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Bhadohi (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Member of parliament
  
Virendra Singh

State
  
Uttar Pradesh

Female electors
  
818,598

Party
  
Bharatiya Janata Party

Male electors
  
1,016,000

Last election
  
Indian general election, 2014

Assembly segments
  
Bhadohi, Pratappur, Gyanpur, Handia, Aurai

Bhadohi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.

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Assembly segments

Presently, Bhadohi Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:

  1. Pratappur
  2. Handia
  3. Bhadohi
  4. Gyanpur
  5. Aurai

Aurai, Gyanpur and Bhadohi assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Mirzapur Lok Sabha constituency. Handia and Pratappur assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Phulpur Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of Parliament

  • 2009: Gorakh Nath Pandey, Bahujan Samaj Party
  • 2014: Virendra Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • References

    Bhadohi (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia