Pilibhit_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)
Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency of the Indian parliament in Uttar Pradesh
Pilibhit is a geographic constituency, one of the 80 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in the Lok Sabha (the House of the People or the lower house) of the Parliament of India. As of 2024 general elections, Pilibhit's electorate is predominantly rural (82 per cent), compared to 18 per cent urban voters. Scheduled Castes (SC) constitute 16 per cent, while Scheduled Tribes (ST) make up a minute 0.1 per cent. In terms of religious demographics, Hindus constitute 65 per cent of the population, followed by Muslims at 25 per cent, and other religious groups at 10 per cent.
| Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency UP-26 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Assembly constituencies | Baheri Pilibhit Barkhera Puranpur Bisalpur |
| Established | 1952–present |
| Total electors | 1,761,207 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
| Preceded by | Maneka Gandhi |
The Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency was created in 1952 under the Delimitation Act of 2002. The Delimitation Commission of India redefined the Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency by adding Baheri Assembly constituency and moving Powayan Assembly constituency under Shahjahanpur Lok Sabha constituency.
Following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies, since 2008, Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency comprises of the following Vidhan Sabha segments. [1]
| Assembly Seat No. | Assembly Seat Name | District | Seating Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | Baheri | Bareilly | Ataur Rehman | Samajwadi Party | |
| 127 | Pilibhit | Pilibhit | Sanjay Singh Gangwar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 128 | Barkhera | Swami Pravaktanand | |||
| 129 | Puranpur (SC) | Baburam Paswan | |||
| 130 | Bisalpur | Vivek Kumar Verma | |||
Indian National Congress (INC) & Praja Socialist Party (PSP) dominated Pilibhit seat for almost three decades after first delimitation happened in 1951. Later 1989 onwards Menaka Gandhi & Feroze Varun Gandhi, the mother-son duo from the Nehru-Gandhi family has kept this seat under their influence. They have won this Lok Sabha seat by contesting on the tickets of different parties or independently. Pilibhit constituency is the only Lok Sabha constituency, which have elected same female parliamentarian for Six times.[2]
2024 general election
Maneka Gandhi & Feroze Varun Gandhi, the mother-son duo did not in the fray from the Pilibhit constituency for the first time in more than three and half decades. As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), In a surprising move, announced Uttar Pradesh Minister Jitin Prasada as its candidate from this seat for the 2024 elections, that held on 19th April 20124. On other hand, the Samajwadi Party (SP) gave ticket to Bhagwat Saran Gangwar & Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) gave ticket to Anis Ahmed Khan, Targeting OBC and minority votes respectively made the contest three-way. The voters from some of the areas of the constituency like Purana village, Dahgala, Bakshpur and nearby villages openly announced to boycott the poll as a protest against the lack of civic amenities & absence of a bridge in the area.[3] Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency witnessed among the most important political battles of 2024. Long known for being a Gandhi family bastion, albeit of Maneka and Varun Gandhi fame, Pilibhit turned into a prestige battle for the BJP. Until 2024, the BJP was assured of victory. This was before Varun Gandhi was dropped as the candidate and replaced with Jatin Prasada. It remains to be seen if PM Modi’s high-octane campaign for the first time in Pilibhit can help Prasada win. The BJP is hoping to effectuate a generational and a rather tectonic change in the politics of Pilibhit. A controversy was created by Samajwadi Party candidate Bhagwat Saran Gangwar, when Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Jitin Prasada reported to Election Commission of India about the massive expense of Rs.3,648,884 on a single election rally attended by prime minister Narendra Modi himself on 9th April 2024.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jitin Prasada | ||||
