Jaunpur Lok Sabha constituency

Jaunpur Lok Sabha Constituency is a parliamentary constituency in Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh.[1]

Jaunpur
UP-73
Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateUttar Pradesh
Assembly constituenciesBadlapur
Shahganj
Jaunpur
Malhani
Mungra Badshahpur
Established1952- Present
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartySamajwadi Party
Elected year2024

Assembly segments

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The legislators on assembly segments of Jaunpur as of 2024 is:

No Name District Member Party
364 Badlapur Jaunpur Ramesh Chandra Mishra BJP
365 Shahganj Ramesh NP
366 Jaunpur Girish Yadav BJP
367 Malhani Lucky Yadav SP
368 Mungra Badshahpur Pankaj Patel SP

Members of Parliament

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Year Elected MP Party
1952 Birbal Singh Indian National Congress
1957
1962 Brahmjeet Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1963^ Rajdeo Singh Indian National Congress
1967
1971
1977 Yadavendra Dutt Dubey Janata Party
1980 Azizullah Azmi Janata Party
1984 Kamla Prasad Singh Indian National Congress
1989 Yadavendra Dutt Dubey Bharatiya Janata Party
1991 Arjun Singh Yadav Janata Dal
1996 Raj Keshar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
1998 Parasnath Yadav Samajwadi Party
1999 Swami Chinmayanand[2] Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Parasnath Yadav[3] Samajwadi Party
2009 Dhananjay Singh Bahujan Samaj Party
2014 Krishna Pratap Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Shyam Singh Yadav Bahujan Samaj Party
2024 Babu Singh Kushwaha Samajwadi Party

^ by poll

Demographics

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As per various estimates, the constituency has a population of nearly 2.50- 3 lakh voters in this constituency are Brahmins, approximately 2.25 lakh voters are from Scheduled Castes, Forward caste voters mainly Yadavs and Kshatriya make up another 2.25 lakhs, approximately 2 lakhs voters are Kushwaha[Maurya] &Muslims around 2.15 lakhs and Non- Yadav Other Backward Class makes up a little over two lakhs. In 2019, there were nearly 10.4 lakh voters in Jaunpur.[4]

Election results

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General Election 2024

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General Election, 2024: Jaunpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SP Babu Singh Kushwaha 509,130 46.21  46.21
BJP Kripashankar Singh 4,09,795 37.19  5.11
BSP Shyam Singh Yadav 1,57,137 14.26  35.82
NOTA None of the Above 6,329 0.57  0.34
Majority 99,335 9.02  1.24
Turnout 11,01,788 55.72  0.05
SP gain from BSP Swing

Detailed Results at: https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS2473.htm

General Election 2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Jaunpur[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BSP Shyam Singh Yadav 500,543 50.08 +32.21
BJP Krishna Pratap Singh 4,40,192 42.30 +5.85
INC Deo Vrat Mishra 27,185 4.25 −1.64
NOTA None of the Above 2,441 0.23 −0.03
Margin of victory 80,936 7.78 −6.74
Turnout 10,41,833 55.77 +1.29
BSP gain from BJP Swing +13.63

General Election 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Jaunpur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Krishna Pratap (K. P.) 3,67,149 36.45 +17.68
BSP Subhash Pandey 2,20,839 21.93 −17.68
SP Parasnath Yadav 1,80,003 17.87 −11.23
IND. Dhananjay Singh 64,137 6.37 New
AAP Dr. K. P. Yadav 43,471 4.32 New
INC Ravi Kishan 42,759 4.25 New
IND. Ravikant Yadav 20,832 2.07 New
RUC Shahabuddin 19,636 1.95 New
IND. Jogendra Prasad 7,281 0.72 New
NOTA None of the Above 2,595 0.26 New
Margin of victory 1,46,310 14.52 +4.01
Turnout 10,07,243 54.48 +8.52
BJP gain from BSP Swing -3.16

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ^ Hebbar, Nistula (15 May 2024). "Candidate switch unsettles U.P.'s Jaunpur". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. ^ "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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