Rae_Bareli_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)
Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh
Rae Bareli is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is considered to be a bastion of the Indian National Congress. From 1967 to 1977, the seat was held by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and from 2004 until her appointment to the Rajya Sabha in 2024, by Sonia Gandhi.
Most Successful parties from Raebareli Lok Sabha
Quick Facts Constituency details, Country ...
| Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Assembly constituencies | Bachhrawan Harchandpur Rae Bareli Sareni Unchahar |
| Established | 1952–present |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent Vacant[1] | |
| Party | TBA |
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Presently, Rae Bareli comprises five Assembly (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[2]
More information No, Name ...
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | Bachhrawan (SC) | Raebareli | Shyam Sunder | Samajwadi Party | |
| 179 | Harchandpur | Rahul Rajput | Samajwadi Party | ||
| 180 | Rae Bareli | Aditi Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 182 | Sareni | Devendra Pratap Singh | Samajwadi Party | ||
| 183 | Unchahar | Manoj Pandey | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
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More information Year, Member ...
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Feroze Gandhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1960^ | R P Singh | ||
| 1962 | Baijnath Kureel | ||
| 1967 | Indira Gandhi | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1977 | Raj Narain | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980^ | Arun Nehru | ||
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | Sheila Kaul | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Ashok Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | Satish Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Sonia Gandhi | ||
| 2006^ | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
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^By-Poll
General Election 2024
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | |||||
| BJP | |||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
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General Election 2019
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sonia Gandhi | 534,918 | 55.80 | -8.00 | |
| BJP | Dinesh Pratap Singh | 367,740 | 38.36 | +17.31 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 10,252 | 1.07 | +0.41 | |
| Majority | 167,178 | 17.44 | -25.39 | ||
| Turnout | 959,022 | 56.34 | +4.61 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | -8.00 | |||
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General Election 2014
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sonia Gandhi | 526,434 | 63.80 | -8.43 | |
| BJP | Ajay Agarwal | 173,721 | 21.05 | +17.23 | |
| BSP | Pravesh Singh | 63,633 | 7.71 | -8.69 | |
| AAP | Archana Srivastava | 10,383 | 1.26 | N/A | |
| IND. | Shakil Ahamad | 7,914 | 0.96 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 5,409 | 0.66 | N/A | |
| Majority | 352,713 | 42.75 | -13.08 | ||
| Turnout | 825,142 | 51.73 | +3.40 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | -8.43 | |||
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General Election 2009
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sonia Gandhi | 481,490 | 72.23 | +8.26 | |
| BSP | R. S. Kushwaha | 1,09,325 | 16.40 | N/A | |
| BJP | R. B. Singh | 25,444 | 3.82 | +0.49 | |
| AD | Anil Kumar Maurya | 12,321 | 1.85 | N/A | |
| IND. | Hori Lal | 10,073 | 1.51 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,72,165 | 55.83 | -15.00 | ||
| Turnout | 6,66,648 | 48.33 | +5.03 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | -8.26 | |||
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General Election 2004
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sonia Gandhi | 378,107 | 58.75 | ||
| SP | Ashok Kumar Singh | 1,28,342 | 19.94 | ||
| BSP | Rajesh Yadav | 57,543 | 8.94 | ||
| BJP | Girish Narayan Panday | 31,290 | 4.86 | ||
| Independent | Hori Lal | 15,160 | 2.36 | ||
| AD | Indra Pal Singh | 9,969 | 1.55 | ||
| Majority | 2,49,765 | 38.81 | |||
| Turnout | 6,43,560 | 48.42 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
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By-election 2006
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sonia Gandhi | 474,891 | 80.49 | ||
| SP | Raj Kumar | 57,003 | 9.66 | ||
