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Kaushambi (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Member of parliament
  
Vinod Kumar Sonkar

State
  
Uttar Pradesh

Female electors
  
783,670

Party
  
Bharatiya Janata Party

Male electors
  
955,324

Last election
  
Indian general election, 2014

Assembly segments
  
Babaganj, Chail, Manjhanpur, Sirathu, Kunda

Kaushambi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. This constituency, spread over Kaushambi and Pratapgarh districts 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, Kaushambi Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:

  1. Babaganj
  2. Kunda
  3. Sirathu
  4. Manjhanpur
  5. Chail

Sirathu, Manjhanpur and Chail assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Chail constituency, while Kunda assembly segment was in erstwhile Pratapgarh constituency before delimitation.

Members of Parliament

  • 2009: Shailendra Kumar, Samajwadi Party
  • 2014: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Bharatiya Janata Party

    • 2014 result

  • #Swing based on addition of performance of BJP and Apna Dal in previous election

    • References

    Kaushambi (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia
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