| SP | Bhagwat Saran Gangwar | ||||
| BSP | Anis Ahmed Khan | ||||
| Bhartiya Krishak Dal | Rajeev Kumar Saxena | ||||
| Rashtriya Samaj Dal | Sanjay Kumar Bharti | ||||
| Independent | Adarsh Pandey | ||||
| Independent | Ashish Kumar | ||||
| Independent | Pramod Patel | ||||
| Independent | Mohammad Shahid Husain | ||||
| Independent | Sushil Kumar Shukla | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2019 general election
Feroze Varun Gandhi who was fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Pilibhit in 2019 witnessed a heated contest between Feroze Varun Gandhi of BJP and Hemraj Verma of Samajwadi Party (SP). Feroze Varun Gandhi secured victory with a substantial margin against Hemraj Verma with 59.38 per cent turnout. His victory in the constituency reflected the enduring influence of the BJP in the region. Rewinding the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP witnessed another triumph when Maneka Gandhi emerged victorious against Budhsen Verma of Samajwadi Party (SP) by 5,46,934 votes. BJP has maintained A stronghold on this seat in recent years, however, Various political parties have allied to wrest power from the ruling saffron party. The historical presence of the Indian National Congress posed a threat to the BJP.As per Election Commission of India, total 1,761,207 electors were eligible for voting in 2019 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 1,187,225 electors turned up for voting.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Feroze Varun Gandhi | 704,549 | 59.38 | +7.32 | |
| SP | Hemraj Verma | 448,922 | 37.83 | +15.00 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 9,973 | 0.84 | -0.26 | |
| Independent | Varun Gandhi | 4,483 | 0.38 | +0.38 | |
| Independent | Surendra Kumar Gupta | 4,442 | 0.37 | +0.37 | |
| SHS | Anita Tripati | 3,974 | 0.30 | +0.30 | |
| Independent | Munesh singh | 2,129 | 0.18 | -0.41 | |
| Independent | Jafri Begum | 1,633 | 0.14 | +0.14 | |
| JD | Dr. Bharat | 1,624 | 0.14 | +0.14 | |
| Pragatishil Party | Mohammad Hanif | 1,276 | 0.11 | +0.11 | |
| Sabka Dal United | Dr. Sita Ram Rajput | 1,098 | 0.09 | +0.09 | |
| Independent | Kaif Raza Khan | 926 | 0.08 | +0.08 | |
| Independent | Urvashi Singh | 864 | 0.07 | +0.07 | |
| Naitik Party | Sanjay Kumar Bharti | 696 | 0.06 | +0.06 | |
| Majority | 255,627 | 21.55 | -7.68 | ||
| Turnout | 1,187,225 | 67.41 | +4.55 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +7.32 | |||
2014 general election
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) decided to interchanged Pilibhit lok sabha seat from Feroze Varun Gandhi to Maneka Gandhi in 2014 Indian general elections. Samajwadi Party (SP) decided to field it's Ex-Mayor of Pilibhit, Bhudhsen Verma aganist Maneka Gandhi. 2014 election saw a heated fight amongst BJP, SP and BSP candidates on Pilibhit lok sabha seat. Bharatiya Janata Party manage to hold this seat with 52.06% of total votes cast, which were 1.97% more than 2009 Indian general elections. Maneka Gandhi courted a major controversy with her statement during the election campaign that if Muslims didn't vote for her they would find it difficult to get their work done. [6]As per Election Commission of India, total 1,671,154 electors were eligible for voting in 2014 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 1,050,568 electors turned up for voting.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Maneka Gandhi | 546,934 | 52.06 | +1.97 | |
