Amethi Lok Sabha constituency
{{short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name = Amethi
{{Small|UP-37}}
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Lok Sabha constituencies/2019/Uttar Pradesh/Amethi.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Amethi Lok Sabha constituency
| established = 1967
| party = 20px Indian National Congress
| mp = Kishori Lal Sharma
| latest_election_year = 2024
| preceded_by =
| state = Uttar Pradesh
| assembly_cons = Tiloi
Salon
Jagdishpur
Gauriganj
Amethi
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = KishoriLalSharma.jpg
}}
Amethi is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituencies in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/lok-sabha-elections-results-2014-uttar-pradesh/|title=Lok Sabha elections results 2014: Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand|work=The Indian Express|date=17 May 2014|accessdate=29 September 2014}} This constituency covers the entire Amethi district and was created in 1967.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/elections2014/state-of-the-states/amethi-headed-for-firsts-this-election-season-as-cong-feels-heat/article1-1215273.aspx|title=Amethi: Gandhis to face first real fight|work=Hindustan Times|date=4 May 2014|accessdate=29 September 2014}} Like its neighbouring constituency Rae Bareli, it is considered to be a bastion of the Indian National Congress. 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 the same year, Gandhi died in a plane crash.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Three-attempts-were-made-to-kill-Sanjay-Gandhi-WikiLeaks/articleshow/19485275.cms|title=Three attempts were made to kill Sanjay Gandhi: WikiLeaks|work=The Times of India|date=11 April 2013|accessdate=29 September 2014}} This forced a by election in 1981 which was won by his brother, Rajiv Gandhi.{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/22/obituaries/assassination-in-india-rajiv-gandhi-a-son-who-won-lost-and-tried-a-comeback.html|title=Assassination in India; Rajiv Gandhi: A Son Who Won, Lost and Tried a Comeback|work=The New York Times|date=22 May 1991|accessdate=29 September 2014}} Gandhi went on to represent this constituency until 1991, when he was assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/lttes-messages-show-why-rajiv-gandhis-murder-should-be-re-probed-part-1-1398773.html|title=LTTE's messages show why Rajiv Gandhi's murder should be re-probed (Part-1)|work=Firstpost|publisher=Network 18|date=20 February 2014|last=Sharma|first=Rajeev|accessdate=29 September 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/21/newsid_2504000/2504739.stm|title=1991: Bomb kills India's former leader Rajiv Gandhi|date=21 May 1991 |publisher=BBC News|accessdate=29 September 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/19/india-state-rules-rajiv-gandhi-assassination-plotters-freed|title=Seven convicted over Rajiv Gandhi assassination set to be freed|work=The Guardian|date=19 February 2014|accessdate=29 September 2014}} The subsequent by election held the same year was won by Satish Sharma of the INC. Sharma was re-elected in 1996. Sanjaya Sinh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defeated Sharma in the 1998 election. The widow of Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi represented this constituency from 1999 to 2004.{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140420/jsp/nation/story_18259171.jsp#.VCncg8n-REM|title=An Amethi first in 10 years for Sonia |work=The Telegraph (Calcutta)|date=19 April 2014|accessdate=29 September 2014}} Her son, Rahul Gandhi, was elected in 2004.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/elections2014/election-beat/elections-2014-underscore-steep-political-decline-of-the-gandhi-family/article1-1220078.aspx|title=Does polls verdict signal decline of Gandhi dynasty?|work=The Hindustan Times|date=17 May 2014|accessdate=29 September 2014}} He was the fourth MP from the Nehru–Gandhi family since 1980 to represent the seat.{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/elections/Rahul-Will-Lose-Heavily-in-Amethi-Kumar-Vishwas/2014/03/18/article2115893.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321165132/http://www.newindianexpress.com/elections/Rahul-Will-Lose-Heavily-in-Amethi-Kumar-Vishwas/2014/03/18/article2115893.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 March 2014|title=Rahul Will Lose Heavily in Amethi: Kumar Vishwas|work=The New Indian Express|date=18 March 2014|accessdate=29 September 2014}} Gandhi held the seat till the 2019 election when he was defeated by a margin of 55,000 votes by the BJP's Smriti Irani.{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/lok-sabha-election-results-2019-smriti-irani-defeats-rahul-gandhi-in-amethi-and-twitter-cant-even-2042320|work=NDTV|date=24 May 2019|accessdate=21 January 2024|title=Election Results 2019: Smriti Irani Defeats Rahul Gandhi In Amethi, And Twitter Can't Even...|last=Sharma|first=Swati}} Irani was defeated in 2024 by a margin of over 1.67 lakh votes by Kishori Lal Sharma of the Indian National Congress.{{Cite news |date=4 June 2024 |title=Amethi Election Results 2024 Live Updates: Congress's Kishori Lal Sharma defeats BJP's Smriti Irani with 1.67 lakh vote margin |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/amethi-election-results-2024-live-updates-its-bjps-smriti-irani-vs-congress-kishori-lal-sharma/articleshow/110698052.cms |access-date=22 June 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
