Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: आज़मगढ़ लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India
Assembly segments
Presently, Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[1]
- Gopalpur
- Sagri
- Mubarakpur
- Azamgarh
- Mehnagar
Members of Parliament
- 1952: Algu Rai Shastri, Indian National Congress
- 1957: Kalika Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Ram Harakh Yadav, Indian National Congress
- 1967: Chandrajit Yadav, Indian National Congress
- 1971: Chandrajit Yadav, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Ram Naresh Yadav, Janata Party
- 1978 (by-election): Mohsina Kidwai, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1980: Chandrajit Yadav, Janata Party (Secular)
- 1984: Santosh Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Ram Krishna Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party
- 1991: Chandrajit Yadav, Janata Dal
- 1996: Ramakant Yadav, Samajwadi Party
- 1998: Akbar Ahmad, Bahujan Samaj Party
- 1999: Ramakant Yadav, Samajwadi Party
- 2004: Ramakant Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party
- 2008: (by-election) Akbar Ahmad, Bahujan Samaj Party
- 2009: Ramakant Yadav, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2014: Mulayam Singh Yadav, Samajwadi Party
Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Mulayam Singh Yadav | 3,40,306 | 35.43 | ||
| BJP | Ramakant Yadav | 2,77,102 | 28.85 | ||
| BSP | Shah Alam (Guddu Jamali) | 2,66,528 | 27.75 | ||
| INC | Arvind Kumar Jaiswal | 17,950 | 1.87 | ||
| RUC | Mohammad Amir Rashadi | 13,271 | 1.38 | ||
| Margin of victory | 63,204 | 6.58 | |||
| Turnout | 9,60,218 | 56.38 | |||
| SP gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
See also
Notes
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