Pilibhit_Lok_Sabha_constituency

Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency

Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency

Constituency of the Indian parliament in Uttar Pradesh


Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India.

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Assembly segments

Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are;[1]

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Members of Parliament

In the first parliamentary election, the Praja Socialist Party (PSP) won this seat thrice. Later, in the following elections, Indian National Congress (INC) and its participatory parties have won this seat four times. From 1989 onwards, Menaka Gandhi (a member of Nehru-Gandhi family) has kept this seat under her influence. She has won this seat by contesting on the tickets of different parties or independently. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Pilibhit parliamentary constituency in 1991 parliamentary elections defeating Janata Dal's Maneka Gandhi, in the Ayodhya wave aftermath; by 2004, Menaka Gandhi had joined BJP and she won this seat that year on BJP's ticket. She contested successfully from Aonla in 2009 but returned to Pilibhit in 2014. Pilibhit parliamentary constituency is one of a few constituencies in India, which have sent a woman to the Indian Parliament for more than five times.[2]

Election results

2024

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2019

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2014 elections

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2009

In the 2009 Indian general election, the BJP decided 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. Total 13,08,959 voters used their rights out of total 13,42,590 voters in the election held on 13 May 2009.[3] 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.[4][5][6][7][8] 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.[9]

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2004 elections

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1999 elections

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References

  1. "Uttar Pradesh Delimitation Old & New, 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. "Election Commission India". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  3. "Varun Gandhi wins from Pilibhit". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  4. "ECI declears Varun Gandhi as Winner from Pilibhit" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  5. "Pilibhit Message of 2009". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  6. "Security deposits of all condidates in pilibhit forfeited". The Times of India. 24 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2009.

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