# 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 | Gorakhpur | Mahendra Pal Singh | BJP |
| 322 | Gorakhpur Urban | Gorakhpur | Yogi Adityanath | BJP |
| 323 | Gorakhpur Rural | Gorakhpur | Bipin Singh | BJP |
| 324 | Sahajanwa | Gorakhpur | Pradeep Shukla | BJP |

## Members of Lok Sabha

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Sinhasan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Sinhasan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Mahadeo Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Sinhasan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Mahant Digvijaynath | Independent |
| 1970^ | Mahant Avedyanath | Independent |
| 1971 | Narsingh Narain Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Harikesh Bahadur | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Harikesh Bahadur | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Madan Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Mahant Avedyanath | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha |
| 1991 | Mahant Avedyanath | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Mahant Avedyanath | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Yogi Adityanath | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Yogi Adityanath | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Yogi Adityanath | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Yogi Adityanath | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Yogi Adityanath | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2018^ | Praveen Nishad | Samajwadi Party |
| 2019 | Ravi Kishan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Ravi Kishan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
^By Election in 1970 & 2018.

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Gorakhpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ravi Kishan | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,03,526 | 8.97 | 16.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,54,413 | 55.05 | 4.74 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Gorakhpur :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,01,664 | 25.47 | +23.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,84,635 | 59.79 | +12.00 |
| | BJP gain from SP | BJP gain from SP | Swing | +11.68 | |

### 2018 bye-election

Bye-election, 2018: Gorakhpur :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 21,801 | 2.33 | −27.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,34,441 | 47.79 | −6.84 |
| | SP gain from BJP | SP gain from BJP | Swing | -2.97 | |

### 2014 Lok Sabha elections

2014 Indian general elections: Gorakhpur :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,12,783 | 30.07 | +0.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,40,199 | 54.63 | +10.50 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | -2.02 | |

### 2009 Lok Sabha elections

2009 Indian general elections: Gorakhpur :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,20,271 | 29.42 | +8.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,48,617 | 44.13 | −4.00 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +2.34 | |

### 2004 Lok Sabha elections

General Election, 2004: Gorakhpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Yogi Adityanath | 353,647 | 51.31 | +10.21 |
| | SP | Jamuna Prasad Nishad | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,42,309 | 20.61 | +19.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,89,248 | 48.13 | −3.45 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +10.21 | |

### 1999 Lok Sabha elections

General Election, 1999: Gorakhpur :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 7,339 | 1.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,50,545 | 51.58 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 1998 Lok Sabha elections

General Election, 1998: Gorakhpur :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 26,206 | 4.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,29,765 | 50.53 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 1996 Lok Sabha elections

General Election, 1996: Gorakhpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Mahant Avedyanath | 236,369 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 56,880 | 10.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,59,700 | 45.69 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 1991 Lok Sabha elections

General Election, 1991: Gorakhpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Mahant Avedyanath | 228,736 | 49.70 |
| | JD | Sharda Prasad Rawat | 1,37,377 | 29.85 |
| | IND | Narsingh Narayan Pandey | 38,376 | 8.34 |
| | JP | Deep Narain Yadav | 32,346 | 7.03 |
| | LKD | Safatullah | 6,766 | 1.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91,359 | 19.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,60,188 | 50.95 |
| | BJP gain from HM | 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