Template:Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency Amethi Lok Sabha constituency is in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It covers the entire Amethi district and was created in 1967.[1] The seat has almost always been held by the Indian National Congress (INC), save for a half-dozen years in the late 1970s and late 1990s. Rahul Gandhi held the seat for the longest period, from 2004 to 2019, and the seat had also been held by his mother, father, and uncle.[2]
Its first member of parliament (MP) was Vidya Dhar Bajpai of INC, who was reelected in 1971. In the 1977 election, Ravindra Pratap Singh of the Janata Party became its MP. Singh was defeated in 1980 by Sanjay Gandhi of the INC. He died in a plane crash later that year,[3] and a 1981 by-election was won by his brother, Rajiv Gandhi.[4] Gandhi represented the constituency until 1991, when he was assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).[5][6][7] The by-election held that year was won by Satish Sharma of the INC, who was reelected in 1996. Sanjay Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defeated Sharma in the 1998 election. The wife of Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, then represented the constituency from 1999 to 2004.[8] She was succeeded by her son Rahul Gandhi.[9] Amethi has thus been represented by four members of the Nehru–Gandhi family.[2] However, this safe congress bastion was breached by Smriti Irani of BJP in 2019 general elections.
Vidhan Sabha segments
Presently, Amethi Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Tiloi, Salon, Jagdishpur, Gauriganj and Amethi. This constituency is surrounded by Bara Banki and Faizabad in the north, Rae Bareli to the west, Sultanpur to the east and Pratapgarh to the south.[10]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 178 | Tiloi | None | Amethi |
| 181 | Salon | SC | Raebareli |
| 184 | Jagdishpur | SC | Amethi |
| 185 | Gauriganj | None | Amethi |
| 186 | Amethi | None | Amethi |
Members of Lok Sabha
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| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1967 | Vidya Dhar Bajpai | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1977 | Ravindra Pratap Singh | Janata Party |
| rowspan="7" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1980 | Sanjay Gandhi (Died mid-term) | Indian National Congress |
| 1981 (By-election) | Rajiv Gandhi | ||
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1991 (By-election) | Satish Sharma | ||
| 1996 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1998 | Sanjay Sinh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1999 | Sonia Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Rahul Gandhi | ||
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | |||
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2019 | Smriti Zubin Irani | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results
General election 1967
Vidya Dhar Bajpai of the INC won the first election in 1967 and became Amethi's first MP.[11] Template:Election box begin Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link || Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link || Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box new seat win Template:Election box end
General election 1971
Bajpai held the seat and represented the constituency in the Fifth Lok Sabha.[12] Template:Election box begin
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General election 1977
Ravindra Pratap Singh of the Janata Party represented the constituency in the Sixth Lok Sabha.[13]
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General election 1980
Sanjay Gandhi of the INC won the election, but he died in a plane crash later in the year forcing a by-election in 1981.[3] Template:Election box begin Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box gain with party link Template:Election box end
By-election 1981
Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay's brother, won the by-election and represented the constituency in the Seventh Lok Sabha.[4][14] Template:Election box begin Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box hold with party link Template:Election box end
General election 1984
Rajiv Gandhi held the seat and represented the constituency in the Eighth Lok Sabha. He was challenged by his sister-in-law Maneka Gandhi.[15] Template:Election box begin Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box hold with party link Template:Election box end
General election 1989
Rajiv Gandhi won a third term in the election and represented the constituency in the Ninth Lok Sabha. He was challenged by Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.[16] Template:Election box begin Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box hold with party link Template:Election box end
General election 1991
Rajiv Gandhi won the election, but he was assassinated on 21-May-1991 a few days after the polling in Amethi and even before other rounds of polling were completed. Election process was postponed for a few days and votes were eventually counted in June 1991. He was declared winner after his death, but a bye-election had to be called.[7][17] Template:Election box begin Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box hold with party link Template:Election box end
By-election 1991
Satish Sharma of the INC won the election and represented the constituency in the Ninth Lok Sabha.[14] Template:Election box begin Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box hold with party link Template:Election box end
General election 1996
Satish Sharma held the seat and represented the constituency in the Tenth Lok Sabha.[18] Template:Election box begin
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General election 1998
Sanjay Singh of the BJP won the election and represented the constituency in the Eleventh Lok Sabha.[19] Template:Election box begin
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General election 1999
Sonia Gandhi, the wife of Rajiv Gandhi, won the election and represented the constituency in the Thirteenth Lok Sabha.[8] Template:Election box begin
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General election 2004
Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi's son, won the seat and represented the constituency in the Fourteenth Lok Sabha.[9][20] Template:Election box begin
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General election 2009
Rahul Gandhi held the seat and represented the constituency in the Fifteenth Lok Sabha.[21] Template:Election box begin
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General election 2014
Rahul Gandhi won a third term as MP in the Sixteenth Lok Sabha.[9] Template:Election box begin Template:Election box winning candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box hold with party link Template:Election box end
General election 2019
Smriti Irani from the BJP won in the Seventeenth Lok Sabha.[22] Template:Election box begin Template:Election box winning candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box gain with party link Template:Election box end
See also
External links
- Amethi Lok Sabha Election Results - From 1971 to Today
- Amethi lok sabha constituency election 2019 results
References
- ↑ Amethi: Gandhis to face first real fight. Hindustan Times(4 May 2014). Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rahul Will Lose Heavily in Amethi: Kumar Vishwas. The New Indian Express(18 March 2014). Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Three attempts were made to kill Sanjay Gandhi: WikiLeaks. The Times of India(11 April 2013). Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassination in India; Rajiv Gandhi: A Son Who Won, Lost and Tried a Comeback. The New York Times(22 May 1991). Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ LTTE's messages show why Rajiv Gandhi's murder should be re-probed (Part-1). Firstpost(20 February 2014). Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ 1991: Bomb kills India's former leader Rajiv Gandhi. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Seven convicted over Rajiv Gandhi assassination set to be freed. The Guardian(19 February 2014). Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 An Amethi first in 10 years for Sonia. The Telegraph (Calcutta)(19 April 2014). Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Does polls verdict signal decline of Gandhi dynasty?. The Hindustan Times(17 May 2014). Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ Assembly constituencies-Post delimitation. Chief Electoral Office, Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
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