{{Pie chart|value1=82.35|value2=11.76|value3=5.88|label1=INC (14 Times)|label2=BJP (2 Times)|label3=Janata Party (1 time)|color1={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|color2={{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|color3={{party color|Janata Party}}|caption=Most Successful parties from Amethi Lok Sabha}}
Vidhan Sabha segments
Presently, Amethi Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Tiloi, Salon, Jagdishpur, Gauriganj and Amethi. This constituency is surrounded by Bara Banki and Faizabad in the north, Rae Bareli to the west, Sultanpur to the east and Pratapgarh to the south.{{cite web|title=Assembly constituencies-Post delimitation|url=http://ceouttarpradesh.nic.in/district_pdf/CSJM%20Nagar.pdf|publisher=Chief Electoral Office, Uttar Pradesh|access-date=6 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424212548/http://ceouttarpradesh.nic.in/district_pdf/CSJM%20Nagar.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2013|url-status=dead}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
!No !Name !District !Member !colspan="2"|Party ! colspan="2"|2024 Lead |
| 178
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 181
|Salon (SC) |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 184
|Jagdishpur (SC) |rowspan="3"| Amethi |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 185
|{{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Party}} |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 186
|{{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Party}} |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Member !colspan="2"|Party |
|---|
| 1967
| rowspan=2| Vidya Dhar Bajpai | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |
| 1971 |
| 1977
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1980
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=7}} |
| 1981^
| rowspan=4| Rajiv Gandhi |
| 1984 |
| 1989 |
| 1991 |
| 1991^
| rowspan=2| Satish Sharma |
| 1996 |
| 1998
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 1999
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}} |
| 2004
| rowspan=3| Rahul Gandhi |
| 2009 |
| 2014 |
| 2019
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 2024
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Election results
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|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|54.99}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|49.71}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|46.71}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|71.78}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|66.18}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|67.12}}
{{bar percent|1998|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|35.08}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|38.81}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|53.88}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|53.23}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|67.43}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|83.67}}
{{bar percent|1981|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|84.18}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|57.11}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|60.47}}
{{bar percent|1971|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|62.13}}
{{bar percent|1967|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|35.81}}
}}
=General election 2024=
Kishori Lal Sharma from the INC won in the 18th Lok Sabha defeating the Union Minister Smriti Irani{{cite web |title=General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024 Parliamentary Constituency 37 - Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS2437.htm |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=9 June 2024}}{{cite news |title=Amethi Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result: Candidates Profiles, Map, Total Votes, Past Results {{!}} Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/uttar-pradesh/amethi |work=The Times of India |access-date=14 June 2024}}
{{Election box begin | title=2024 Indian general election: Amethi{{cite news |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Amethi |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S2437.htm |access-date=25 February 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225170111/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S2437.htm |archive-date=25 February 2025 |language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Kishori Lal Sharma|party=Indian National Congress|votes=5,39,288|percentage=54.99|change={{increase}}11.03}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Smriti Irani|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=3,72,032|percentage=37.94|change={{decrease}}11.70}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Nanhe Singh Chauhan|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=34,534|percentage=3.52|change={{up}}3.52}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=9,383|percentage=0.96|change={{up}}0.54}}
{{Election box majority||votes=1,67,196|percentage=16.52|change={{up}}10.67}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=9,80,671|percentage=54.60|change={{increase}}0.52}}{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=17,96,098}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing ={{increase}}0.26
