Coordinates: 25°25′N 81°52′E / 25.41°N 81.86°E / 25.41; 81.86

Ambedkar Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ambedkar Nagar
Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentRitesh Pandey
Parliamentary PartyBahujan Samaj Party
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established2008- Present
ReservationNone
StateUttar Pradesh
Assembly ConstituenciesAlapur
Katehari
Tanda
Jalalpur
Akbarpur

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.

Assembly segments[]

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

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
276 Goshainganj None Ayodhya
277 Katehari None Ambedkar Nagar
278 Tanda None Ambedkar Nagar
280 Jalalpur None Ambedkar Nagar
281 Akbarpur None Ambedkar Nagar

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

Members of Parliament[]

Year Elected MP 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

See also[]

External links[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Information and Statistics-Parliamentary Constituencies-55-Ambedkar Nagar". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh website. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

 WikiMiniAtlas
25°25′N 81°52′E / 25.41°N 81.86°E / 25.41; 81.86

Retrieved from ""