# Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency

Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This Lok Sabha Constituency came into existence in 1996 as 11th Lok Sabha was held in April - May 1996. On 29 September 1995 Ambedkar Nagar district was carved out from Faizabad division (now Ayodhya) in the memory of B. R. Ambedkar.

## Assembly segments

Presently, Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 276 | Goshainganj | Ayodhya | Abhay Singh | SP | SP |
| 277 | Katehari | Ambedkar Nagar | Dharamraj Nishad | BJP | SP |
| 278 | Tanda | Ambedkar Nagar | Ram Murti Verma | SP | SP |
| 280 | Jalalpur | Ambedkar Nagar | Rakesh Pandey | SP | SP |
| 281 | Akbarpur | Ambedkar Nagar | Ram Achal Rajbhar | SP | SP |
Katehari, Tanda, Jalalpur and Akbarpur assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Akbarpur Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of Parliament
### As Akbarpur (SC) Lok Sabha constituency

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1962 | Panna Lal | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Ramji Ram | Republican Party of India |
| 1971 | Ramji Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Mangal Dev Visharad | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Ram Avadh | Janata Party (Secular) |
| 1984 | Ram Pyare Suman | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Ram Avadh | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Ram Avadh | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Ghanshyam Kharwar | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 1998 | Mayawati | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 1999 | Mayawati | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2002^ | Tribhuvan Dutt | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2004 | Mayawati | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2004^ | Shankhlal Majhi | Samajwadi Party |

### As Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha Constituency

| Year | Member | Party |
| 2009 | Rakesh Pandey | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2014 | Hari Om Pandey | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Ritesh Pandey | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2024 | Lalji Verma | Samajwadi Party |
^By Poll

## Election results
### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SP | Lalji Verma | 544,959 | 46.30 | 46.30 |
| | BJP | Ritesh Pandey | 4,07,712 | 34.64 | 8.31 |
| | BSP | Qamar Hayat | 1,99,499 | 16.95 | 34.80 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 7,448 | 0.63 | 0.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,37,247 | 11.64 | 2.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,77,062 | 61.58 | 0.50 |
| | SP gain from BSP | SP gain from BSP | Swing | | |

### General Election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BSP | Ritesh Pandey | 564,118 | 51.75 | +23.46 |
| | BJP | Mukut Bihari | 4,68,238 | 42.95 | +1.18 |
| | PSP(L) | Premnath Nishad | 2,390 | 0.22 | +0.22 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 11,344 | 1.04 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95,880 | 8.80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,90,615 | 61.08 | |
| | BSP gain from BJP | BSP gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### General Election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Hari Om Pandey | 4,32,104 | 41.77 |
| | BSP | Rakesh Pandey | 2,92,675 | 28.29 |
| | SP | Ram Murti Verma | 2,34,467 | 22.67 |
| | INC | Ashok Singh | 22,775 | 2.20 |
| | MADP | Suresh Kumar Bauddh | 7,694 | 0.74 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 7,422 | 0.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,39,429 | 13.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,34,435 | 60.18 |
| | BJP gain from BSP | BJP gain from BSP | Swing | |

### General Election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Ambedkar Nagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BSP | Rakesh Pandey | 259,487 | 32.00% | |
| | SP | Shankhlal Majhi | 2,36,751 | 29.20% | |
| | BJP | Vinay Katiyar | 2,26,067 | 27.88% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,736 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,10,810 | 54.24% | |
| | BSP win (new seat) | BSP win (new seat) | BSP win (new seat) | BSP win (new seat) | BSP win (new seat) |