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{{Atal Bihari Vajpayee series}}
This is a summary of the '''electoral history of [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]''', who was [[Prime Minister of India]] in 1996 and again from 1998 till 2004 and Leader of the [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] from 1989 to 2004. He was elected to Lok Sabha 10 times from different constituencies during different Lok Sabha tenure. He also served as a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Rajya Sabha]] for 2 terms.<ref>{{cite news |url =https://www.oneindia.com/india/electoral-history-of-atal-bihari-vajpayee-2757243.html|title =Electoral history of Atal Bihari Vajpayee|publisher =[[One India]]|quote =Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a member of the Indian Parliament for over four decades, being elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house, ten times, and twice to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house.|location =[[New Delhi]]|date =August 20, 2018|website =oneindia.com|author =Chennabasaveshwar|accessdate =15 July 2020}}</ref> He although failed to enter in Parliament 5 times.<ref name ="lostwin" >{{cite news |url =https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/atal-bihari-vajpayee-death-bjp-leaders-ex-pm-loksabha-lucknow-balrampur-gwalior-tpt-1-1022722.html|title =5 बार लोकसभा चुनाव हारे थे वाजपेयी, इन नेताओं ने दी थी मात|publisher =[[India Today Group]]|quote =अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी (Atal Bihari Vajpayee) अपने जीवन में पांच लोकसभा सीटों से चुनाव हारे. 1952 में पहली बार लखनऊ में और 1984 में ग्वालियर में उन्हें माधवराव सिंधिया के हाथों हार मिली थी.|location =New Delhi|date =17 August 2018|website =aajtak.intoday.in|author =Qubool Ahmed|accessdate =15 July 2020}}</ref>

He first contested the 1955 [[by election]] in [[Lucknow (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lucknow Central parliamentary constituency]] from [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] but lost against [[Sheorajvati Nehru]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] and came third candidate with 33,986(28.82%) votes.<ref name ="lostwin" />

Vajpayee entered the [[Parliament of India|parliament]] for the first time in 1957 representing [[Balrampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Balrampur parliamentary constituency]].<ref>{{cite news |url =https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-up-constituency-from-where-vajpayee-s-journey-as-parliamentarian-started/story-yakC1IWHPkijB5d0pgiYAI.html|title =The UP constituency from where Vajpayee's journey as parliamentarian started|publisher =[[Hindustan Times]]|quote =Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s journey as a parliamentarian started from Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh in 1957. He lost the election when he contested again in 1962, but was re-elected from Balrampur Lok Sabha constituency in 1967.|location =Balrampur|date =August 17, 2018|website =hindustantimes.com|author =Press Trust of India|accessdate =15 July 2020}}</ref> In [[1957 Indian general election|1957]], Vajpayee contested from three [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies; Lucknow, Balrampur and Mathura.<ref name="1957poll">{{cite news |url =https://www.thelallantop.com/kisse/full-story-of-that-1957-loksabha-election-when-atal-bihari-vajpayee-first-time-won-the-election-and-reached-in-loksabha/|title =कहानी उस लोकसभा चुनाव की, जिसने वाजपेयी को राजनीति में 'अटल' बना दिया|publisher =[[The Lallantop]]|date =August 16, 2018|website =thelallantop.com|author =अविनाश|accessdate =15 July 2020}}</ref> Although he lost from [[Mathura (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mathura]] and [[Lucknow (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lucknow]] but was elected from [[Balrampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Balrampur]].

==Parliamentary terms==

[[Balrampur (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
*[[2nd Lok Sabha]] 1957-62: [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
*[[4th Lok Sabha]] 1967-71: [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]

[[Gwalior (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
*[[5th Lok Sabha]] 1971-77: [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], [[Bharatiya Jan Sangh]]

[[New Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
*[[6th Lok Sabha]] 1977-80 [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], [[Janata Party]]
*[[7th Lok Sabha]] 1980-84 [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], [[Janata Party]]

[[Gandhinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
*[[11th Lok Sabha]] 1996-96 [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
''*He vacated this seat and retained [[Lucknow (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lucknow]]''

[[Lucknow (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
*[[10th Lok Sabha]] 1991-96 [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
*[[11th Lok Sabha]] 1996-98 [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
*[[12th Lok Sabha]] 1998-99 [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
*[[13th Lok Sabha]] 1999–2004 [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
*[[14th Lok Sabha]] 2004-09 [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]

==Election Results==
{{incomplete list|date=July 2020}}

===1955 bypoll results===
{{Election box begin | title=By-election, 1955: [[Lucknow|Lucknow Central]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Sheorajvati Nehru]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=49,324|percentage=41.83|change=}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]
|candidate = [[Triloki Singh]]
|votes = 34,578
|percentage = 29.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]|party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh|votes=33,986|percentage=28.82|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=14,746|percentage=12.50|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,17,888|percentage=33.35|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1957 results===
====Lucknow (lost)====
{{Election box begin | title=[[1957 Indian general election]]: [[Lucknow]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Pulin Behari Banerji]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 69,519
|percentage = 40.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
|votes = 57,034
|percentage = 33.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = Fazal Abbas Kazmi
|votes = 28,542
|percentage = 16.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,485
|percentage = 7.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,70,579
|percentage = 45.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

