Amethi (Assembly constituency)

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Amethi
Constituency details
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictAmethi
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAGarima Singh
PartyBharatiya Janta Party
Elected year2017

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 Bharatiya Janta Party politician Garima Singh, 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 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
1974[6] Indian National Congress
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 Gayatri Prasad Prajapati[16] Samajwadi Party
2017 Garima Singh Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results[]

  • 1951: Kunwer Rananjai Singh (IND) 21,536 votes. Defeated Baijnath Singh (INC) 7,835 votes.
  • 1957: Rama Kant Singh (INC) defeated Bijai Pal (Independent) [17]
  • 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]

References[]

  1. ^ "Assembly result 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ^ "1957 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ^ "1962 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. ^ "1967 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. ^ "1969 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. ^ "1974 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  7. ^ "1977 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  8. ^ "1980 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  9. ^ "1985 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  10. ^ "1989 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  11. ^ "1991 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  12. ^ "1993 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  13. ^ "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  14. ^ "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  15. ^ "2007 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  16. ^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Amethi Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  18. ^ "2017 Amethi - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". India.com.
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