Ambedkar Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This constituency 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. There were great personalities from this district. The great socialist political leader Dr Ram Manohar Lohia was also from this place. The great freedom fighter Shri Jai Ram Verma, called as 'Purvanchal Ke Gandhi', was also from this constituency.

Assembly segments

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

  1. Goshainganj
  2. Katehari
  3. Tanda
  4. Jalalpur
  5. Akbarpur

Katehari, Tanda, Jalalpur and Akbarpur assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Akbarpur Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of Parliament
  • As Akbarpur Lok Sabha constituency:
Year Winner Party
1952 Panna Lal Indian National Congress
1957 Panna Lal Indian National Congress
1962 Panna Lal Indian National Congress
1967 Ramji Ram Indian National Congress
1971 Ramji Ram Indian National Congress
1977 Visharad Mangaldeo Janata Party
1980 Ram Awadh Janata Party (Secular)
1984 Rampiyare Suman Indian National Congress (I)
1989 Mayawati Bahujan Samaj Party
1991 Ram Awadh Janata Dal
1996 Ghanshyam Chandra Kharvar Bahujan Samaj Party
1998 Mayawati Bahujan Samaj Party
1999 Mayawati Bahujan Samaj Party
2002^ Tribhuvan Dutt Bahujan Samaj Party
2004 Mayawati Bahujan Samaj Party
2007^ Shankhlal Majhi Samajwadi Party

^ by poll

  • As Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency:
Year Winner Party
2009 Rakesh Pandey Bahujan Samaj Party
2014 Hari Om Pandey Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Ritesh Pandey Bahujan Samaj Party

Election results
2019 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BSP Ritesh Pandey 5,64,118 51.75 +23.46
BJP Mukut Bihari Verma 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
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
2004 Indian general election: Akbarpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BSP Kumari Mayawati 3,25,019 43.83 +8.67
SP Shankhlal Majhi 2,66,750 35.97 +8.04
BJP Triveni Ram 60,895 8.21 -16.52
AD Pushpa Kanaujia 29,254 3.94 -3.30
INC Jaisraj Gautam 28,312 3.82 +3.82
Independent Karuna Shankar 11,108 1.50 +1.50
Independent Shri Niwas 5,419 0.73 +0.73
Independent Ram Lal Rahi 3,706 0.50 +0.50
Independent Ram Niranjan 3,164 0.43 +0.43
Independent Ram Laut 3,016 0.41 +0.41
Independent Asha Ram 2,940 0.40 +0.40
RPI(A) Ram Pratap 1,989 0.27 +0.27
Majority 58,269 7.86
Turnout 7,41,572 60.92
BSP gain from SP Swing
1999 Indian general election: Akbarpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BSP Kumari Mayawati 2,59,762 35.16
SP Ram Piyare Suman 2,06,376 27.93
BJP Bechan Ram Sonkar 1,82,752 24.73
AD Babu Lal 53,472 7.24
INC Mata Prasad 19,522
CPI Bhagwandin 5,271
Turnout 7,38,870 60.92
BSP gain from SP Swing
1998 Indian general election: Akbarpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BSP Kumari Mayawati 2,63,561
SP Dr. Lalta Prasad Kannoujiya 2,38,382
BJP Triveni Ram 2,23,012
AD Chaitoo Ram 9,436
INC Krishna Kumar 4,451
Turnout 7,59,023 61.86
BSP gain from SP Swing
1996 Indian general election: Akbarpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BSP Ghanshyam Chandra Kharvar 1,99,795
BJP Bechan Ram 1,75,228
SP Avadesh Prasad 1,69,046
AD Ram Naresh Kannaujia 31,951
Turnout 6,34,392
BSP gain from JD Swing

Note: Election results are from Akbarpur Lok Sabha constituency

See also

Notes
  1. "Information and Statistics-Parliamentary Constituencies-55-Ambedkar Nagar". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh website.

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