| SP | Budhsen Verma | 239,882 | 22.83 | +8.75 | |
| BSP | Anis Ahmad Khan | 196,294 | 18.68 | +5.24 | |
| INC | Sanjay Kapoor | 29,169 | 2.78 | -13.70 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 11,521 | 1.10 | +1.10 | |
| Independent | Munesh Singh | 6,151 | 0.59 | +0.59 | |
| AAP | Rajeev Agarwal | 5,547 | 0.50 | +0.50 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Ram Autar | 3,187 | 0.36 | +0.36 | |
| Independent | Ravindra Kumar Devnath | 3,145 | 0.34 | +0.34 | |
| PP | Nilima Sharma | 2,670 | 0.31 | +0.31 | |
| Independent | Mohd Naeem Ansari | 2,617 | 0.30 | +0.30 | |
| Independent | Arman Khan | 2,170 | 0.27 | +0.27 | |
| Naitik Party | Sanjay Kumar | 1,260 | 0.14 | +0.14 | |
| Majority | 307,052 | 29.23 | -4.38 | ||
| Turnout | 1,050,568 | 62.86 | -1.08 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +1.97 | |||
2009 general election
In the 2009 Indian general election, the BJP decided Feroze Varun Gandhi as its candidate from Pilibhit constituency instead of his mother Menaka Gandhi. Pilibhit constituency caught national and international attention due to highly dramatic political condition in the constituency. Feroze Varun Gandhi won this parliamentary seat by receiving 4,19,539 votes and defeating his closest opponent V.M. Singh by 2,81,501 votes.[8][9][10][11][12] The security deposits of all other 15 candidates, including his uncle V.M. Singh of INC, and Bahujan Samaj Party nominee Ganga Charan Rajput was forfeited.[13] As per Election Commission of India, total 1,310,007 electors were eligible for voting in 2009 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 837,577 electors turned up for voting. [14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Feroze Varun Gandhi | 419,539 | 50.09 | +12.34 | |
| INC | V. M. Singh | 138,038 | 16.48 | +0.80 | |
| SP | Riyaz Ahmad | 117,903 | 14.08 | –8.50 | |
| BSP | Ganga Charan | 112,576 | 13.44 | −4.47 | |
| Independent | Ram Narayan Singh | 14,246 | 1.70 | +1.70 | |
| Independent | Viquarul Hasan Khan | 10,777 | 1.29 | +1.29 | |
| NCP | Chotey Lal Gangwar | 4,963 | 0.59 | +0.59 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Krishna Adhikari | 3,563 | 0.43 | –1.31 | |
| AD | Indra Pal | 3,541 | 0.42 | –0.05 | |
| Independent | Mahesh Saxena | 2,912 | 0.35 | +0.35 | |
| Independent | Lalta Prasad | 2,840 | 0.34 | +0.34 | |
| Independent | Mahavir Singh | 1,913 | 0.23 | –0.05 | |
| Independent | Harish Kumar | 1,605 | 0.19 | +0.19 | |
| Independent | Harpal Singh | 1,147 | 0.14 | +0.14 | |
| Independent | Jamuna Devi | 1,137 | 0.14 | +0.14 | |
| Independent | Ram Kumar Arya | 877 | 0.10 | –0.08 | |
| Majority | 281,501 | 33.61 | +18.44 | ||
| Turnout | 837,577 | 63.94 | +11.28 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +12.34 | |||
2004 general election
Maneka Gandhi, who used to contested 1998 and 1999 lok sabha elections as an independent candidate, joined Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) just before the 2004 Lok Sabha election. Since then, she has been a prominent face of the party. In 2004 Indian general election on Pilibhit parliamentary seat witnessed a triangular contest among Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Bharatiya Janata Party. Maneka Gandhi managed to held back the seat with a overwhelming majority of 102,720 votes over Samajwadi Party candidate. Later, She was appointed in-charge of the Women and Child Development Ministry in Narendra Modi's first term. [15]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Maneka Gandhi | 255,615 | 37.75 | -20.19 | |
| SP | Satyapal Gangwar | 152,895 | 22.58 | +9.50 | |
| BSP | Anis Ahmed Khan | 121,269 | 17.91 | +7.69 | |
