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Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency

Coordinates: 25°25′N 81°52′E / 25.41°N 81.86°E / 25.41; 81.86
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Ambedkar Nagar
UP-55
Lok Sabha constituency
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateUttar Pradesh
Assembly constituenciesGoshaiganj
Katehari
Tanda
Jalalpur
Akbarpur
Established2008- Present
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartySamajwadi Party
Elected year2024

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.

Assembly segments

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Presently, 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

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As Akbarpur (SC) Lok Sabha constituency

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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

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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

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General Election 2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SP Lalji Verma 544,959 46.30 Increase46.30
BJP Ritesh Pandey 4,07,712 34.64 Decrease8.31
BSP Qamar Hayat 1,99,499 16.95 Decrease34.80
NOTA None of the Above 7,448 0.63 Decrease0.41
Majority 1,37,247 11.64 Increase2.84
Turnout 11,77,062 61.58 Increase0.50
SP gain from BSP Swing

General Election 2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar
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

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2014 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar
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

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2009 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Information and Statistics-Parliamentary Constituencies-55-Ambedkar Nagar". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh website. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Ambedkar Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 - Ambedkar Nagar Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in.

25°25′N 81°52′E / 25.41°N 81.86°E / 25.41; 81.86