| BJP | Vinay Katiyar | 19,657 | 3.33 | ||
| RJP | Deepa | 8,336 | 1.41 | ||
| Independent | Sunder Lal | 6,780 | 1.15 | ||
| Majority | 4,17,888 | 70.83 | |||
| Turnout | 5,90,033 | 43.30 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
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General Election 1999
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Capt. Satish Sharma | 224,202 | 32.76 | ||
| SP | Gajadhar Singh | 1,50,653 | 22.01 | ||
| BSP | Anand Prakash Lodhi | 1,37,775 | 20.13 | ||
| BJP | Arun Kumar Nehru | 1,36,217 | 19.90 | ||
| AD | Babu Lal Kushwaha | 8,058 | 1.18 | ||
| Independent | Arshad Ali Khan | 7,466 | 1.09 | ||
| Majority | 73,549 | 10.75 | |||
| Turnout | 6,84,461 | 58.27 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
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General Election 1998
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashok Singh | 237,204 | 36.15 | ||
| SP | Surendra Bahadur Singh | 1,96,482 | 29.94 | ||
| BSP | Ramesh Kumar Maurya | 1,30,342 | 19.86 | ||
| INC | Deepa Kaul | 49,615 | 7.56 | ||
| Independent | Ram Kishore | 18,787 | 2.86 | ||
| JD | Ram Harsh Verma | 12,106 | 1.85 | ||
| Majority | 40,722 | 6.21 | |||
| Turnout | 6,56,147 | 56.04 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
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General Election 1996
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashok Singh | 163,390 | 33.93 | ||
| JD | Ashok Singh | 1,29,503 | 26.90 | ||
| BSP | Babulal Lodhi | 1,19,422 | 24.80 | ||
| INC | Vikram Kaul | 25,457 | 5.29 | ||
| Independent | Ravendra Bahadur Singh | 8,752 | 1.82 | ||
| Majority | 33,887 | 7.03 | |||
| Turnout | 4,81,482 | 41.38 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
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General Election 1980
- Indira Gandhi (Congress) : 2,23,903
- Vijayaraje Scindia (Janata Party) : 50,249
Gandhi was also elected from Medak. She retained her seat in Medak and resigned from Rae Bareli.
By-poll in 1980
- Arun Nehru INC : 176,456
- Janeshwar Mishra JNP(S) : 69,166
- Details of some elections (1984 to 1991) missing from this page
General Election 1977
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Raj Narain | 177,719 | 53.51 | ||
| INC | Indira Gandhi | 1,22,517 | 36.89 | ||
| Independent | P. Nallathampy Terah | 9,311 | 2.80 | ||
| Independent | Kamal Ahamad Khan | 7,467 | 2.25 | ||
| Independent | Krishna Prasad | 4,083 | 1.23 | ||
| Majority | 55,202 | 16.62 | |||
| Turnout | 3,32,122 | 52.48 | |||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
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This time the incumbent Prime minister Indira Gandhi lost to her opponent, the only such instance to date.
General Election 1971
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Indira Gandhi | 183,309 | 66.35% | ||
| SSP | Raj Narain | 71,499 | 25.88% | ||
| Independent | Swami Adwaita Nand | 16,627 | 6.02% | ||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) | Rameshwar Dutta Manav | 4,839 | 1.75% | ||
| Majority | 111,810 | 39.26% | |||
| Turnout | 284,752 | 55.22% | |||
| Registered electors | 515,711 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
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- Gandhi's election was annulled by the Allahabad High Court in June 1975 on a technicality, but the Supreme Court of India overturned the decision following an amendment to the constitution.
General Election 1957
- Winner 1/2 Feroze Gandhi (INC) : 162,595 votes [7]
- - - - defeated Nand Kishore (IND) : 133,342
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- Baij Nath Kureel (INC) : 126,318 votes
- - - - defeated Chhote Lal (Jana Sangh) : 100,651
By-poll 1960
- R.P. Singh (INC) : 104,840 votes
- N.B. Singh (JS) : 62,809
- "After Sonia Gandhi's Rajya Sabha Shift, Buzz Around Her Raebareli Seat". NDTV. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- "Information and Statistics-Parliamentary Constituencies-36-Rae Bareli". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh website.
- "Rae Bareli Lok Sabha". Elections.in. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- "Sonia strides to victory with record margin". Rediff. 11 May 2006.
- "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
More information Lok Sabha ...
| Lok Sabha | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacant since 1966 (Prime Minister in Rajya Sabha) Title last held by Sabarkantha |
Constituency represented by the prime minister 1967–1977 |
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