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:
Katehari, Tanda, Jalalpur and Akbarpur assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Akbarpur Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of Parliament
As Akbarpur (SC) Lok Sabha constituency
- BSP (7 terms) (38.9%)
- INC (3 terms) (16.7%)
- SP (2 terms) (11.1%)
- JD (2 terms) (11.1%)
- BJP (1 term) (5.56%)
- JP (1 term) (5.56%)
- JP(S) (1 term) (5.56%)
- RPI (1 term) (5.56%)
As Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha Constituency
^By Poll
Election results
General Election 2024
2024 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| SP | Lalji Verma | 544,959 | 46.30 | 46.30 |
| BJP | Ritesh Pandey | 4,07,712 | 34.64 | 8.31 |
| BSP | Qamar Hayat | 1,99,499 | 16.95 | 34.80 |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,448 | 0.63 | 0.41 |
| Majority | 1,37,247 | 11.64 | 2.84 |
| Turnout | 11,77,062 | 61.58 | 0.50 |
| SP gain from BSP | Swing | | |
General Election 2019
2019 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| BSP | Ritesh Pandey | 564,118 | 51.75 | +23.46 |
| BJP | Mukut Bihari | 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 | | |
General Election 2014
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 | | |
General Election 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| BSP | Rakesh Pandey | 259,487 | 32.00% | |
| SP | Shankhlal Majhi | 2,36,751 | 29.20% | |
| BJP | Vinay Katiyar | 2,26,067 | 27.88% | |
| Majority | 22,736 | | |
| Turnout | 8,10,810 | 54.24% | |
| BSP win (new seat) |
See also
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Notes
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