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 | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | 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] | Janata Party | ||
| 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 | |||
1951
- 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)
- 1996: Ram Harsh Singh (INC) 36,069 votes. Defeated Jamuna Prasad Mishra (BJP) : 31,870
- 2002: Amita Singh (BJP) 55,949 votes. Defeated Ashish (INC) 37,184 votes.
- 2007: Amita Singh (INC) 48,108 votes. Defeated Ashish (BSP) 35,684 votes.
- 2012: Gayatri Prasad Prajapati (Samajwadi Party) 58,434 votes. Defeated Ameeta Sinh (INC) 49,674 votes
- 2017: Garima Singh (BJP) 64,226 votes defeated Gayatri Prajapati of SP, third placed Ram Ji of BSP, and fourth placed Ameeta Sinh of Congress[18]