Kaushambi (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kaushambi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. This constituency, spread over Kaushambi and Pratapgarh districts came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.
Assembly segments
Presently, Kaushambi Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[1]
- Babaganj
- Kunda
- Sirathu
- Manjhanpur
- Chail
Sirathu, Manjhanpur and Chail assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Chail constituency, while Kunda assembly segment was in erstwhile Pratapgarh constituency before delimitation.
Members of Parliament
Election Results
| Indian general election, 2014: Kaushambi | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BJP | Vinod Kumar Sonkar | 3,31,724 | 36.43 | ||
| SP | Shailendra Kumar | 2,88,824 | 31.72 | ||
| BSP | Suresh Pasi | 2,01,322 | 22.11 | ||
| INC | Mahendra Kumar | 31,905 | 3.50 | ||
| Independent | Mohan Lal | 9,182 | 1.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 15,169 | 1.67 | ||
| Majority | 42,900 | 4.71 | |||
| Turnout | 9,10,414 | 52.38 | |||
| BJP gain from SP | Swing | ||||
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Information and Statistics-Parliamentary Constituencies-50-Kaushambi". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh website.
Coordinates: 25°31′N 81°26′E / 25.51°N 81.43°E
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