| INC | V. M. Singh | 106,186 | 15.68 | +14.11 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Krishna Adhikari | 11,804 | 1.74 | +1.33 | |
| Independent | Motiram Rajput | 11,027 | 1.63 | +1.63 | |
| Independent | Mahendra Singh | 4,967 | 0.73 | +0.23 | |
| AD | Satendra | 3,194 | 0.47 | +0.47 | |
| Independent | Babu Ram | 2,272 | 0.36 | +0.36 | |
| Independent | Paramjeet Sharma | 2,203 | 0.32 | +0.32 | |
| Independent | Kulbinder Singh | 2030 | 0.29 | +0.29 | |
| Independent | Puranlal | 1,363 | 0.20 | +0.20 | |
| Akhil Rajarya Sabha | Mahavir Singh | 1,251 | 0.17 | +0.17 | |
| Ekta Kranti Dal | Manohar Lal | 1,031 | 0.14 | +0.14 | |
| Majority | 102,720 | 15.17 | -15.12 | ||
| Turnout | 677,107 | 52.66 | -10.28 | ||
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | -20.19 | |||
1999 general election
In 1999 Indian general election, Bhartiya Janata Party did not field any candidate against the independent candidate Maneka Gandhi, providing her an easy contest in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency. However, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) tried to give a tough fight. But Maneka Gandhi managed to retain the seat by majority of 239,855 valid votes polled against the nearest candidate, which was 32.06% of total votes more than the BSP candidate.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Maneka Gandhi | 433,421 | 57.94 | +1.95 | |
| BSP | Anis Ahmad Khan | 193,566 | 25.88 | +0.28 | |
| SP | Ram Saran Verma | 58,792 | 7.86 | -5.22 | |
| INC | Raj Rai Singh | 50,086 | 6.70 | +5.13 | |
| AD | Chhatrapal Patel | 2,680 | 0.36 | +0.36 | |
| Independent | Umaruddin Khan | 1,474 | 0.20 | +0.20 | |
| Independent | Ravi Shankar | 1,345 | 0.18 | +0.18 | |
| Independent | Rajeshwari | 367 | 0.18 | -0.17 | |
| Majority | 239,855 | 32.06 | +2.01 | ||
| Turnout | 748,004 | 65.66 | +3.28 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | +1.95 | |||
1998 general election
In 1998 election, Maneka Gandhi decided to contest the election as an indipendant candidate, Supported by Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate Anis Ahmed Khan tried to give a fair fight to Maneka Gandhi but She won the election with the majority of 211,876 valid votes, Which was roughly 30% more than nearest trailing candidate.[17]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Maneka Gandhi | 390,381 | 55.99 | -4.16 | |
| BSP | Anis Ahmed Khan | 178,505 | 25.60 | +12.18 | |
| SP | Parushram | 91,177 | 13.08% | +11.92 | |
| INC | Roop Kishore | 10,922 | 1.57 | -1.12 | |
| JD | Riyaz Ahmad | 8,572 | 1.23 | -58.77 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Krishna Adhikari | 5,147 | 0.47 | -0.10 | |
| Independent | Mahavir Singh | 3,457 | 0.50 | +0.31 | |
| Independent | Anil Kumar | 2,562 | 0.37 | +0.37 | |
| Independent | Rajeshwari | 2,412 | 0.35 | +0.35 | |
| Independent | Hardwari | 2,010 | 0.29 | +0.29 | |
| Independent | Shanti Swaroop | 1,123 | 0.16 | +0.16 | |
| Independent | Gyanendra Kumar | 690 | 0.10 | +0.10 | |
| Independent | Abdul Mabood | 245 | 0.04 | +0.04 | |
| Majority | 211,876 | 30.39 | -12.43 | ||
| Turnout | 704,856 | 62.38 | +2.50 | ||
| Independent gain from JD | Swing | -4.16 | |||
1996 general election
During 1996 election, the highest number of candidates (total 40) contested the election from Pilibhit Lok Sabha seat. However, 90% of total valid votes were polled for top three candidates only. The Janata Dal candidate Maneka Gandhi won the election with overwhelming majority of 59.83% valid votes, which happened due to Janata Dal wave in the election.[18]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | Maneka Gandhi | 395,827 | 59.83 | +30.83 | |
| BJP | Parshuram Gangwar | 112,517 | 17.01 | -13.85 | |
| BSP | Riyaz Ahmad | 88,750 | 13.42 | +9.78 | |
| INC | Babu Taj bahadur | 17,815 | 2.69 | -13.44 | |
