Ghazipur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Ghazipur Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: ग़ाज़ीपुर लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. This constituency covers part of Ghazipur district.
Assembly segments
Presently, Ghazipur Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[1][2]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Number of electorates (2009) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373 | Jakhania | SC | Ghazipur | 324,297 |
| 374 | Saidpur | SC | Ghazipur | 304,320 |
| 375 | Ghazipur | None | Ghazipur | 278,704 |
| 376 | Jangipur | None | Ghazipur | 279,177 |
| 379 | Zamania | None | Ghazipur | 337,803 |
| Total: | 1,524,301 | |||
Members of Parliament
- 1952: Har prasad Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1957: Har Prasad Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1962: V.S. Gahmari, Indian National Congress
- 1967: Sarjoo Pandey, Communist Party of India
- 1971: Sarjoo Pandey, Communist Party of India
- 1977: Gauri Shankar Rai, Janata Party
- 1980: Zainul Basher, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1984: Zainul Basher, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Jagdish Kushwaha,Independent
- 1991: Vishwanath Shastri, Communist Party of India
- 1996: Manoj Sinha, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1998: Omprakash Singh, Samajwadi Party
- 1999: Manoj Sinha, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2004: Afzal Ansari, Samajwadi Party
- 2009: Radhe Mohan Singh, Samajwadi Party
- 2014: Manoj Sinha, Bharatiya Janata Party
Election Results
| General Election, 2014 Ghazipur | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BJP | Manoj Sinha | 3,06,929 | 31.11 | ||
| SP | Shivkanya Kushwaha | 2,74,477 | 27.82 | ||
| BSP | Kailash Nath Singh Yadav | 2,41,645 | 24.49 | ||
| RPD | D. P. Yadav | 59,510 | 6.03 | ||
| Independent | Arun Kumar Singh | 34,093 | 3.46 | ||
| INC | Mohd. Maksud Khan | 18,908 | 1.92 | ||
| Majority | 32,452 | 3.29 | |||
| Turnout | 9,86,673 | 54.77 | |||
| BJP gain from SP | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Information and Statistics-Parliamentary Constituencies-75-Ghazipur". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh website.
- ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 505.
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Coordinates: 25°35′N 83°35′E / 25.58°N 83.58°E
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