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election 2019=
Smriti Irani from the BJP won in the Seventeenth Lok Sabha.{{cite web |title=Amethi Lok Sabha Results |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-lok-sabha-election-results-2019/amethi |website=NDTV |access-date=23 May 2019 |date=23 May 2019}}
{{Election box begin | title=2019 Indian general election: Amethi}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate=Smriti Irani
|votes=4,68,514
|percentage=49.71
|change={{increase}}15.33
}}
{{
Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Indian National Congress
|candidate=Rahul Gandhi
|votes=413,394
|percentage=43.84
|change={{decrease}}2.85
}}
{{
Election box candidate with party link|
|party=None of the above
|candidate=None of the Above
|votes=3,940
|percentage=0.42
|change={{increase}}0.22
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 55,120
|percentage = 5.85
|change ={{decrease}}6.48
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=9,42,956|percentage=54.08|change=+1.69}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = {{increase}}3.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election 2014=
Rahul Gandhi won a third term as MP in the Sixteenth Lok Sabha.
{{Election box begin | title=2014 Indian general election: Amethi{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2437.htm?ac=37|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|publisher=Election Commission of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517135253/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2437.htm?ac=37|archive-date=17 May 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm|title=Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=31 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702210941/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm|archive-date=2 July 2014}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Rahul Gandhi|votes=408,651|percentage=46.71|change={{decrease}}25.07}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Smriti Irani|votes=300,748|percentage=34.38|change={{increase}}28.57}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Dharmendra Pratap Singh|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=57,716|percentage=6.60|change={{decrease}}7.94}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Dr. Kumar Vishvas|party=Aam Aadmi Party|votes=25,527|percentage=2.92|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=1,784|percentage=0.20|change=N/A}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 1,07,903
|percentage = 12.33
|change = {{decrease}}32.83
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=8,74,872|percentage=52.39|change={{increase}}7.22}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing = {{decrease}}26.82
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election 2009=
Rahul Gandhi held the seat and represented the constituency in the Fifteenth Lok Sabha.
{{Election box begin | title=2009 Indian general election: Amethi{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf|title=Constituency Wise Detailed Results |page=153|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf|archive-date=11 August 2014}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Rahul Gandhi
|votes = 464,195
|percentage = 71.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Asheesh Shukla
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 93,997
|percentage = 14.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Pradeep Kumar Singh
|votes = 37,570
|percentage = 5.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Bhuwal
|party = JPS
|votes = 10,396
|percentage = 1.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Swami Nath
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 9,642
|percentage = 1.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 370,198
|percentage = 57.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 646,650
|percentage = 45.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election 2004=
Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi's son, won the seat and represented the constituency in the Fourteenth Lok Sabha.
{{Election box begin | title=2004 Indian general election: Amethi{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha|page=309|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718190634/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Rahul Gandhi
|votes = 390,179
|percentage = 66.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Chandra Parkash Mishra
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 99,326
|percentage = 16.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ram Vilas Vedanti
|votes = 55,438
|percentage = 9.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sri Ram
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 12,320
|percentage = 2.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Udai Raj Maurya
|party = Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)
|votes = 11,280
|percentage = 1.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 290,853
|percentage = 49.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 589,596
|percentage = 44.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election 1999=
Sonia Gandhi, the wife of Rajiv Gandhi, won the election and represented the constituency in the Thirteenth Lok Sabha.