| Independent | Sundar Lal | 11,707 | 1.77 | +1.77 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Krishna Adhikari | 3,764 | 0.57 | +0.57 | |
| Independent | Ramesh Kumar | 2,958 | 0.45 | +0.45 | |
| Independent | Munne Khan | 2,753 | 0.42 | +0.42 | |
| Independent | Prasadi Lal | 2,505 | 0.38 | +0.38 | |
| Independent | Mahavir Singh | 1,906 | 0.29 | +0.29 | |
| Independent | Munshi Lal | 1,885 | 0.28 | +0.28 | |
| Independent | Ram Pratap | 1,823 | 0.28 | +0.28 | |
| Independent | Vikarul Hasan | 1,580 | 0.24 | +0.24 | |
| Independent | Omdev | 1,086 | 0.16 | +0.16 | |
| Independent | Rajiv | 947 | 0.14 | +0.14 | |
| Independent | Uttam Pal | 847 | 0.13 | +0.13 | |
| Independent | Ram Krishna | 845 | 0.13 | +0.13 | |
| Independent | Hafiz Ahmed | 805 | 0.12 | +0.12 | |
| Independent | Lalta Prasad | 799 | 0.12 | +0.12 | |
| Independent | Ram Asarey | 792 | 0.12 | +0.12 | |
| Independent | Lalaram | 630 | 0.10 | +0.10 | |
| Independent | Umesh Chander | 538 | 0.08 | +0.08 | |
| Independent | Rajesh | 537 | 0.08 | +0.08 | |
| Independent | Hari Swarup | 523 | 0.08 | +0.08 | |
| Independent | Nathulal | 476 | 0.07 | +0.07 | |
| Independent | Sukhdev Singh | 423 | 0.06 | +0.04 | |
| Independent | Inamul Huk | 414 | 0.06 | +0.04 | |
| Independent | Ram Chander | 401 | 0.06 | +0.04 | |
| Independent | Satinder | 392 | 0.06 | +0.06 | |
| Independent | Kishan Chand | 294 | 0.04 | +0.04 | |
| Independent | Ram Pal | 287 | 0.04 | +0.04 | |
| Independent | Ramgopal | 259 | 0.04 | +0.04 | |
| Independent | Guruvir Singh Chhabra | 196 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
| Independent | Shri Pal Shrivastava | 195 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
| Independent | Abdul Mabood Chaudhary | 178 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
| Independent | Arjun | 169 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
| Independent | Abdul Rahman | 163 | 0.02 | +0.02 | |
| Independent | Jakir Husain | 106 | 0.02 | +0.02 | |
| Independent | Chander Mohan Mahajan | 83 | 0.01 | +0.01 | |
| Majority | 283,310 | 42.82 | +41.36 | ||
| Turnout | 673,796 | 60.88 | +6.4 | ||
| JD gain from BJP | Swing | +59.83 | |||
1991 general election
During 1991 election, Parshuram Gangwar contested the Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency on Bharatiya Janta Party's ticket. and had a direct electoral fight with Maneka Gandhi, who was contesting the election on Janata Party's ticket. 1996 election witnessed a massive BJP wave due to Babri Masjid issue at Ayodhya, Hence Parshuram Gangwar won the Pilibhit Lok Sabha election with a margin of 6,923 votes against Maneka Gandhi.[19]As per Election Commission of India, total 919,807 electors were eligible for voting in 1991 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 501,130 electors turned up for voting. [20]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Parshuram Gangwar | 146,633 | 30.86 | +30.86 | |
| JP | Maneka Gandhi | 139,710 | 29.4 | +29.4 | |
| INC | Manpal Singh | 76,654 | 16.13 | -13.24 | |
| JD | Mahendra Singh | 52,253 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
| BSP | Hafiz Ahmad | 17,276 | 3.64 | +3.64 | |
| Independent | Sushil | 5,145 | 1.08 | +1.08 | |
| Independent | Babloo | 5,072 | 1.07 | +1.07 | |
| DDP | Hari Om | 5,026 | 1.06 | -2.18 | |
| Independent | Bhagwati Charan | 4,806 | 1.01 | +1.01 | |
| Independent | Bhagwan Das | 3,073 | 0.65 | +0.65 | |
| Independent | Mohd. Iqbal | 2,182 | 0.46 | +0.46 | |
| Jan Parishad | Suresh Chandra | 2,180 | 0.46 | +0.46 | |
| Independent | Chhail Bihari | 2,063 | 0.43 | +0.43 | |
| Independent | Dori Lal | 1,944 | 0.41 | +0.41 | |
| Independent | Punam Misra | 1,716 | 0.36 | +0.36 | |
| Independent | Pyarey Lal | 1,704 | 0.36 | +0.36 | |
| Independent | Zakir Husain Khan | 1,506 | 0.32 | +0.32 | |
| Independent | Chandra Mohan | 1,147 | 0.24 | +0.24 | |
