# Kaushambi Lok Sabha constituency

Kaushambi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. This constituency, spread over Kaushambi and Pratapgarh districts came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.

## Assembly segments

Presently, Kaushambi Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 245 | Babaganj (SC) | Pratapgarh | Vinod Saroj | Jansatta Dal | Samajwadi Party |
| 246 | Kunda | Pratapgarh | Raghuraj Pratap Singh | Jansatta Dal | Samajwadi Party |
| 251 | Sirathu | Kaushambi | Pallavi Patel | Samajwadi Party | Samajwadi Party |
| 252 | Manjhanpur (SC) | Kaushambi | Indrajit Saroj | Samajwadi Party | Samajwadi Party |
| 253 | Chail | Kaushambi | Pooja Pal | Samajwadi Party | Samajwadi Party |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| Till 2008 : Constituency did not exist ||||
| 2009 | Shailendra Kumar | Samajwadi Party |
| 2014 | Vinod Kumar Sonkar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Vinod Kumar Sonkar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Pushpendra Saroj | Samajwadi Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Kaushambi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SP | Pushpendra Saroj | 509,787 | 50.51 | 15.18 |
| | BJP | Vinod Kumar Sonkar | 4,05,843 | 40.21 | 0.90 |
| | BSP | Shubh Narayan | 55,858 | 5.53 | 5.53 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 12,967 | 1.28 | 0.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,03,944 | 10.30 | 6.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,09,329 | 52.85 | 1.71 |
| | SP gain from BJP | SP gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Kaushambi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Vinod Sonkar | 383,009 | 39.31 | +2.88 |
| | SP | Indrajit Saroj | 3,44,287 | 35.33 | − |
| | Jansatta Dal (L) | Shailendra Kumar | 1,56,406 | 16.05 | +16.05 |
| | Independent | Shailendra Kumar | 26,967 | 2.77 | |
| | INC | Girish Chandra Pasi | 16,442 | 1.69 | |
| | Independent | Shailendra Kumar | 8,011 | 0.82 | |
| | PSP(L) | Rajdev | 4,986 | 0.51 | +0.51 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 14,769 | 1.52 | −0.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,722 | 3.98 | −0.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,75,037 | 54.56 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 result

2014 Indian general elections: Kaushambi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Vinod Kumar Sonkar | 331,724 | 36.43 | +27.49 |
| | SP | Shailendra Kumar | 2,88,824 | 31.72 | −12.99 |
| | BSP | Suresh Pasi | 2,01,322 | 22.11 | −12.48 |
| | INC | Mahendra Kumar | 31,905 | 3.50 | −3.89 |
| | Independent | Mohan Lal | 9,182 | 1.01 | N/A |
| | BMP | Shripal | 7,341 | 0.81 | N/A |
| | RSMD | Malti Devi | 6,548 | 0.72 | N/A |
| | LKD | Rajendra Sonkar | 6,386 | 0.70 | N/A |
| | Independent | Bina Rani | 4,957 | 0.54 | N/A |
| | AAP | Swarnalata Suman | 3,692 | 0.41 | N/A |
| | Independent | Chhedoo | 3,340 | 0.37 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 15,169 | 1.67 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42,900 | 4.71 | −5.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,10,514 | 52.37 | +12.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,72,976 | | |
| | BJP gain from SP | BJP gain from SP | Swing | | |
* #Swing based on addition of performance of BJP and Apna Dal in previous election

### 2009 result

2009 Indian general elections: Kaushambi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SP | Shailendra Kumar | 246,501 | 44.71 | |
| | BSP | Girish Chandra Pasi | 1,90,712 | 34.59 | |
| | INC | Ram Nihor Rakesh | 40,765 | 7.39 | |
| | BJP | Gautam Chaudhary | 30,475 | 5.53 | |
| | AD | Umesh Chandra Pasi | 18,799 | 3.41 | |
| | Independent | Ram Saran | 11,570 | 2.10 | |
| | Independent | Man Singh | 3,973 | 0.72 | |
| | Independent | Jagdeo | 3,973 | 0.72 | |
| | IJP | Gulab Sonkar | 2,975 | 0.54 | |
| | Independent | Gulab Chandra | 2,500 | 0.45 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55,789 | 10.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,51,311 | 39.63 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,91,312 | | |
| | SP win (new seat) | SP win (new seat) | SP win (new seat) | SP win (new seat) | SP win (new seat) |