Amethi Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh
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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.
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| Constituency No. 186 for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Amethi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Amethi |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Samajwadi Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
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
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Kunwar Rananjay Singh | Independent | |
| 1957 | Rama Kant Singh[2] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Vaidya Baij Nath Singh[3] | ||
| 1967 | Ravindra Pratap Singh[4] | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1969[5] | Raja Rananjaya Singh | ||
| 1974[6] | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1977 | Haricharan Yadav[7] | Janata Party | |
| 1980[8] | Rajkumar Sanjaya Sinh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985[9] | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1989[10] | Haricharan Yadav | ||
| 1991[11] | |||
| 1993 | Jamuna Mishra[12] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1996 | Ram Harsh Singh[13] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2002[14] | Ameeta Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2007[15] | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2012[16] | Gayatri Prasad Prajapati | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2017 | Garima Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Maharaji Prajapati | Samajwadi Party | |
Election results
2022
| 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 | ||||
2017
| 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 | |||
2012
| 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 | ||||
2007
| 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 | ||||
2002
| 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 | ||||
1996
| 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 | ||||
1993
| 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 | ||||
1991
| 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 | ||||
1989
| 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 | ||||
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)