| ABHM | Brijendra Singh | 1,022 | 0.22 | +0.22 | |
| Independent | Kishan Chandra | 916 | 0.19 | +0.19 | |
| Independent | Bhagwan Singh | 823 | 0.17 | +0.17 | |
| Independent | Ram Bahadur | 787 | 0.17 | +0.17 | |
| Independent | Abdul Mabood Chaudhari | 738 | 0.16 | +0.16 | |
| Independent | Mohd. Hasan | 509 | 0.11 | +0.11 | |
| Independent | Ajay Kumar | 298 | 0.06 | +0.06 | |
| Majority | 6,923 | 1.46 | -26.68 | ||
| Turnout | 501,130 | 54.48 | -0.09 | ||
| BJP gain from JD | Swing | +30.86 | |||
1989 general election
In 1989 election, Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency observed bi-polar flight between Janata Dal & Indian National Congress directly. Maneka Gandhi received 57.34% of total valid votes polled and won the election. As per Election Commission of India, total 910,250 electors were eligible for voting in 1989 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 495,090 electors turned up for voting. [21]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | Maneka Gandhi | 269,044 | 57.34 | +57.34 | |
| INC | Bhanu Pratap Singh | 137,824 | 29.37 | -34.47 | |
| Independent | Hazari Lal | 153,06 | 3.26 | +3.26 | |
| DDP | Baboo Ram | 15,199 | 3.24 | -0.55 | |
| Independent | Suresh Chandra | 9,489 | 2.02 | +2.02 | |
| Independent | Harjindra Singh | 8,216 | 1.75 | +1.75 | |
| Independent | Har Prasad Gangwar | 2,943 | 0.63 | +0.63 | |
| Independent | Shiv Narain Lal | 1,542 | 0.33 | +0.33 | |
| Independent | Ram Murti Lal | 1,540 | 0.33 | +0.33 | |
| Independent | Sher Singh | 1,443 | 0.31 | +0.31 | |
| Independent | Vivek Singh Chauhan | 1,221 | 0.26 | +0.26 | |
| Independent | S. Mohan Singh | 1,202 | 0.26 | +0.26 | |
| Independent | Lal Bahadur | 951 | 0.20 | +0.20 | |
| Independent | Jai Lal | 893 | 0.19 | +0.19 | |
| Independent | Kishan Chand | 836 | 0.18 | +0.18 | |
| Independent | Hari Shankar | 730 | 0.16 | +0.16 | |
| Independent | Arvind Kumar Nagaich | 566 | 0.12 | +0.12 | |
| Independent | Kaka Joginder Singh | 279 | 0.06 | +0.06 | |
| Majority | 131,220 | 27.97 | -12.48 | ||
| Turnout | 495,090 | 54.39 | -8.50 | ||
| JD gain from INC | Swing | +57.34 | |||
1984 general election
The 1984 election for Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency was primarily between Indian National Congress candidate Bhanu Pratap Singh & independent candidate Md Shamsul Hasan Khan. Indian National Congress won the election convincingly with a majority of 176,670 votes over Md Shamsul Hasan Khan. As per Election Commission of India, total 712,701 electors were eligible for voting in 1984 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 447,896 electors turned up for voting. [22]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bhanu Pratap Singh | 278,803 | 63.84 | +23.42 | |
| Independent | Md Shamsul Hasan Khan | 102,133 | 23.39 | -1.95 | |
| BJP | Braj Swaroop Mishra | 24,111 | 5.52 | +5.52 | |
| DDP | Baboo Ram | 16,536 | 3.79 | +3.79 | |
| LKD | Tauseef Raza | 4,094 | 0.94 | +0.94 | |
| Independent | Ram Dutt Singh | 2,705 | 0.62 | +0.62 | |
| Independent | Mohanlal Jatav | 2,556 | 0.59 | +0.59 | |
| Independent | Chhotey Lal | 1,674 | 0.38 | +0.38 | |
| Independent | Shanti Swaroop | 1,651 | 0.38 | +0.38 | |
| Independent | Shamshul Hasain | 1,534 | 0.35 | +0.35 | |
| Independent | Krishan Chandra Sheria | 897 | 0.21 | +0.21 | |
| Majority | 176,670 | 40.45 | +24.65 | ||
| Turnout | 447,896 | 62.84 | +17.33 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | +23.42 | |||
1980 general election
The 1980 election for Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency was primarily between Indian National Congress's candidate Bhanu Pratap Singh, independent candidate Md Shamsul Hasan Khan & Janata Party (Secular)'s candidate Dammar Singh. Indian National Congress won the election convincingly with a majority of 176,670 votes over Md Shamsul Hasan Khan. As per Election Commission of India, total 674,646 electors were eligible for voting in 1980 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 307,000 electors turned up for voting.[23]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Harish Kumar Gangawar | 120,916 | 40.42 | +20.69 | |
