mani Tiwari | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1984 | Mahant Deep Narain Van | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Fasi-ur-Rehman Munnan Khan | Independent | |
| 1991 | Satya Deo Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1996 | |||
| 1998 | Rizwan Zaheer | Samajwadi Party | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2008 onwards : Became part of Shravasti Lok Sabha constituency
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Election results
edit1957 Lok Sabha Election
edit- Atal Bihari Vajpayee (BJS) : 118,380 votes [2]
- Hyder Hussain (INC) : 108,568 votes
Uttar Pradesh
1962 Lok Sabha Election
edit- Subhadra Joshi (INC) : 102,260 votes [3]
- Atal Behari Bajpai (sic, he spelled it Atal Bihari Vajpayee himself) (JS) : 100,208
1967 Lok Sabha Election
edit- A. Behari (Atal Bihari Vajpayee) (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) : 142,446 votes [2]
- S. Joshi (INC) : 110,704
2004 Lok Sabha Election
edit- Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh (BJP) 270,941 votes [4]
- Rizwan Zaheer Alias Rijju Bhaya (BSP) : 218,328
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The New Indian Express (18 August 2018). "Balrampur: Vajpayee started out as an MP from this constituency". Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b "1957 India General Elections Results". elections.in. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "1962 India General Elections Results". elections.in. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "2004 India General Elections Results". elections.in. Retrieved 22 June 2020.