{{Election box begin | title=1999 Indian general election: Amethi{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha|page=238|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014}} }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Sonia Gandhi
|votes = 418,960
|percentage = 67.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sanjaya Sinh
|votes = 118,948
|percentage = 19.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Paras Nath Maurya
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 33,658
|percentage = 9.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mohammad Israr
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 7,098
|percentage = 2.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 300,012
|percentage = 48.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 638,178
|percentage = 57.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election 1998=
Sanjaya Sinh of the BJP won the election and represented the constituency in the Twelfth Lok Sabha.
{{Election box begin | title=1998 Indian general election: Amethi{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha|page=246| publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718181833/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sanjaya Sinh
|votes = 205,025
|percentage = 35.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Satish Sharma
|votes = 181,755
|percentage = 31.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mohd. Naim
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 151,096
|percentage = 25.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 23,270
|percentage = 3.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 597,556
|percentage = 53.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election 1996=
Satish Sharma held the seat and represented the constituency in the Eleventh Lok Sabha.
{{Election box begin | title=1996 Indian general election: Amethi{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha|page=423|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183504/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Satish Sharma
|votes = 157,868
|percentage = 38.81
|change = −15.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Raja Mohan Singh
|votes = 117,725
|percentage = 28.94
|change = +4.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Choudary Mohd. Isa
|votes = 79,285
|percentage = 19.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Karnandan Singh Akela
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 13,277
|percentage = 3.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 40,143
|percentage = 9.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 426,913
|percentage = 38.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
==By-election 1991==
Satish Sharma of the INC won the election and represented the constituency in the Tenth Lok Sabha.
{{Election box begin | title=1991 By-election: Amethi}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Satish Sharma
|votes = 178,996
|percentage = 53.88
|change = +0.65
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate =M. M. Singh
|votes = 79,687
|percentage = 23.99
|change = +2.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = R. Singh
|votes = 47,033
|percentage = 14.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 99,309
|percentage = 29.89
|change = −1.99
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 332,195
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser =
|swing = +0.65
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election 1991=
Rajiv Gandhi won the election, but he was assassinated on 21 May 1991 a few days after the polling in Amethi and even before other rounds of polling were completed. The election process was postponed for a few days and votes were eventually counted in June 1991. He was declared winner after his death, but a bye-election had to be called.
{{Election box begin | title=1991 Indian general election: Amethi{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha|page=280|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183558/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Rajiv Gandhi
|votes = 187,138
|percentage = 53.23
|change = −14.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ravindra Pratap
|votes = 75,053
|percentage = 21.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Naeem
|party = Janata Dal
|votes = 54,680
|percentage = 15.55
|change = −1.66
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 112,085
|percentage = 31.88
|change = −18.34
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 376,202
|percentage = 40.97
|change = −5.81
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser =
|swing = −14.20
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{{Election box end}}
=General election 1989=
Rajiv Gandhi won a third term in the election and represented the constituency in the Ninth Lok Sabha. He was challenged by Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.
{{Election box begin | title=1989 Indian general election: Amethi{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha|page=265|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014}} }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Rajiv Gandhi
|votes = 271,407
|percentage = 67.43
|change = −16.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Rajmohan Gandhi
|party = Janata Dal
|votes = 69,269
|percentage = 17.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Kanshi Ram
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 25,400
|percentage = 6.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 202,138
|percentage = 50.22
|change = −21.95
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 425,746
|percentage = 46.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing = −16.24
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election 1984=
Rajiv Gandhi held the seat and represented the constituency in the Eighth Lok Sabha. He was challenged by his sister-in-law Maneka Gandhi.
{{Election box begin | title=1984 Indian general election: Amethi{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha|page=215|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718184911/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Rajiv Gandhi
|votes = 365,041
|percentage = 83.67
|change = −0.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Maneka Gandhi
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 50,163
|percentage = 11.50
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 314,878
|percentage = 72.17
|change = −5.12
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 446,289
|percentage = 60.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing = −0.50
}}
{{Election box end}}
==By-election 1981==
Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay's brother, won the by-election and represented the constituency in the Seventh Lok Sabha.
