Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India
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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 district (now Ayodhya) in the memory of B. R. Ambedkar.
| Ambedkar Nagar UP-55 | |
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| Lok Sabha constituency | |
Interactive Map Outlining Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Assembly constituencies | Goshaiganj Katehari Tanda Jalalpur Akbarpur |
| Established | 2008- Present |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Samajwadi Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
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 | IND | SP | ||
| 277 | Katehari | Ambedkar Nagar | Dharamraj Nishad | BJP | |||
| 278 | Tanda | Ram Murti Verma | SP | ||||
| 280 | Jalalpur | Rakesh Pandey | |||||
| 281 | Akbarpur | Ram Achal Rajbhar | |||||
Katehari, Tanda, Jalalpur and Akbarpur assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Akbarpur Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of Parliament
As Akbarpur (SC) Lok Sabha constituency
| 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
^By Poll
Election results
General Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Lalji Verma | 544,959 | 46.30 |  46.30 | |
| BJP | Ritesh Pandey | 4,07,712 | 34.64 |  8.31 | |
| BSP | Qamar Hayat | 1,99,499 | 16.95 | 34.80 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,448 | 0.63 | 0.41 | |
| Majority | 1,37,247 | 11.64 | 2.84 | ||
| Turnout | 11,77,062 | 61.58 | 0.50 | ||
| SP gain from BSP | Swing | ||||
General Election 2019
| 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
| 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
| 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) | |||||