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'''Allahabad West''' is a constituency of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] covering the city of Allahabad West in the [[Prayagraj district]] of Uttar Pradesh, India.
{{Infobox Vidhan Sabha constituency
| name = Allahabad West
| map =
| state = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| union_territory =
| district = [[Prayagraj district|Prayagraj]]
| electorate = 4,18,849 (2018)
| year = 2017
| reserved = None
| mla = [[Sidharth Nath Singh]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
}}
Allahabad West is one of five assembly constituencies in the [[Phulpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 261 amongst 403 constituencies.

Currently this seat belongs to [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] candidate [[Siddharth Nath Singh]] who won in last Assembly election of [[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Elections]] defeating [[Samajwadi Party]] candidate [[Richa Singh]] by a margin of 25,336 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/allahabad-west.html|title=Assembly result 2017|website=Elections.in|access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref>

==Member of Legislative Assembly==
<br />
{| class="sortable" width="70%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Ref.
|-
|1967
|Chaudhary Naunihal Singh
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|<ref name="1967 Election Results">{{cite news|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Uttar%20Pradesh%201967%20.pdf|title=1967 Election Results|access-date=1 June 2018|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website}}</ref>
|-
|1969
|Habib Ahmad
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|<ref name="1969 Election Results">{{cite news|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/Statistical%20Report%201969%20Uttar%20Pradesh.pdf|title=1969 Election Results|access-date=1 June 2018|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website}}</ref>
|-
|1974
|Tirath Ram Kohli
|[[Bharatiya Jan Sangh]]
|<ref name="1974 Election Results">{{cite news|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1974/Statistical%20Report%20Uttar%20Pradesh%201974.pdf|title=1974 Election Results|access-date=1 June 2018|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website}}</ref>
|-
|1977
|Habib Ahmad
|[[Janata Party]]
|<ref name="1977 Election Results">{{cite news|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%20Uttar%20Pradesh%201977.pdf|title=1977 Election Results|access-date=1 June 2018|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website}}</ref>
|-
|1979^
|Chaudhary Naunihal Singh
|[[Indian National Congress (Indira)]]
|
|-
|1980
|Chaudhary Naunihal Singh
|[[Indian National Congress (Indira)]]
|<ref name="1980 Election Results">{{cite news|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%20Uttar%20Pradesh%201980.pdf|title=1980 Election Results|access-date=1 June 2018|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website}}</ref>
|-
|1985
|Gopal Das Yadav
|[[Lok Dal]]
|<ref name="1985 Election Results">{{cite news|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Uttar%20Pradesh%201985.pdf|title=1985 Election Results|access-date=1 June 2018|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website}}</ref>
|-
|1989
|[[Atique Ahmad]]
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|<ref name="1989 Election Results">{{cite news|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report_%20UP_1989.pdf|title=1989 Election Results|access-date=1 June 2018|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website}}</ref>
|-
|[[1991 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|[[Atique Ahmad]]
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|<ref name="1991 Election Results">{{cite news|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/Stat_Rep_UP_91.pdf|title=1991 Election Results|access-date=1 June 2018|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website}}</ref>
|-
|[[1993 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]]
|[[Atique Ahmad]]
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|<ref name="1993 Election Results">{{cite news|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/StatisticalReport_UP_1993.pdf|title=1993 Election Results|access-date=1 June 2018|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website}}</ref>
|-
|[[1996 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|[[Atique Ahmad]]
|[[Samajwadi Party]]
|<ref name="1996 Election Results">{{cite news|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-UP96.pdf|title=1996 Election Results|access-date=1 June 2018|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website}}</ref>
|-
|[[2002 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2002]]
|[[Atique Ahmad]]
|[[Apna Dal]]
|<ref name="2002 Election Results">{{cite news|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_UP_2002.pdf|title=2002 Election Results|access-date=1 June 2018|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website}}</ref>
|-
|2004^
|[[Raju Pal]]
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
|
|-
|2005^
|Khalid Azim
|[[Samajwadi Party]]
|
|-
|[[2007 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2007]]
|[[Pooja Pal]]
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
|<ref name="2007 Election Results">{{cite news|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/StatReport_AS_2007_UTTAR_PRADESH.pdf|title=2007 Election Results|access-date=1 June 2018|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website}}</ref>
|-
|[[2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2012]]
|[[Pooja Pal]]
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
|<ref name="2012 Election Results">{{cite news|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_UP2012.pdf|title=2012 Election Results|access-date=1 June 2018|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] website}}</ref>
|-
|[[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017]]
|[[Sidharth Nath Singh]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|
|}
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==Election results==
===2017 result===
{{Election box begin|
title=[[2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Allahabad West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Sidharth Nath Singh]]
|votes = 85,518
|percentage = 43.04
|change = +37.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Richa Singh
