Amethi Lok Sabha 2024: Congress candidate Kishori Lal’s win
प्रकाशित
In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Congress’s Kishori Lal won Amethi with 5,39,228 votes, or 54.99 percent, defeating the BJP’s Smriti Irani, then a Union minister, by 1,67,196 votes. Irani polled 3,72,032. The BSP’s Nanhe Singh Chauhan was third with 34,534. Turnout was 54.60 percent.
| Year | Winner | Vote % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kishori Lal (INC) | 54.99% | 1,67,196 |
| 2019 | Smriti Irani (BJP) | 49.71% | 55,120 |
| 2014 | Rahul Gandhi (INC) | 46.72% | 1,07,903 |
Table: UP Election News. Data: Election Commission of India, via Wikipedia.
Reversing 2019
In 2019 Smriti Irani had beaten Rahul Gandhi here by 55,120 votes. In 2024 the BJP’s share fell from 49.71 to 37.94 percent and Congress rose from 43.86 to 54.99 percent. The SP and Congress were allies in 2024 and the SP did not field a candidate.
Amethi became a Lok Sabha seat in 1967. Sanjay Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have all represented it.
The assembly segments
The Amethi Lok Sabha seat has five assembly segments: Tiloi, Salon, Jagdishpur, Gauriganj and Amethi. Salon is in Rae Bareli district and the rest are in Amethi district. In 2022 the BJP won Tiloi, Salon and Jagdishpur and the SP won Gauriganj and Amethi. Salon and Jagdishpur are reserved for Scheduled Castes.
Congress won none of these in 2022 but took the Lok Sabha seat in 2024, another sign that the two elections should be read separately.
Key points
- In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Congress’s Kishori Lal won Amethi with 5,39,228 votes, or 54.
- In 2019 Smriti Irani had beaten Rahul Gandhi here by 55,120 votes.
- The Amethi Lok Sabha seat has five assembly segments: Tiloi, Salon, Jagdishpur, Gauriganj and Amethi.
The structure of the House
The Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly has 403 seats. Of these, 84 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 2 for Scheduled Tribes. The majority mark is 202. The state sends 80 members to the Lok Sabha and 31 to the Rajya Sabha. The legislative council is a separate House whose members come through different electorates and nomination.
Official 2022 figures for context
For context, the 2022 assembly election had 15,12,46,168 electors and 9,21,62,897 votes polled, with statewide turnout of 60.94 percent. The BJP won 255 seats on 41.29 percent and the Samajwadi Party 111 seats on 32.06 percent. Apna Dal (S) won 12, the RLD 8, the SBSP and NISHAD Party 6 each, Congress and the Jansatta Dal Loktantrik 2 each, and the BSP 1.
The 2017 baseline
The 2017 assembly election had 14,16,63,646 electors and turnout of 61.22 percent. The BJP won 312 seats on 39.67 percent. The Samajwadi Party won 47, the BSP 19, Apna Dal (S) 9, Congress 7 and the SBSP 4. Three independents also won. Between 2017 and 2022, 125 seats changed parties.
The 2024 Lok Sabha context
In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Uttar Pradesh’s 80 seats were won as follows: Samajwadi Party 37, BJP 33, Congress 6, RLD 2, Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) 1 and Apna Dal (S) 1. Lok Sabha and assembly elections turn on different issues and alliances, so the two results should not be added together to reach a conclusion.
Also read:
- Budaun district assembly results 2022
- Mathura district assembly results 2022
- Ghazipur district assembly results 2022
Source: Election Commission of India. Figures are from official statistical reports.
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