Kaushambi (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kaushambi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. This constituency, spread over Kaushambi and Pratapgarh districts came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.

Assembly segments

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

Members of Parliament

2009: Shailendra Kumar, Samajwadi Party
2014: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2014 result

Indian general election, 2014: Kaushambi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Vinod Kumar Sonkar	3,31,724	36.43	+27.49#
	SP	Shailendra Kumar	2,88,824	31.72	-12.99
	BSP	Suresh Pasi	2,01,322	22.11	-12.48
	INC	Mahendra Kumar	31,905	3.50	-3.89
	Independent	Mohan Lal	9,182	1.01	N/A
	BMP	Shripal	7,341	0.81	N/A
	RSMD	Malti Devi	6,548	0.72	N/A
	Lok Dal	Rajendra Sonkar	6,386	0.70	N/A
	Independent	Bina Rani	4,957	0.54	N/A
	AAP	Swarnalata Suman	3,692	0.41	N/A
	Independent	Chhedoo	3,340	0.37	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	15,169	1.67	N/A
Majority			42,900	4.71	-5.41
Turnout			9,10,414	52.38	+12.75
Registered electors			16,72,976
	BJP gain from SP		Swing

#Swing based on addition of performance of BJP and Apna Dal in previous election

2009 result

Indian general election, 2009: Kaushambi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SP	Shailendra Kumar	2,46,501	44.71
	BSP	Girish Chandra Pasi	1,90,712	34.59
	INC	Ram Nihor Rakesh	40,765	7.39
	BJP	Gautam Chaudhary	30,475	5.53
	AD	Umesh Chandra Pasi	18,799	3.41
	Independent	Ram Saran	11,570	2.10
	Independent	Man Singh	3,973	0.72
	Independent	Jagdeo	3,973	0.72
	Indian Justice Party	Gulab Sonkar	2,975	0.54
	Independent	Gulab Chandra	2,500	0.45
Majority			55,789	10.12
Turnout			5,51,311	39.63
Registered electors			13,91,312
	SP win (new seat)

Notes

↑ "Information and Statistics-Parliamentary Constituencies-50-Kaushambi". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh website.

Coordinates: 25°31′N 81°26′E / 25.51°N 81.43°E / 25.51; 81.43

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[1] "Information and Statistics-Parliamentary Constituencies-50-Kaushambi". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh website.