|votes = 60,182
|percentage = 30.29
|change = +19.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = [[Pooja Pal]]
|votes = 40,499
|percentage = 20.38
|change = -19.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Hasan Akhlaq
|votes = 4,018
|percentage = 2.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal|NISHAD]]
|candidate = Syed Asaf
|votes = 2,974
|percentage = 1.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Reeta Devi
|votes = 1,000
|percentage = 0.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Lok Dal
|candidate = Sunil Kumar
|votes = 999
|percentage = 0.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Rajendra Kumar
|votes = 435
|percentage = 0.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ganesh
|votes = 368
|percentage = 0.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[Vikas Party|VP]]
|candidate = Raj Kumar Srivastava
|votes = 307
|percentage = 0.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[Awami Vikas Party|AVP]]
|candidate = Nadim Ahamad
|votes = 280
|percentage = 0.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Nizamuddin
|votes = 250
|percentage = 0.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[Pragatisheel Samaj Party|PGSP]]
|candidate = Dakkhini Prasad
|votes = 203
|percentage = 0.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|votes = 1,659
|percentage = 0.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 25,336
|percentage = 12.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,98,758
|percentage = 47.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Bahujan Samaj Party
|swing = +28.64
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2012 result===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2012 Uttar Pradesh state assembly election|U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2012]]: [[Allahabad|Allahabad West]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Pooja Pal]]
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 71,114
|percentage = 40.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Atique Ahmad|Atiq Ahmad]]
|party = Apna Dal
|votes = 62,229
|percentage = 35.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jyoti Yadav
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 18,867
|percentage = 10.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ramji Kesarwani
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 9,740
|percentage = 5.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ravi Prakash
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 4,933
|percentage = 2.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,885
|percentage = 5.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,77,311
|percentage = 51.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bahujan Samaj Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2007 result===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2007 Uttar Pradesh state assembly election|U. P. Legislative Assembly Election, 2007]]: [[Allahabad|Allahabad West]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Pooja Pal]]
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 56,198
|percentage = 47.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Khalid Azim
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 45,876
|percentage = 38.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Keshav Prasad Maurya|Keshav Prasad]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 11,111
|percentage = 9.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Syed Mohammad Shahab
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 2,110
|percentage = 1.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sachin Sonkar
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 918
|percentage = 0.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,322
|percentage = 8.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,19,355
|percentage = 34.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bahujan Samaj Party
|loser = Samajwadi Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2005 by-election===
{{Election box begin | title=By Election, 2005: Allahabad West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Khalid Azim
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 90,836
|percentage = 52.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Pooja Pal]]
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 77,453
|percentage = 44.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Lakshmi Shankar Ojha
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 1,410
|percentage = 0.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Vasudev
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 1,140
|percentage = 0.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sanjay Krishna Srivastava
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 660
|percentage = 0.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,383
|percentage = 7.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,73,282
|percentage = 45.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Samajwadi Party
|loser = Bahujan Samaj Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2004 by-election===
{{Election box begin | title=By Election, 2004: Allahabad West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Raju Pal]]
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 70,533
|percentage = 47.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Khalid Azim
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 65,715
|percentage = 43.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Keshav Prasad Maurya|Keshav Prasad]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 6,116
|percentage = 4.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Anshuman Singh
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 2,313
|percentage = 1.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Syed Asaf
|party = Apna Dal
|votes = 1,165
|percentage = 0.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,818
|percentage = 3.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,49,555
|percentage = 40.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bahujan Samaj Party
|loser = Apna Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh}}

{{coord missing|Uttar Pradesh}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Politics of Allahabad]]

{{UttarPradesh-geo-stub}}

Allahabad West Assembly constituency - Revision history

->John of Reading at 16:03, 11 December 2021