Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This Lok Sabha Constituency came into existence in 1996 as 11th Lok Sabha was held in April - May 1996. On 29 September 1995 Ambedkar Nagar district was carved out from Faizabad division (now Ayodhya) in the memory of B. R. Ambedkar.

Assembly segments

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

NoNameDistrictMemberParty2024 Lead
276GoshainganjAyodhyaAbhay SinghINDSP
277KatehariAmbedkar NagarDharamraj NishadBJP
278TandaRam Murti VermaSP
280JalalpurRakesh Pandey
281AkbarpurRam Achal Rajbhar

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

Members of Parliament

As Akbarpur (SC) Lok Sabha constituency

  1. BSP (7 terms) (38.9%)
  2. INC (3 terms) (16.7%)
  3. SP (2 terms) (11.1%)
  4. JD (2 terms) (11.1%)
  5. BJP (1 term) (5.56%)
  6. JP (1 term) (5.56%)
  7. JP(S) (1 term) (5.56%)
  8. RPI (1 term) (5.56%)
YearMemberParty
1962Panna LalIndian National Congress
1967Ramji RamRepublican Party of India
1971Indian National Congress
1977Mangal Dev VisharadJanata Party
1980Ram AvadhJanata Party (Secular)
1984Ram Pyare SumanIndian National Congress
1989Ram AvadhJanata Dal
1991
1996Ghanshyam KharwarBahujan Samaj Party
1998Mayawati
1999
2002^Tribhuvan Dutt
2004Mayawati
2004^Shankhlal MajhiSamajwadi Party

As Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha Constituency

YearMemberParty
2009Rakesh PandeyBahujan Samaj Party
2014Hari Om PandeyBharatiya Janata Party
2019Ritesh PandeyBahujan Samaj Party
2024Lalji VermaSamajwadi Party

^By Poll

Election results

General Election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SPLalji Verma544,95946.3046.30
BJPRitesh Pandey4,07,71234.648.31
BSPQamar Hayat1,99,49916.9534.80
NOTANone of the Above7,4480.630.41
Majority1,37,24711.642.84
Turnout11,77,06261.580.50
SP gain from BSPSwing

General Election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BSPRitesh Pandey564,11851.75+23.46
BJPMukut Bihari4,68,23842.95+1.18
PSP(L)Premnath Nishad2,3900.22+0.22
NOTANone of the Above11,3441.04
Majority95,8808.80
Turnout10,90,61561.08
BSP gain from BJPSwing

General Election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPHari Om Pandey4,32,10441.77
BSPRakesh Pandey2,92,67528.29
SPRam Murti Verma2,34,46722.67
INCAshok Singh22,7752.20
MADPSuresh Kumar Bauddh7,6940.74
NOTANone of the Above7,4220.72
Majority1,39,42913.48
Turnout10,34,43560.18
BJP gain from BSPSwing

General Election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BSPRakesh Pandey259,48732.00%
SPShankhlal Majhi2,36,75129.20%
BJPVinay Katiyar2,26,06727.88%
Majority22,736
Turnout8,10,81054.24%
BSP win (new seat)

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Notes

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