Phulpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Phulpur Lok Sabha seat, also spelled 'Phoolpur', is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It lies in Prayagraj district. Phulpur is a historic constituency and two Indian Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and V P Singh have been elected from this constituency.[1] The first Prime Minister of India of Jawaharlal Nehru died in office in 1964 while holding this seat. Hence it (फूलपुर) is also called "Nehru's constituency".[2][3]
| Phulpur | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Keshari Devi Patel |
| Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1951-present |
| Reservation | None |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Assembly Constituencies | Phaphamau Soraon Phulpur Allahabad West Allahabad North |
Vidhan Sabha SegmentsEdit
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Number of electorates (2019) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 254 | Phaphamau | None | Prayagraj | 3,62,406 |
| 255 | Soraon | SC | Prayagraj | 3,73,564 |
| 256 | Phulpur | None | Prayagraj | 3,94,018 |
| 261 | Allahabad West | None | Prayagraj | 4,49,224 |
| 262 | Allahabad North | None | Prayagraj | 4,27,016 |
| Total: | 20,06,228 | |||
Members of Lok SabhaEdit
^ by poll
Election ResultsEdit
General Election 2019Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Keshari Devi Patel | 5,44,701 | 55.68 | +16.87 | |
| SP | Pandhari Yadav | 3,72,733 | 38.10 | -8.85 | |
| INC | Pankaj Patel | 32,761 | 3.35 | +0.70 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,882 | 0.81 | +0.44 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,71,968 | 17.58 | +9.44 | ||
| Turnout | 9,79,077 | 48.70 | +11.55 | ||
| BJP gain from SP | Swing | +8.73 | |||
Bye-election 2018Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel | 3,42,922 | 46.95 | +26.62 | |
| BJP | Kaushalendra Singh Patel | 2,83,462 | 38.81 | -13.63 | |
| IND. | Ateeq Ahmed | 48,094 | 6.58 | N/A | |
| INC | Manish Mishra | 19,353 | 2.65 | -3.40 | |
| IND. | Dr. Neeraj | 4,276 | 0.59 | +0.36 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,724 | 0.37 | -0.51 | |
| Margin of victory | 59,460 | 8.14 | -23.97 | ||
| Turnout | 7,30,612 | 37.15 | -13.05 | ||
| SP gain from BJP | Swing | -5.49 | |||
General Election 2014Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Keshav Prasad Maurya | 5,03,564 | 52.44 | +44.32 | |
| SP | Dharam Raj Singh Patel | 1,95,256 | 20.33 | -7.39 | |
| BSP | Kapil Muni Karwariya | 1,63,710 | 17.05 | -13.31 | |
| INC | Mohammad Kaif | 58,127 | 6.05 | -6.20 | |
| AAP | Shimala Shri | 7,384 | 0.77 | +0.77 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 8,424 | 0.88 | +0.88 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,08,308 | 32.11 | +29.47 | ||
| Turnout | 9,60,419 | 50.20 | +11.51 | ||
| BJP gain from BSP | Swing | +22.08 | |||
General Election 2009Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSP | Kapil Muni Karwariya | 1,67,542 | 30.36 | ||
| SP | Shyama Charan Gupta | 1,52,964 | 27.72 | ||
| Independent | Dr. Sone Lal Patel | 76,699 | 13.90 | ||
| INC | Dharmaraj Singh Patel | 67,623 | 12.25 | ||
| BJP | Karan Singh Patel | 44,828 | 8.12 | ||
| Majority | 14,578 | 2.64 | |||
| Turnout | 5,51,917 | 38.69 | |||
| BSP gain from SP | Swing | ||||
General Election 1962Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jawahar Lal Nehru | 1,18,931 | 61.62 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (India)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Socialist Party (India)|Template:Socialist Party (India)/meta/shortname]] | Ram Manohar Lohia | 54,360 | 28.17 | |
| Margin of victory | 64,571 | 33.45 | |||
| Turnout | 1,92,994 | 47.15 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Bye-poll 1964Edit
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (Congress) : 110549 votes
- S.JAISWAL (SSP) : 52,529
General elections 1957Edit
- Two members were elected from this seat in 1957.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jawahar Lal Nehru (Elected) | 2,27,447 | 36.87 | ||
| INC | Masuriya Din (Elected) | 1,98,431 | 32.17 | ||
| Margin of victory | 29,018 | 4.70 | |||
| Turnout | 6,16,862 | 77.24 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1952Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jawahar Lal Nehru (Elected) | 2,33,571 | 38.73 | ||
| INC | Masuriya Din (Elected) | 1,81,700 | 30.13 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party|Template:Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party/meta/shortname]] | Banshi Lal | 59,642 | 9.89 | |
| Independent | Prabhudutt Brahmachari | 56,718 | 9.41 | ||
| Independent | K. K. Chatterjee | 27,392 | 4.54 | ||
| ABHM | Thate Laxman Ganesh | 25,870 | 4.29 | ||
| [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Template:Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)/meta/shortname]] | Badri Prasad | 18,129 | 3.01 | ||
| Margin of victory | 61,871 | 8.60 | |||
| Turnout | 6,03,022 | 40.21 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
- ↑ "Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Phulpur gave country 2 Prime Ministers, got only IFFCO as trophy". Kenneth John. Hindustan Times. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ↑ "Phulpur bypoll: A Nehru constituency once, it is Patel versus Patel today". India Today. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ↑ "'Modi vs rest' in Phulpur, once Nehru's constituency". The Economic Times. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ↑ "1951 India General (1st Lok Sabha) Elections Results".
- ↑ "1957 India General (2nd Lok Sabha) Elections Results".
External linksEdit
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