| JP | Md Shamsul Hasan Khan | 75,809 | 25.34 | -45.98 | |
| JP(S) | Dammar Singh | 63,866 | 21.35 | +21.35 | |
| Independent | Ganga Das | 9,840 | 3.29 | +3.29 | |
| Independent | Ram Saran Lal Verma | 9,402 | 3.14 | +3.14 | |
| INC(U) | Bhagwat Saran | 4,224 | 1.41 | +1.41 | |
| Independent | Munni Lal Patel | 3,814 | 1.28 | +1.28 | |
| Independent | Ram Swarup | 2,592 | 0.87 | +0.87 | |
| Independent | Indra Dev | 2,119 | 0.71 | +0.71 | |
| Independent | Satya Kar | 2,114 | 0.71 | +0.71 | |
| Independent | Krishan Chandra Sheria | 1,455 | 0.49 | +0.49 | |
| Independent | Satish Chandra Kashyap | 1,109 | 0.37 | +0.37 | |
| Independent | Ram Swarup Gayadin | 965 | 0.32 | +0.32 | |
| Independent | Ram Chandra | 906 | 0.30 | +0.30 | |
| Majority | 45,107 | 15.80 | -35.79 | ||
| Turnout | 307,000 | 45.51 | -12.18 | ||
| INC gain from BLD | Swing | +20.69 | |||
1977 general election
The 1977 election for Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency was mainly contested between Bharatiya Lok Dal's candidate Md Shamsul Hasan Khan & Indian National Congress's candidate Mohan Swarup. Bharatiya Lok Dal won the election with a majority of 172,676 votes over Mohan Swarup. As per Election Commission of India, total 593,586 electors were eligible for voting in 1977 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 342,429 electors turned up for voting.[24]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLD | Md Shamsul Hasan Khan | 238,691 | 71.32 | +71.32 | |
| INC | Mohan Swarup | 66,015 | 19.73 | -19.23 | |
| Independent | Narain Lal | 9,392 | 2.81 | +2.81 | |
| Independent | Perma Nand | 7,424 | 2.22 | +2.22 | |
| Independent | Zahoor Khan | 6,504 | 1.94 | +1.94 | |
| Independent | Abdul Rahim | 2,964 | 0.89 | +0.89 | |
| Independent | Jalil-ul-rahman | 2,466 | 0.74 | +0.74 | |
| Independent | Satish Chandra Kashyap | 1,219 | 0.36 | +0.36 | |
| Majority | 172,676 | 51.59 | +37.37 | ||
| Turnout | 342,429 | 57.69 | +10.78 | ||
| BLD gain from INC | Swing | +71.32 | |||
1971 general election
The 1971 election for Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency was multi-polar contest between Indian National Congress, Indian National Congress (Organisation), Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Bhartiya Kranti Dal. Indian National Congress's candidate Mohan Swarup won the election with a majority of 35,530 votes over Md Shamsul Hasan Khan. As per Election Commission of India, total 547,076 electors were eligible for voting in 1971 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 256,630 electors turned up for voting.[25]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mohan Swarup | 97,375 | 38.96 | +12.36 | |
| INC(O) | Md Shamsul Hasan Khan | 61,845 | 24.74 | +24.74 | |
| ABJS | Shambhoo Nath Agnihotri | 47,736 | 19.1 | -5.16 | |
| BKD | Om Prakash | 19,863 | 7.95 | +7.95 | |
| Independent | Hira Lal Mauria | 7,512 | 3.01 | +3.01 | |
| Independent | Zahoor Khan | 4,945 | 1.98 | +1.98 | |
| Independent | Jalil Ahmed | 4,568 | 1.83 | +1.83 | |
| Independent | Rafiq Ahmed | 3,340 | 1.34 | +1.34 | |
| Independent | Rewti Prasad | 2,764 | 1.11 | +1.11 | |
| Majority | 35,530 | 14.22 | +12.58 | ||
| Turnout | 256,630 | 46.91 | -6.54 | ||
| INC gain from PSP | Swing | +12.36 | |||
1967 general election
