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.
Pratapgarh Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
| Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sangam Lal Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party | 434222 | 0 | 2069 | 436291 | 47.7 | Winner |
| Ashok Tripathi | Bahujan Samaj Party | 316633 | 0 | 1906 | 318539 | 34.83 | 1st Runner-up |
| Rajkumari Ratna Singh | Indian National Congress | 76686 | 0 | 410 | 77096 | 8.43 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Akshay Pratap Singh Alias Gopal Ji | Jansatta Dal Loktantrik | 46766 | 0 | 197 | 46963 | 5.13 | 3rd Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 12127 | 0 | 32 | 12159 | 1.33 | 4th Runner-up |
| Dr. B. L. Verma | Independent | 7921 | 0 | 31 | 7952 | 0.87 | 5th Runner-up |
| Ram Bahadur Sharma | Moulik Adhikar Party | 5576 | 0 | 2 | 5578 | 0.61 | 6th Runner-up |
| M. Irshad | Sarvodaya Bharat Party | 5558 | 0 | 1 | 5559 | 0.61 | 7th Runner-up |
| Sheshnath Tiwari | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist) | 4526 | 0 | 2 | 4528 | 0.5 | 8th Runner-up |
The Parliamentary Constituency of Pratapgarh is one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state of Uttar Pradesh formed prior to the 1952 elections. The total number of electorates in the Pratapgarh Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 39) according to Election Commission of India 2009 reports are 1,435,159 of which 768,492 are males and 666,667 are females. It presently comprises of seven Vidhan Sabha segments. The administrative headquarters of Pratapgarh district is situated in the city of Pratapgarh. This district covers an area of 3,730 sq. km. and is a part of the Allahabad Division. Hindi is the official language of Pratapgarh with Awadhi being widely spoken by the locals.
According to the India census data of 2011, Pratapgarh has a total population of 3,209,141 of which 53% are males and 47% are females. It has a sex ratio of 998 females per 1000 males. 14.13% of the population is below the age of six. The city of Pratapgarh has an average literacy rate of 70.09% with male literacy rate at 81.88% and female literacy rate at 58.45%. Hinduism is the predominant religion here with 68% of the population being Hindus, followed by 32% of Muslims. Pratapgarh was declared one of the nation’s most backward districts and currently receives funds. It has a promising number of notable schools and colleges, both government and private. National Highways NH 96 and NH 236 pass through Pratapgarh.
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Pratapgarh Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Pratapgarh 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 Pratapgarh constituency is Kuwar Harivansh Singh of AD.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | Winner/Current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 39 | Pratapgarh | GEN | Kuwar Harivansh Singh | M | AD | 375789 | Asif Nizamuddin Siddique | M | BSP | 207567 |
| 2009 | 39 | Pratapgarh | GEN | Singh,Rajkumari Ratna | F | INC | 169137 | Prof. Shivakant Ojha | M | BSP | 139358 |
| 2004 | 20 | Pratapgarh | GEN | Akshay Pratap Singh "Gopal Ji" | M | SP | 238137 | Rajkumari Ratna Singh | M | INC | 168865 |
| 1999 | 24 | Pratapgarh | GEN | Rajkumari Ratna Singh | F | INC | 202170 | Abhai Pratap Singh | M | BJP | 196167 |
| 1998 | 24 | Pratapgarh | GEN | Ram Vilas Vedanti | M | BJP | 232927 | Rajkumari Ratna Singh | M | INC | 164467 |
| 1996 | 24 | Pratapgarh | GEN | Rajkumari Ratna Singh | M | INC | 139326 | Udairaj Mishra | M | BJP | 117689 |
| 1991 | 24 | Pratapgarh | GEN | Abhai Pratap Singh | M | JD | 110838 | Udai Raj Misra | M | BJP | 107142 |
| 1989 | 24 | Pratapgarh | GEN | Raja Dinesh Singh | M | INC | 165870 | Abhai Pratap Singh | M | JD | 161664 |
| 1984 | 24 | Pratapgarh | GEN | Raja Dinesh Singh | M | INC | 279354 | Ram Deo | M | LKD | 46847 |
| 1980 | 24 | Pratapgarh | GEN | Ajit Pratap Singh | M | INC(I) | 94223 | Jai Singh | M | JNP(S) | 80038 |
| 1977 | 24 | Pratapgarh | GEN | Roop Nath Singh Yadava | M | BLD | 206339 | Dinesh Singh | M | INC | 57019 |
| 1971 | 23 | Pratapgarh | GEN | Dinesh Singh | M | INC | 156902 | Munishwar Dutt Upadhyaya | M | SSP | 76716 |
| 1967 | 23 | Pratapgarh | GEN | R. D. Singh | M | INC | 102825 | B. Singh | M | SSP | 81133 |
| 1962 | 24 | Pratapgarh | GEN | Ajit Pratap Singh | M | JS | 96483 | Munishwar Dutt Upadhya | M | INC | 72779 |
| 1957 | 62 | Pratapgarh | GEN | Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay | M | INC | 78399 | Hari Sharan Singh | M | IND | 65773 |
*PC = Parliamentary Constituency
List of Assembly Constituencies in Pratapgarh Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Pratapgarh parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rampur Khas | Bishwavnathganj | Pratapgarh |
| Patti | Raniganj | |
Last Updated on Sept 01, 2021