Gorakhpur (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Gorakhpur is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India. The current member of Lok Sabha is Ravi Kishan, who has won the election as a BJP party candidate in 2024.
This constituency is considered a stronghold of Gorakhnath Math, three of whose presiding monks have been elected from it multiple times.
Vidhan Sabha constituencies
There are five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments under this Lok Sabha constituency. These are:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320 | Caimpiyarganj | Gorakhpur | Fateh Bahadur Singh | BJP | |
| 321 | Pipraich | Mahendra Pal Singh | BJP | ||
| 322 | Gorakhpur Urban | Yogi Adityanath | BJP | ||
| 323 | Gorakhpur Rural | Bipin Singh | BJP | ||
| 324 | Sahajanwa | Pradeep Shukla | BJP | ||
Members of Lok Sabha
^By Election in 1970 & 2018.
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ravi Kishan Shukla | 585,834 | 50.75 |  9.79
| |
| SP | Kajal Nishad | 4,82,308 | 41.78 |  6.71
| |
| BSP | Javed Simnani | 55,781 | 4.83 | 4.83
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,681 | 0.67 | 0.02
| |
| Majority | 1,03,526 | 8.97 | 16.50
| ||
| Turnout | 11,54,413 | 55.05 | 4.74
| ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ravi Kishan | 717,122 | 60.54 | +14.01 | |
| SP | Rambhual Nishad | 4,15,458 | 35.07 | −13.79 | |
| INC | Madhusudan Tripathi | 22,972 | 1.94 | −0.08 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,688 | 0.65 | −0.24 | |
| Majority | 3,01,664 | 25.47 | +23.14 | ||
| Turnout | 11,84,635 | 59.79 | +12.00 | ||
| BJP gain from SP | Swing | +11.68 | |||
2018 bye-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Praveen Kumar Nishad | 456,589 | 48.86 | +27.10 | |
| BJP | Upendra Dutt Shukla | 4,34,788 | 46.53 | −5.30 | |
| INC | Dr. Surheeta Kareem | 18,872 | 2.02 | −2.38 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 8,331 | 0.89 | +0.11 | |
| Majority | 21,801 | 2.33 | −27.74 | ||
| Turnout | 9,34,441 | 47.79 | −6.84 | ||
| SP gain from BJP | Swing | -2.97 | |||
2014 Lok Sabha elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Yogi Adityanath | 539,127 | 51.83 | −2.02 | |
| SP | Rajmati Nishad | 2,26,344 | 21.76 | +10.67 | |
| BSP | Ram Bhuwal Nishad | 1,76,412 | 16.96 | −7.47 | |
| INC | Astbhuja Prasad Tripathi | 45,719 | 4.40 | +0.36 | |
| AAP | Radhe Mohan Misra | 11,873 | 1.14 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 8,153 | 0.78 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,12,783 | 30.07 | +0.65 | ||
| Turnout | 10,40,199 | 54.63 | +10.50 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | -2.02 | |||
2009 Lok Sabha elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Yogi Adityanath | 403,156 | 53.85 | +2.34 | |
| BSP | Vinay Shankar Tiwari | 1,82,885 | 24.43 | +14.21 | |
| SP | Manoj Tiwari | 83,059 | 11.09 | −19.61 | |
| INC | Lalchand Nishad | 30,262 | 4.04 | −0.82 | |
| Independent | Chhedilal | 8,953 | 1.20 | 0 | |
| Independent | Niranjan Prasad | 6,519 | 0.87 | 0 | |
| Independent | Govind | 4,829 | 0.65 | 0 | |
| Ambedkar Samaj Party | Aman | 3,007 | 0.40 | 0 | |
| Independent | Harishchandra | 2,944 | 0.39 | 0 | |
| AD | Divyashankar Nishad | 2,353 | 0.31 | −0.16 | |
| Independent | Awdhesh Singh | 2,232 | 0.30 | 0 | |
| Majority | 2,20,271 | 29.42 | +8.81 | ||