====Mathura (lost)====
{{Election box begin | title=[[1957 Indian general election]]: [[Mathura (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mathura]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Raja Mahendra Pratap]]
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 95,202
|percentage = 40.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Chaudhary Digambar Singh
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 69,209
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Pooran
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 29,177
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
|votes = 23,620
|percentage =
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====Balrampur (won)====
{{Election box begin | title=[[1957 Indian general election]]: Balrampur }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
|votes = 118,380
|percentage =
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}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Hyder Hussain
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 108,568
|percentage =
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===1962 results===
====Lucknow (lost)====
{{Election box begin | title=[[1962 Indian general election]]: [[Lucknow]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[B. K. Dhaon]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 1,16,637
|percentage = 50.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
|votes = 86,620
|percentage = 37.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jagdish Gandhi
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 14,774
|percentage = 6.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = M. A. Haleem
|votes = 6,928
|percentage = 3.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Radhey Shyam
|party = Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha
|votes = 4,356
|percentage = 1.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 30,017
|percentage = 12.98
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,38,485
|percentage = 58.49
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}

====Balrampur (lost)====
{{Election box begin | title=[[1962 Indian general election]]: Balrampur }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Subhadra Joshi (INC)
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 102,260
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
|votes = 100,208
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===1967 : Balrampur (won)===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1967 Indian general election]]: Balrampur }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
|votes = 142,446
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Subhadra Joshi
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 110,704
|percentage =
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===1971===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1971 Indian general election]]: Gwalior }}
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|candidate = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Gautam Sharma
|party = Indian National Congress
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===1977 results===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1967 Indian general election]]: [[New Delhi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|party = Janata Party
|votes = 1,25,936
|percentage = 71.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Shashi Bhushan]]
|votes = 48,750
|percentage = 27.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 77,186
|percentage = 43.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,76,744
|percentage = 65.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1980 results===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1980 Indian general election]]: New Delhi}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|party = Janata Party
|votes = 94,098
|percentage = 48.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress (I)
|candidate = [[C. M. Stephen]]
|votes = 89,053
|percentage = 45.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Rajinder Puri]]
|party = Janata Party (Secular)
|votes = 4,682
|percentage = 2.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Mukul Banerjee]]
|party = Indian National Congress (Urs)
|votes = 762
|percentage = 0.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,045
|percentage = 2.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,93,933
|percentage = 64.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1984===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1984 Indian general election]]: Gwalior }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Madhav Rao Scindia
|party = Indian National Congress
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
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===1989 Election===
* The only time between 1957 and 2004 that A B Vajpayee did not contest the election. He was already a member of Rajya Sabha.

===1991 results===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Indian general election]]: [[Lucknow]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|votes = 1,94,886
|percentage = 50.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ranjeet Singh
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 77,583
|percentage = 20.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Heeru Saxena
|party = Janata Party
|votes = 59,385
|percentage = 15.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Mandhata Singh]]
|party = Janata Dal
|votes = 22,357
|percentage = 5.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Balbir Singh Saluja
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 13,728
|percentage = 3.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,17,303
|percentage = 30.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,82,877
|percentage = 32.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Janata Dal
|swing = 16.82
}}
{{Election box end}}

====[[Gandhinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency]]====
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Indian general election]]: Gandhinagar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha|page=260|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=30 April 2014}}</ref> }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|votes = 323,583
|percentage = 66.38
|change = +8.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Popatlal V. Patel
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 134,711
|percentage = 27.63
|change =-9.93
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 188,872
|percentage = 38.75
|change = +18.74
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 487,496
|percentage = 27.81
|change = -17.05
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
''*He vacated this seat and retained [[Lucknow (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lucknow]]''

===1996 results===
====[[Lucknow (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency]]====
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Indian general election]]: [[Lucknow]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|votes = 3,94,865
|percentage = 52.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Raj Babbar]]
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 2,76,194
|percentage = 36.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ved Prakash Grover
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 42,993
|percentage = 5.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Om Pathak
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 19,042
|percentage = 2.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ramdev
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 3,639
|percentage = 0.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,18,671
|percentage = 15.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,55,746
|percentage = 50.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1998 results===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Indian general election]]: [[Lucknow]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|votes = 4,31,738
|percentage = 57.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Muzaffar Ali]]
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 2,15,475
|percentage = 28.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Dau Ji Gupta
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 56,887
|percentage = 7.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ranjeet Singh
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 38,636
|percentage = 5.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Kumari Katori Devi
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 1,099
|percentage = 0.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,16,263
|percentage = 28.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,46,669
|percentage = 49.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1999 results===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Indian general election]]: [[Lucknow]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|votes = 3,62,709
|percentage = 48.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Karan Singh]]
|votes = 2,39,085
|percentage = 31.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Bhagwati Singh]]
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 78,826
|percentage = 10.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ijaharul Haque
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 43,948
|percentage = 5.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Vijay Agarwal
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 8,527
|percentage = 1.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,23,624
|percentage = 16.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,53,943
|percentage = 48.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2004 results===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[Lucknow]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|votes = 3,24,714
|percentage = 56.12
|change = +21.19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Madhu Gupta]]
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 1,06,339
|percentage = 18.38
|change = +7.92
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Ram Jethmalani]]
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 57,685
|percentage = 9.97
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Nasir Ali Siddiqui
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 53,566
|percentage = 9.26
|change = -7.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Krishna Pal
|party = Samata Party
|votes = 6,928
|percentage = 1.20
|change =
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,18,375
|percentage = 37.74
|change = +21.34
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,78,556
|percentage = 35.28
|change = -13.29
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
*[[Electoral history of Narendra Modi]]
*[[Electoral history of L. K. Advani]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Electoral history of Indian politicians]]
[[Category:Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]

Electoral history of Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Revision history

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