Sant Kabir Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Sant Kabir Nagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. This Sant Kabir Nagar constituency came into existence in 2009 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.
| Sant Kabir Nagar | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Praveen Kumar Nishad |
| Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected Year | 2019 Election |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 2009–present |
| Reservation | None |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Assembly Constituencies | Alapur Menhdawal Khalilabad Dhanghata Khajani |
Vidhan Sabha SegmentsEdit
Presently, Sant Kabir Nagar Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 279 | Alapur | SC | Ambedkar Nagar |
| 312 | Menhdawal | None | Sant Kabir Nagar |
| 313 | Khalilabad | None | Sant Kabir Nagar |
| 314 | Dhanghata | SC | Sant Kabir Nagar |
| 325 | Khajani | SC | Gorakhpur |
Mehdawal and Khalilabad Vidhan Sabha segments were earlier part of the erstwhile Khalilabad Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of Lok SabhaEdit
Election resultsEdit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Praveen Kumar Nishad | 4,67,543 | 43.97 | +9.50 | |
| BSP | Bhishma Shankar Tiwari | 4,31,794 | 40.61 | ||
| INC | Bhal Chandra Yadav | 1,28,506 | 12.08 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 12,631 | 1.19 | ||
| Majority | 35,749 | 3.36 | |||
| Turnout | 10,63,925 | 54.20 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sharad Tripathi | 3,48,892 | 34.47 | ||
| BSP | Bhism Shankar (Kushal Tiwari) | 2,50,914 | 24.79 | ||
| SP | Bhal Chandra Yadav | 2,40,169 | 23.73 | ||
| PECP | Rajaram | 69,193 | 6.84 | ||
| INC | Rohit Kumar Pandey | 22,029 | 2.18 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4,747 | 0.47 | ||
| Majority | 97,978 | 9.68 | |||
| Turnout | 10,12,133 | 53.15 | |||
| BJP gain from BSP | Swing | ||||