Existence 1967–present Elected Year 2014 Party Indian National Congress Male electors 890,595 | Current MP Rahul Gandhi Member of parliament Rahul Gandhi State Uttar Pradesh Female electors 779,248 | |
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Most Successful Party Indian National Congress (13 times) Assembly Constituencies Tiloi, Salon, Jagdishpur, Gauriganj, and Amethi Last election Indian general election, 2014 Assembly segments Jagdishpur, Salon, Amethi, Tiloi, Gauriganj | ||
Amethi is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituencies in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This constituency covers the entire Amethi district and was created in 1967. Its first member of parliament (MP) was Vidya Dhar Bajpai of the Indian National Congress (INC) who was elected in 1967 and held his seat in the next election 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. Later in the same year, Gandhi died in a plane crash. This forced a by election in this constituency in 1981 which was won by his brother, Rajiv Gandhi. Gandhi went on to represent this constituency until 1991, when he was assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The subsequent by election held in the same year was won by Satish Sharma of the INC. Sharma was also elected as the MP in the next election in 1996. Sanjay Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defeated Sharma in the 1998 election. The widow of Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, represented this constituency from 1999–2004. As of the latest elections in 2014, her son Rahul Gandhi is the MP of this constituency, a seat he has held since 2004. As of 2014, Amethi has been represented by four members of the Nehru–Gandhi family since 1980.
Contents
- Assembly segments
- General election 1967
- General election 1971
- General election 1977
- General election 1980
- By election 1981
- General election 1984
- General election 1989
- General election 1991
- By election 1991
- General election 1996
- General election 1998
- General election 1999
- General election 2004
- General election 2009
- General election 2014
- References
Assembly segments
Presently, Amethi Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:
- Tiloi
- Salon
- Jagdishpur
- Gauriganj
- Amethi
The constituency is surrounded by Bara Banki and Faizabad in the north, Rae Bareli to the west, Sultanpur to the east and Pratapgarh in the south.
General election 1967
Vidya Dhar Bajpai of the INC won the first election in 1967 and became its first MP.
General election 1971
Bajpai held the seat and represented the constituency in the Fifth Lok Sabha.
General election 1977
Ravindra Pratap Singh of the Janata Party represented the constituency in the Sixth Lok Sabha.
General election 1980
Sanjay Gandhi of the INC won the election but he died in a plane crash later in the same year forcing a by election in 1981.
By election 1981
Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay's brother and also of the INC won the by election and represented the constituency in the Seventh Lok Sabha.
General election 1984
Gandhi held the seat and represented the constituency in the Eighth Lok Sabha.
General election 1989
Gandhi won a third term as MP and represented this constituency in the Ninth Lok Sabha.
General election 1991
Gandhi won the election but he was assassinated later in the same year forcing a by election.
By election 1991
Satish Sharma of the INC won the election and represented the constituency in the Ninth Lok Sabha.
General election 1996
Sharma held the seat and represented the constituency in the Tenth Lok Sabha.
General election 1998
Sanjay Singh of the BJP won the election and represented the constituency in the Eleventh Lok Sabha.
General election 1999
The widow of Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi won the seat and represented the constituency in the Thirteenth Lok Sabha.
General election 2004
Sonia Gandhi's son, Rahul won the seat and represented the constituency in the Fourteenth Lok Sabha.
General election 2009
Gandhi held the seat and represented the constituency in the Fifteenth Lok Sabha.
General election 2014
Gandhi won a third term as MP and currently represents the constituency in the Sixteenth Lok Sabha.