{{Election box begin | title=1981 By-election: Amethi{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results%2052-95.xls|title=Details of Lok Sabha By- Elections since 1952|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=24 September 2014|format=Excel}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Rajiv Gandhi
|votes = 258,884
|percentage = 84.18
|change = +27.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sharad Yadav
|party = Lok Dal
|votes = 21,188
|percentage = 6.89
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 237,696
|percentage = 77.29
|change = +38.03
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 307,523
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing = +27.07
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election 1980=
Sanjay Gandhi of the INC won the election. He died in a plane crash later in the year, forcing a by-election in 1981.
{{Election box begin | title=1980 Indian general election: Amethi{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha|page=219|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Sanjay Gandhi
|votes = 186,990
|percentage = 57.11
|change = +26.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ravindra Pratap Singh
|party = Janata Party
|votes = 58,445
|percentage = 17.85
|change = −42.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mohd. Isa
|party = Janata Party (Secular)
|votes = 41,734
|percentage = 12.75
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mahavir Prasad
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 12,295
|percentage = 3.76
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Satya Narain Jaiswal
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 7,339
|percentage = 2.24
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 128,545
|percentage = 39.26
|change = +13.26
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 338,531
|percentage = 50.10
|change = +1.51
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Janata Party
|swing = +5.33
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election 1977=
Ravindra Pratap Singh of the Janata Party represented the constituency in the Sixth Lok Sabha.
{{Election box begin | title=1977 Indian general election: Amethi{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1977 to the Sixth Lok Sabha|page=185|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014}} }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Janata Party|candidate=Ravindra Pratap Singh|votes=176,410|percentage=60.47|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sanjay Gandhi|party=Indian National Congress|votes=100,566|percentage=34.47|change=−27.66}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Abdul Wahid|party=Independent (politician)|votes=8,450|percentage=2.90|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Badri Narain|party=Independent (politician)|votes=6,306|percentage=2.16|change=N/A}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 75,844
|percentage = 26.00
|change = −22.37
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=302,826|percentage=48.59|change=+18.54}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election 1971=
Bajpai held the seat and represented the constituency in the Fifth Lok Sabha.
{{Election box begin | title=1971 Indian general election: Amethi{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha|page=181|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175452/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Vidya Dhar Bajpai
|votes = 96,312
|percentage = 62.13
|change = {{increase}}26.32
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Gokul Prasad Pathak
|party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
|votes = 21,335
|percentage = 13.76
|change = {{decrease}}19.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Wast Nabvi
|party = Indian National Congress (Organisation)
|votes = 19,051
|percentage = 12.29
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Kailash Nath Singh
|party = Bharatiya Kranti Dal
|votes = 11,787
|percentage = 7.60
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Basudev Shastri
|party = Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
|votes = 6,541
|percentage = 4.22
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 74,977
|percentage = 48.37
|change = {{increase}}46.30
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 160,395
|percentage = 30.05
|change = {{decrease}}7.29
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser =
|swing = {{increase}}26.32
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election 1967=
Vidya Dhar Bajpai of the INC won the first election in 1967 and became Amethi's first MP.
{{Election box begin | title=1967 Indian general election: Amethi{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1967 to the Fourth Lok Sabha|page=168|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185108/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Vidya Dhar Bajpai
|votes = 63,231
|percentage = 35.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Gokul Prasad Pathak
|party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
|votes = 59,566
|percentage = 33.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = A. Wahid
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 22,333
|percentage = 12.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = A. P. Pandey
|party = Samyukta Socialist Party
|votes = 17,213
|percentage = 9.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = R. H. Singh
|party = Swatantra Party
|votes = 9,883
|percentage = 5.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 3,665
|percentage = 2.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 188,666
|percentage = 37.34
|change = New
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
External links
- [https://resultuniversity.com/election/amethi-lok-sabha Amethi Lok Sabha Election Results - From 1971 to Today]
- [https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/uttar_pradesh/amethi/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_results.html Amethi lok sabha constituency election 2019 results ]
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