Ghazipur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ghazipur Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: ग़ाज़ीपुर लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. This constituency covers part of Ghazipur district.

Assembly Segments

Presently, Ghazipur Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[1][2]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Number of electorates (2014)
373 Jakhanian SC Ghazipur 3,98,852
374 Saidpur SC Ghazipur 3,51,226
375 Ghazipur Sadar None Ghazipur 3,29,110
376 Jangipur None Ghazipur 3,34,521
379 Zamania None Ghazipur 3,87,810
Total: 18,01,519

Members of Parliament

Election results

General Election, 2014 Ghazipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Manoj Sinha 3,06,929 31.11 +28.30
SP Shivkanya Kushwaha 2,74,477 27.82 -21.40
BSP Kailash Nath Singh Yadav 2,41,645 24.49 -15.74
RPD D. P. Yadav 59,510 6.03 +6.03
Independent Arun Kumar Singh 34,093 3.46 +3.46
INC Mohammad Maksud Khan 18,908 1.92 +1.92
NOTA None of the Above 5,611 0.57 +0.57
Majority 32,452 3.29 -5.70
Turnout 9,86,673 54.77 +4.34
BJP gain from SP Swing -18.11

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Information and Statistics-Parliamentary Constituencies-75-Ghazipur". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh website.
  2. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 505.

Coordinates: 25°35′N 83°35′E / 25.58°N 83.58°E / 25.58; 83.58

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