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Amethi Lok Sabha constituency

Amethi is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituencies in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1] This constituency covers the entire Amethi district and was created in 1967.[2] Like its neighboring constituency Rae Bareli, it is considered to be a bastion of the Indian National Congress. Its first member of parliament (MP) was Vidya Dhar Bajpai of the Indian National Congress (INC) who was elected in 1967 and held his seat in the next election in 1971. In the 1977 election, Ravindra Pratap Singh of the Janata Party became its MP. Singh was defeated in 1980 by Sanjay Gandhi of the INC. Later the same year, Gandhi died in a plane crash.[3] This forced a by election in 1981 which was won by his brother, Rajiv Gandhi.[4] Gandhi went on to represent this constituency until 1991, when he was assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).[5][6][7] The subsequent by election held the same year was won by Satish Sharma of the INC. Sharma was re-elected in 1996. Sanjaya Sinh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defeated Sharma in the 1998 election. The widow of Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi represented this constituency from 1999 to 2004.[8] Her son, Rahul Gandhi, was elected in 2004.[9] He was the fourth MP from the Nehru–Gandhi family since 1980 to represent the seat.[10] Gandhi held the seat till the 2019 election when he was defeated by a margin of 55,000 votes by the BJP's Smriti Irani.[11] Irani was defeated in 2024 by a margin of over 1.67 lakh votes by Kishori Lal Sharma of the INC.[12]

Vidhan Sabha segments

Presently, Amethi Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Tiloi, Salon, Jagdishpur, Gauriganj and Amethi. This constituency is surrounded by Bara Banki and Faizabad in the north, Rae Bareli to the west, Sultanpur to the east and Pratapgarh to the south.[13]

Members of Parliament

Election results

General election 2024

Kishori Lal Sharma from the INC won in the 18th Lok Sabha[14][15]

General election 2019

Smriti Irani from the BJP won in the Seventeenth Lok Sabha.[16]

General election 2014

Rahul Gandhi won a third term as MP in the Sixteenth Lok Sabha.[9]

General election 2009

Rahul Gandhi held the seat and represented the constituency in the Fifteenth Lok Sabha.[19]

General election 2004

Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi's son, won the seat and represented the constituency in the Fourteenth Lok Sabha.[9][20]

General election 1999

Sonia Gandhi, the wife of Rajiv Gandhi, won the election and represented the constituency in the Thirteenth Lok Sabha.[8]

General election 1998

Sanjaya Sinh of the BJP won the election and represented the constituency in the Twelfth Lok Sabha.[22]

General election 1996

Satish Sharma held the seat and represented the constituency in the Eleventh Lok Sabha.[23]

By-election 1991

Satish Sharma of the INC won the election and represented the constituency in the Tenth Lok Sabha.[24]

General election 1989

Rajiv Gandhi won a third term in the election and represented the constituency in the Ninth Lok Sabha. He was challenged by Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.[25]

General election 1984

Rajiv Gandhi held the seat and represented the constituency in the Eighth Lok Sabha. He was challenged by his sister-in-law Maneka Gandhi.[26]

By-election 1981

Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay's brother, won the by-election and represented the constituency in the Seventh Lok Sabha.[4][24]

General election 1980

Sanjay Gandhi of the INC won the election. He died in a plane crash later in the year, forcing a by-election in 1981.[3]

General election 1977

Ravindra Pratap Singh of the Janata Party represented the constituency in the Sixth Lok Sabha.[28]

General election 1971

Bajpai held the seat and represented the constituency in the Fifth Lok Sabha.[29]

General election 1967

Vidya Dhar Bajpai of the INC won the first election in 1967 and became Amethi's first MP.[30]

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ "Lok Sabha elections results 2014: Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand". The Indian Express. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Amethi: Gandhis to face first real fight". Hindustan Times. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Three attempts were made to kill Sanjay Gandhi: WikiLeaks". The Times of India. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Assassination in India; Rajiv Gandhi: A Son Who Won, Lost and Tried a Comeback". The New York Times. 22 May 1991. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. ^ Sharma, Rajeev (20 February 2014). "LTTE's messages show why Rajiv Gandhi's murder should be re-probed (Part-1)". Firstpost. Network 18. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. ^ "1991: Bomb kills India's former leader Rajiv Gandhi". BBC News. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Seven convicted over Rajiv Gandhi assassination set to be freed". The Guardian. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  8. ^ a b "An Amethi first in 10 years for Sonia". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 19 April 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  9. ^ a b c "Does polls verdict signal decline of Gandhi dynasty?". The Hindustan Times. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Rahul Will Lose Heavily in Amethi: Kumar Vishwas". The New Indian Express. 18 March 2014. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  11. ^ Sharma, Swati (24 May 2019). "Election Results 2019: Smriti Irani Defeats Rahul Gandhi In Amethi, And Twitter Can't Even..." NDTV. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Amethi Election Results 2024 Live Updates: Congress's Kishori Lal Sharma defeats BJP's Smriti Irani with 1.67 lakh vote margin". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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  14. ^ "General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024 Parliamentary Constituency 37 - Amethi (Uttar Pradesh)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Amethi Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result: Candidates Profiles, Map, Total Votes, Past Results | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Amethi Lok Sabha Results". NDTV. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014.
  18. ^ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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  21. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 238. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  22. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 246. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  23. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 423. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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  25. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 265. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  26. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 215. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  27. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 219. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  28. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1977 to the Sixth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  29. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 181. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  30. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1967 to the Fourth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

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