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Amethi Lok Sabha Election 2024: Amethi is among the Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. The state has 80 parliamentary seats. The Amethi seat includes 5 Assembly segments together with Tiloi, Salon, Jagdishpur, Gauriganj and Amethi. The constituency is a common seat and never reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are the principle events within the constituency. Rajiv Gandhi, the previous Prime Minister of India, represented the constituency in 1981 (after the dying of Sanjay Gandhi), 1984, 1989 and 1991 (Gandhi gained the election, however he was assassinated on May 21, 1991, a couple of days after the polling in Amethi). Sonia Gandhi additionally gained the seat as soon as in 1999. The BJP gained the constituency twice in 1998 and 2014.
Amethi Constituency Demographic Profile
As per knowledge from the Election Commission, there have been 17,43,515 voters within the Amethi constituency through the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. Out of this, 9,24,563 voters have been male and eight,18,812 have been feminine voters. 140 voters belonged to the third gender. 1,472 have been postal votes within the constituency. The variety of service voters in Amethi in 2019 was 2,482 (2,390 have been males and 92 have been girls).
In 2014, the overall variety of voters within the Amethi constituency was 16,69,843. Out of this, 8,90,648 voters have been male and seven,79,148 have been feminine voters. 47 voters on this constituency belonged to the ‘others’ class. There have been 7 postal votes within the constituency. The variety of service voters in Amethi in 2014 was 1,420 (987 have been males and 433 have been girls).
Amethi 2019 and 2014 Winners (Candidates and Parties)
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, BJP candidate Smriti Zubin Irani gained the Amethi seat with a margin of 55,120 votes. She was polled 4,68,514 votes with a vote share of 49.69%. She defeated former Congress president Rahul Gandhi who obtained 4,13,394 votes (43.84%). Independent candidate Dhruv Lal stood third with 7,816 votes (0.83%). The whole variety of legitimate votes polled was 9,42,453.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi gained the Amethi seat for the third time in a row. He gained the constituency in 2004 and 2009. He was polled 4,08,651 votes with a vote share of 46.71%. BJP candidate Smriti Zubin Irani obtained 3,00,748 votes (34.38%) and was the runner-up. Rahul Gandhi defeated Irani by a margin of 1,07,903 votes. The whole variety of legitimate votes polled on this constituency was 8,74,625. BSP candidate Dharmendra Pratap Singh got here third with 57,716 votes (6.60%) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Dr Kumar Vishwas was within the fourth place with 25,527 votes (2.92%).
Amethi Past Winners
- Rahul Gandhi (Congress): 2009
- Rahul Gandhi (Congress): 2004
- Sonia Gandhi (Congress): 1999
- Sanjay Singh (BJP): 1998
- Satish Sharma (Congress): 1996
- Satish Sharma (Congress): 1991 bypoll
- Rajiv Gandhi (Congress): 1991
- Rajiv Gandhi (Congress): 1989
- Rajiv Gandhi (Congress): 1984
- Rajiv Gandhi (Congress): 1981 bypoll
- Sanjay Gandhi (Congress): 1980
- Ravindra Pratap Singh (BLD): 1977
NOTA (None of the Above)
In 2019, 3,940 voters (0.42%) opted for NOTA within the Amethi constituency. In 2014, 1,784 voters (0.20%) opted for NOTA within the Amethi constituency.
Amethi Voter Turnout
The whole variety of legitimate votes polled through the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections was 9,42,453 or 54.05%.
In 2014, the overall variety of legitimate votes on this Lok Sabha seat was 8,74,625 or 52.38%.
Amethi Poll Dates
In 2019, the voting came about on May 6 within the Amethi constituency.
In 2014, the voting was held on May 7 in Amethi.
Amethi Result Dates
In 2019, the outcome was introduced on May 23.
In 2014, the outcome was introduced on May 16.
Number of Polling Stations
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, there have been 1,963 polling stations within the Amethi constituency.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, there have been 1,636 polling stations within the Amethi constituency.
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