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Amethi is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, that covers the city of Amethi in the Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of the five assembly constituencies which fall under Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.

Currently, this seat is represented by Samajwadi party politician Maharaji Prajapati, who won the last Assembly election.[1]

Sanjay Singh has been a major player in the local politics. His father, Rananjay Singh, was elected from this seat. Later Sanjay Singh himself, his first wife Garima Singh, and his second wife Ameeta Singh have all been elected from the constituency.

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2022
 
46.46%
2017
 
34.21%
2012
 
35.84%
2007
 
40.59%
2002
 
42.23%
1996
 
34.01%
1993
 
24.94%
1991
 
48.68%
1989
 
65.14%


2022

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2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amethi[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SP Maharaji Prajapati 88,217 46.46 +14.94
BJP Sanjaya Sinh 70,121 36.93 +2.72
INC Ashish Shukla 14,080 7.42 −3.39
BSP Ragini Tiwari 10,202 5.37 −10.7
NOTA None of the above 1,206 0.64 +0.27
Majority 18,096 9.53 +6.84
Turnout 189,864 54.27 −1.83
SP gain from BJP Swing
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2017

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2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amethi[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Garima Singh 64,226 34.21
SP Gaytri Prasad 59,161 31.52
BSP Ram Ji 30,175 16.07
INC Ameeta Sinh 20,291 10.81
NOTA None of the above 694 0.37
Majority 5,065 2.69
Turnout 187,717 56.1
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2012

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2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amethi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SP Gayatri Prasad Prajapati 58,434 35.84 +18.29
INC Amita Singh 49,674 30.47 −10.12
BSP Ashish Shukla 35,374 21.70 −8.41
BJP Rashmi Singh 8,616 5.28 −0.07
Majority 8,760 5.38 −5.10
Turnout 162,891 55.05 +5.06
SP gain from INC Swing
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2007

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2007 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amethi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Amita Singh 48,108 40.59 −1.64
BSP Ashish 35,684 30.11 +24.81
SP Rajesh Kumar 20,804 17.55 +1.12
BJP Govind Narayan 6,340 5.35 −36.88
Independent Vijay Bahadur 2,634 2.22
Majority 12,424 10.48 −3.69
Turnout 118,519 49.99 −5.91
INC gain from BJP Swing
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2002

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2002 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amethi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Amita Singh 55,949 42.23 +12.18
INC Ashish 37,184 28.06 −5.95
SP Gayatri Prasad 21,764 16.43 −7.25
BSP Tej Pratap 7,023 5.30
AD Babu Lal 3,451 2.60
Majority 18,765 14.17 +10.21
Turnout 132,501 55.90 +7.95
BJP gain from INC Swing
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1996

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1996 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amethi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ram Harsh Singh 36,069 34.01
BJP Jamuna Prasad Mishra 31,870 30.05 +5.11
SP Gayatri Prasad 25,112 23.68 +2.78
Independent Haricharan Yadav 5,569 5.25 −13.40
Independent Lalji Maurya 3,100 2.92
Majority 4,199 3.96 −0.08
Turnout 106,057 47.95 −0.52
INC gain from BJP Swing
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1993

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1993 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amethi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jamuna Mishra 23,270 24.94 −0.88
SP Radhey Shyam Yadav 19,503 20.90 +20.90
Independent Karmaraj Singh 17,616 18.88
INC Haricharan Yadav 17,406 18.65 −30.03
Bharatiya Rashtriya Party Vinshi Ram 2,679 2.87
Majority 3,767 4.04 −18.82
Turnout 93,316 48.47 +9.16
BJP gain from INC Swing
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1991

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1991 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amethi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Haricharan Yadav 33,176 48.68 −16.46
BJP Jamuna Prasad Mishra 17,597 25.82 +25.82
JD Jai Bahadur Singh 6,065 8.90 −16.75
JP Raghaw Ram 3,683 5.40
Independent Ram Karan Jaiswal 724 1.06
Majority 15,579 22.86 −16.63
Turnout 68,145 39.31 −8.27
INC hold Swing
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1989

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1989 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amethi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Haricharan Yadav 53,197 65.14
JD Raj Kumar Sanjay Singh 20,949 25.65
BSP Shri Ram 2,025 2.48
Janata Party (JP) Dwijendra Pd. Mishra 1,358 1.66
Independent Kalidin 1,063 1.30
Majority 32,248 39.49
Turnout 81,660 47.58
INC hold Swing
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1951-1980

  • 1951: Kunwer Rananjai Singh (IND) 21,536 votes. Defeated Baijnath Singh (INC) 7,835 votes.
  • 1957: Rama Kant Singh (INC) defeated Bijai Pal (Independent)[19]
  • 1962: Vaidya Baij Nath Singh (INC) defeated Ram Bali (Ind)
  • 1967 R. P. Singh (BJS) defeated Baij Nath Singh Vaidya (INC)
  • 1969: Raja Rananjaya Singh (Bharatiya Jana Sangh), defeated Baij Nath Singh Vaidya (INC)
  • 1974: Raja Rananjai Singh (INC) defeated Ravindra Pratap Singh (BJS)
  • 1977: Haricharan Yadav (Janata Party) 18,304 votes. Defeated Baij Nath Singh Vaidya (INC)
  • 1980: Rajkumar Sanjay Singh (Congress-Indira) defeated Hari Charan JNP(SC)

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