The 1967 election for Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency was tri-polar contest between Indian National Congress, Praja Socialist Party, & Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Praja Socialist Party's candidate Mohan Swarup won the election with a majority of 4,104 votes over Md Shamsul Hasan Khan. As per Election Commission of India, total 499,546 electors were eligible for voting in 1967 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 266,993 electors turned up for voting.[26]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Mohan Swarup | 70,927 | 28.24 | -1.38 | |
| INC | Md Shamsul Hasan Khan | 66,823 | 26.6 | -0.82 | |
| ABJS | Bhagwat Saran | 60,941 | 24.26 | +5.38 | |
| SWA | Brijesh Singh | 14,883 | 5.93 | +5.93 | |
| Independent | Krishn Sen | 13,706 | 5.46 | +5.46 | |
| Independent | Munni Lal Patel | 10,493 | 4.18 | +4.18 | |
| Independent | Ahmed Khan | 6,916 | 2.75 | +2.75 | |
| Independent | Jalil Ahmed | 6,480 | 2.58 | +2.58 | |
| Majority | 4,104 | 1.64 | -0.56 | ||
| Turnout | 266,993 | 53.45 | +3.22 | ||
| PSP hold | Swing | +28.24 | |||
1962 general election
The 1962 election for Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency was tri-polar contest between Indian National Congress, Praja Socialist Party, & Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Praja Socialist Party's candidate Mohan Swarup won the election with a majority of 4,432 votes over Mukund Lal Agrawal. As per Election Commission of India, total 421,503 electors were eligible for voting in 1962 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 211,738 electors turned up for voting.[27]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Mohan Swarup | 59,624 | 29.62 | -20.92 | |
| INC | Mukund Lal Agrawal | 55,192 | 27.42 | -7.44 | |
| ABJS | Shiv Swaroop Mishra | 38,011 | 18.88 | +3.52 | |
| CPI | Ishaq Sambhli | 36,482 | 18.12 | +18.12 | |
| ABHM | Munni Lal | 12,003 | 5.96 | +5.96 | |
| Majority | 4,432 | 2.2 | +13.48 | ||
| Turnout | 211,738 | 50.23 | +9.73 | ||
| PSP hold | Swing | -20.92 | |||
1957 general election
The 1957 election for Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency was tri-polar contest between Indian National Congress, Praja Socialist Party, & Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Praja Socialist Party's candidate Mohan Swarup won the election with a majority of 25,063 votes over Mukund Lal Agrawal. As per Election Commission of India, total 390,591 electors were eligible for voting in 1957 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 159,895 electors turned up for voting.[28]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Mohan Swarup | 80,809 | 50.54 | +50.54 | |
| INC | Mukund Lal Agrawal | 55,746 | 34.86 | -8.25 | |
| ABJS | Shri Harsh | 23,340 | 14.60 | +14.60 | |
| Majority | 25,063 | 15.68 | +14.59 | ||
| Turnout | 159,895 | 40.94 | +1.73 | ||
| PSP gain from INC | Swing | +50.54 | |||
1952 general election
The 1952 election was the first ever democratic election happened in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency & it was a tri-polar contest between Indian National Congress, Socialist Party, & Krishan Mazdoor Praja Party. Indian National Congress's candidate Mukund Lal Agrawal won the election with a majority of 26,492 votes over Ram Chandra Singh Sadhu. As per Election Commission of India, total 328,961 electors were eligible for voting in 1952 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 128,991 electors turned up for voting.[29]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mukund Lal Agrawal | 55,612 | 43.11 | +43.11 | |
| SP | Ram Chandra Singh Sadhu | 29,120 | 22.58 | +22.58 | |
| KMPP | Jai Narain | 17,080 | 13.24 | +13.24 | |
| Independent | Ram Bahadur | 12,191 | 9.45 | +9.45 | |
| Independent | Puttu Singh | 9,399 | 7.29 | +7.29 | |
| Independent | N. P. Sharma | 5,589 | 4.33 | +4.33 | |
| Majority | 26,492 | 9.34 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 128991 | 39.21 | N/A | ||
| INC gain from Socialist | Swing | +43.11 | |||
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