In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
Amethi Parliamentary Constituency Elections Result 2019
| Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smriti Irani | Bharatiya Janata Party | 467598 | 0 | 916 | 468514 | 49.71 | Winner |
| Rahul Gandhi | Indian National Congress | 412867 | 0 | 527 | 413394 | 43.86 | 1st Runner-up |
| Dhurv Lal | Independent | 7816 | 0 | 0 | 7816 | 0.83 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Afajal Varis | Bahujan Mukti Party | 6177 | 0 | 6 | 6183 | 0.66 | 3rd Runner-up |
| Ram Sajiwan | Independent | 5616 | 0 | 0 | 5616 | 0.6 | 4th Runner-up |
| Dinesh Kumar | Independent | 4301 | 0 | 0 | 4301 | 0.46 | 5th Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 3931 | 0 | 9 | 3940 | 0.42 | 6th Runner-up |
| Bhagwandeen | Independent | 3860 | 0 | 0 | 3860 | 0.41 | 7th Runner-up |
| Gopal Prasad | Independent | 3177 | 0 | 0 | 3177 | 0.34 | 8th Runner-up |
| Ram Sidh Yadav | Manavtawadi Samaj Party | 3052 | 0 | 3 | 3055 | 0.32 | 9th Runner-up |
| Lal Babu | Independent | 2318 | 0 | 0 | 2318 | 0.25 | 10th Runner-up |
| Harun Rasheed | Independent | 2083 | 0 | 2 | 2085 | 0.22 | 11th Runner-up |
| Shiv Nandan Singh | Bharatiya Sampuran Krantikari Party | 1947 | 0 | 1 | 1948 | 0.21 | 12th Runner-up |
| Prem Shankar | Moulik Adhikar Party | 1728 | 0 | 1 | 1729 | 0.18 | 13th Runner-up |
| Shatrunjai Pratap Singh | Lok Gathbandhan Party | 1716 | 0 | 0 | 1716 | 0.18 | 14th Runner-up |
| Hemant Kumar | Independent | 1580 | 0 | 0 | 1580 | 0.17 | 15th Runner-up |
| Gopal Swaroop Gandhi | Kisan Majdoor Berojgar Sangh | 1574 | 0 | 0 | 1574 | 0.17 | 16th Runner-up |
| Mo. Hasan Lahari | Independent | 1224 | 0 | 0 | 1224 | 0.13 | 17th Runner-up |
| Ram Milan | Rashtriya Apna Dal | 1144 | 0 | 0 | 1144 | 0.12 | 18th Runner-up |
| Pankaj Ramkumar Sing | Akhand Rashtrawadi Party | 1057 | 0 | 0 | 1057 | 0.11 | 19th Runner-up |
| Vipin Yadav | Independent | 1039 | 0 | 0 | 1039 | 0.11 | 20th Runner-up |
| Bas Deo Maurya | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star | 986 | 0 | 2 | 988 | 0.1 | 21th Runner-up |
| Durgesh Singh | Bharat Prabhat Party | 956 | 0 | 2 | 958 | 0.1 | 22th Runner-up |
| Nathu Ram | Janvadi Party(Socialist) | 846 | 0 | 1 | 847 | 0.09 | 23th Runner-up |
| Suresh Kumar Shukla | Independent | 779 | 0 | 0 | 779 | 0.08 | 24th Runner-up |
| Saritha S. Nair | Independent | 568 | 0 | 1 | 569 | 0.06 | 25th Runner-up |
| Dr. U.P. Shivananda | Independent | 546 | 0 | 1 | 547 | 0.06 | 26th Runner-up |
| Shiv Kumar | Independent | 495 | 0 | 0 | 495 | 0.05 | 27th Runner-up |
Amethi Lok Sabha Elections and Results 2014
One of the 80 Lok Sabha Constituencies of Uttar Pradesh, Amethi Parliamentary Constituency came into existence prior to the 1967 elections. The Amethi Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 37) has a total of 1,431,787 electorates out of which 679,304 are females and 752,483 are males according to Election Commission of India 2009 reports. It comprises of five Vidhan Sabha segments of which two are reserved for the SC category. It covers the entire district of Amethi, previously known as the Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar District, sprawls over an area of 3,070 sq km and has an elevation of 104 m. The district is divided into four tehsils and the city of Gauriganj is the center of administration. Amethi city lies at a distance of 40 km from Sultanpur. Hindi is the official language here while Awadhi is also widely spoken.
As per India census 2001, Amethi has a population of 12,808 with a 52% male majority and 48% of females. Muslims have a majority here. Amethi has a sex ratio of over 850 and a literacy rate of above 60%. Basic education facilities, including municipality schools and a handful of colleges are available here. The forest and its products play a very important role in the economic setup of the city. An extensive road network and railways connect it to several major areas of the country.
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Amethi Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Amethi parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Amethi constituency is Shri Rahul Gandhi of INC.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | Winner/Current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37 | Amethi | GEN | Rahul Gandhi | M | INC | 408651 | Smriti Zubin Irani | M | BJP | 300748 |
| 2009 | 37 | Amethi | GEN | Gandhi,Shri Rahul | M | INC | 464195 | Asheesh Shukla | M | BSP | 93997 |
| 2004 | 21 | Amethi | GEN | Rahul Gandhi | M | INC | 390179 | Chandra Parkash Mishra Matiyari | M | BSP | 99326 |
| 1999 | 25 | Amethi | GEN | Sonia Gandhi | F | INC | 418960 | Dr.Sanjai Singh | M | BJP | 118948 |
| 1998 | 25 | Amethi | GEN | Sanjay Singh | M | BJP | 205025 | Captain Satish Sharma | M | INC | 181755 |
| 1996 | 25 | Amethi | GEN | Satish Sharma | M | INC | 157868 | Raja Mohan Singh | M | BJP | 117725 |
| 1991 | 25 | Amethi | GEN | Rajiv Gandhi | M | INC | 187138 | Ravindra Pratap | M | BJP | 75053 |
| 1991 | Bye Pol | Amethi | GEN | C. S. K. Sharma | M | INC | 178996 | M.M.Singh | M | BJP | 79687 |
| 1989 | 25 | Amethi | GEN | Rajiv Gandhi | M | INC | 271407 | Raj Mohan Gandhi | M | JD | 69269 |
| 1984 | 25 | Amethi | GEN | Rajiv Gandhi | M | INC | 365041 | Maneka Gandhi | F | IND | 50163 |
| 1981 | Bye Pol | Amethi | GEN | Rajeew Ghandhi | M | INC(I) | 258884 | S.Yadav | M | LKD | 21188 |
| 1980 | 25 | Amethi | GEN | Sanjay Gandhi | M | INC(I) | 186990 | Ravindra Pratap Singh | M | JNP | 58445 |
| 1977 | 25 | Amethi | GEN | Ravindra Pratap Singh | M | BLD | 176410 | Sanjay Gandhi | M | INC | 100566 |
| 1971 | 24 | Amethi | GEN | Vidya Dhar Bajpai | M | INC | 96312 | Gokul Prasad Pathak | M | BJS | 21335 |
| 1967 | 24 | Amethi | GEN | V. D. Bajpai | M | INC | 63231 | G. Prasad | M | BJS | 59566 |
*PC = Parliamentary Constituency
List of Assembly Constituencies in Amethi Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Amethi parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tiloi | Salon (SC) | Jagdishpur (SC) |
| Gauriganj | Amethi | |
Last Updated on Sept 01, 2021