# Basti Lok Sabha constituency

Basti Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India.

## Assembly Segments

There are five assembly constituencies in Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party |
| 307 | Harraiya | Basti | Ajay Kumar Singh | BJP |
| 308 | Kaptanganj | Basti | Kavindra Chaudhary | Samajwadi Party |
| 309 | Rudhauli | Basti | Rajendra Chaudhary | Samajwadi Party |
| 310 | Basti Sadar | Basti | Mahendra Nath Yadav | Samajwadi Party |
| 311 | Mahadewa (SC) | Basti | Doodhram | Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1951 | Uday Shankar Dubey | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Ram Garib | Independent politician |
| 1957^ | Keshav Dev Malviya | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Keshav Dev Malviya | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Sheo Narain | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Anant Prasad Dhusia | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Sheo Narain | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Kalpnath Sonkar | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Ram Awadh Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Kalpnath Sonkar | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Shyam Lal Kamal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Sriram Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Sriram Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Sriram Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Lal Mani Prasad | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2009 | Arvind Kumar Chaudhary | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2014 | Harish Dwivedi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Harish Dwivedi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Ram Prasad Chaudhary | Samajwadi Party |
^ by poll

## Election results
### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Basti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SP | Ram Prasad Chaudhary | 527,005 | 48.67 | 48.67 |
| | BJP | Harish Dwivedi | 4,26,011 | 39.34 | 5.34 |
| | BSP | Lavkush Patel | 1,03,301 | 9.54 | 32.26 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 7,761 | 0.72 | 0.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,00,994 | 9.33 | 6.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,82,870 | 56.67 | 0.52 |
| | SP gain from BJP | SP gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### General Election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Basti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Harish Dwivedi | 471,163 | 44.68 | +10.57 |
| | BSP | Ram Prasad Chaudhary | 4,40,808 | 41.8 | +14.74 |
| | INC | Raj Kishor Singh | 86,920 | 8.24 | |
| | SBSP | Vinod Kumar Rajbhar | 11,971 | 1.14 | |
| | HND | Rohit Kumar Pathak | 3,182 | 0.3 | |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 10,298 | 0.98 | + 0.01 |
| | Others | Remaining Candidates | 30,184 | 2.84 | −0.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,354 | 2.88 | −0.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,55,201 | 57.19 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General Election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Basti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Harish Dwivedi | 3,57,680 | 34.11 | +18.96 |
| | SP | Brij Kishor Singh "Dimpal" | 324,118 | 30.91 | +9.79 |
| | BSP | Ram Prasad Chaudhary | 283,747 | 27.06 | −7.66 |
| | INC | Ambika Singh | 27,673 | 2.64 | −9.67 |
| | AAP | Anand Rajpal | 8,407 | 0.80 | +0.80 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 10,168 | 0.97 | +0.97 |
| | | Remainder 8 candidates | 36,741 | 3.50 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,562 | 3.20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,48,539 | 58.66 | |
| | BJP gain from BSP | BJP gain from BSP | Swing | -4.46 | |

### 15th Lok Sabha: 2009 General Election

2009 Indian general elections: Basti :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BSP | Arvind Kumar Chaudhary | 2,68,666 | 34.72 | |
| | SP | Raj Kishor Singh | 1,63,456 | 21.12 | |
| | BJP | Dr. Y. D. Singh | 1,17,259 | 15.15 | |
| | INC | Basant Chaudhary | 95,235 | 12.31 | |
| | PECP | Daya Shankar Patwa | 67,987 | 8.79 | |
| | | Remainder 11 candidates | 36,741 | 3.50 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,05,210 | 13.60 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,73,779 | 49.26 | |
| | BSP hold | BSP hold | Swing | | |