Balrampur Lok Sabha constituency

{{Short description|Former constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}

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| type = LS

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| state = Uttar Pradesh

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| established = 1957

| abolished = 2008

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Balrampur was a Lok Sabha constituency in northern India. Balrampur is in Uttar Pradesh state . This constituency ceased to exist in 2008 with the implementation of delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies. Most of the area under the erstwhile Balrampur seat now falls under Shravasti Lok Sabha constituency since 2008.

Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee contested Lucknow by-election in 1955 and came third. Then in 1957, he contested General Election in three seats. He finished fourth in Mathura, second in Lucknow, and won in Balrampur as his first time representing Lok Sabha. In 1962, he contested Balrampur and Lucknow, and lost in both the seats. In 1967, he contested Balrampur and this time won.{{cite news |last1=The New Indian Express |title=Balrampur: Vajpayee started out as an MP from this constituency |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/aug/18/balrampur-vajpayee-started-out-as-an-mp-from-this-constituency-1859181.html |accessdate=18 September 2022 |date=18 August 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918095736/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/aug/18/balrampur-vajpayee-started-out-as-an-mp-from-this-constituency-1859181.html |archivedate=18 September 2022}}