| Turnout | 7,48,617 | 44.13 | −4.00 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +2.34 | |||
2004 Lok Sabha elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Yogi Adityanath | 353,647 | 51.31 | +10.21 | |
| SP | Jamuna Prasad | 2,11,608 | 30.70 | −9.27 | |
| BSP | Pradeep Kumar Nishad | 70,449 | 10.22 | −4.21 | |
| INC | Shardendu Pandey | 33,477 | 4.86 | +1.78 | |
| Independent | Ram Milan | 8,785 | 1.27 | 0 | |
| AD | Chandra Bhan Singh Patel | 3,225 | 0.47 | 0 | |
| SBSP | Gopal Rajbhar | 3,081 | 0.45 | 0 | |
| Independent | Ram Kishum | 2,716 | 0.39 | 0 | |
| ABHM | Mahanth Ramdas Brahmchari | 2,260 | 0.33 | 0 | |
| Majority | 1,42,309 | 20.61 | +19.48 | ||
| Turnout | 6,89,248 | 48.13 | −3.45 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +10.21 | |||
1999 Lok Sabha elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Yogi Adityanath | 267,382 | 41.10 | ||
| SP | Jamuna Prasad Nishad | 2,60,043 | 39.97 | ||
| BSP | D. P. Yadav | 93,852 | 13.43 | ||
| INC | Dr. Jamal Ahmad | 20,026 | 3.08 | ||
| JD(S) | Bankey Lal | 2,723 | 0.42 | ||
| Majority | 7,339 | 1.13 | |||
| Turnout | 6,50,545 | 51.58 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
1998 Lok Sabha elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Yogi Adityanath | 268,428 | 42.62 | ||
| SP | Jamuna Prasad Nishad | 2,42,222 | 38.46 | ||
| BSP | Prahlad Yadav | 85,282 | 13.54 | ||
| INC | Harikesh Bahadur | 22,621 | 3.59 | ||
| AD | Sant Lal Jaiswal | 3,892 | 0.62 | ||
| Majority | 26,206 | 4.16 | |||
| Turnout | 6,29,765 | 50.53 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
1996 Lok Sabha elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mahant Avedyanath | 2,36,369 | 42.23 | ||
| SP | Virender Pratap Shahi | 1,79,489 | 32.07 | ||
| BSP | Kedar Nath Singh | 85,248 | 15.23 | ||
| INC | Harikesh Bahadur | 14,549 | 2.60 | ||
| IND. | Manoj Kumar Singh | 4,395 | 0.79 | ||
| Majority | 56,880 | 10.16 | |||
| Turnout | 5,59,700 | 45.69 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
1991 Lok Sabha elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mahant Avedyanath | 2,28,736 | 49.70 | ||
| JD | Sharda Prasad Rawat | 1,37,377 | 29.85 | ||
| Independent | Narsingh Narayan Pandey | 38,376 | 8.34 | ||
| JP | Deep Narain Yadav | 32,346 | 7.03 | ||
| LKD | Safatullah | 6,766 | 1.47 | ||
| Majority | 91,359 | 19.85 | |||
| Turnout | 4,60,188 | 50.95 | |||
| BJP gain from HM | Swing | ||||
1971 Lok Sabha elections
- Narsingh Narian (INC) : 136,843 votes
- Avedh Nath (Ind) : 99,265 votes
1967 Lok Sabha elections
- Digvijai Nath (IND) : 121,490 votes
- S. L. Saxena (Cong) : 78,775 votes
1970 Bye-election
- Avedya Nath (IND) : 57,001 votes
- B Chaturvedi (NCJ): 37,064 votes
1962 Lok Sabha elections
- Sinhasan Singh (INC) : 68,258 votes
- Digvijai Nath (HMS) : 64,998 votes
See also
References
- ^ "PC: AC-wise data of candidate 2009 Gorakhpur". indiavotes.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S2464.htm
- ^ "1971 India General (5th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". elections.in. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "1967 India General (4th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". elections.in. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "1962 India General (3rd Lok Sabha) Elections Results". elections.in. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
