# Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency

Rae Bareli is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is considered to be a bastion of the Indian National Congress. First Member of Parliament was Baijnath Kureel. From 1967 to 1977, the seat was held by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and from 2004 until her appointment to the Rajya Sabha in 2024, by Sonia Gandhi.
Most Successful parties from Raebareli Lok Sabha

## Demographics and assembly segments

The constituency has an electorate of 9.59 lakhs in 2019 of which nearly 30% belongs to Scheduled Castes, 12% Muslims,16% Yadavs.
Presently, Rae Bareli comprises five Assembly (legislative assembly) segments. These are:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 177 | Bachhrawan (SC) | Raebareli | Shyam Sunder Bharti | Samajwadi Party | Indian National Congress |
| 179 | Harchandpur | Raebareli | Rahul Lodhi Rajput | Samajwadi Party | Indian National Congress |
| 180 | Rae Bareli | Raebareli | Aditi Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | Indian National Congress |
| 182 | Sareni | Raebareli | Devendra Pratap Singh | Samajwadi Party | Indian National Congress |
| 183 | Unchahar | Raebareli | Manoj Kumar Pandey | Samajwadi Party | Indian National Congress |

## Members of Lok Sabha

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Feroze Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Feroze Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 1960^ | R P Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Baijnath Kureel | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Raj Narain | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 1980^ | Arun Nehru | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Arun Nehru | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Sheila Kaul | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Sheila Kaul | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Ashok Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Ashok Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Satish Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Sonia Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 2006^ | Sonia Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Sonia Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Sonia Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Sonia Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Rahul Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
^By-Poll

## Election results
### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Rae Bareli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rahul Gandhi | 687,649 | 66.17 | 10.37 |
| | BJP | Dinesh Pratap Singh | 297,619 | 28.64 | 9.72 |
| | BSP | Thakur Prasad Yadav | 21,624 | 2.08 | 2.08 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,872 | 0.76 | 0.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 390,030 | 37.61 | 20.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,369,97 | 58.04 | 1.70 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### General Election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Rae Bareli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sonia Gandhi | 534,918 | 55.80 | −8.00 |
| | BJP | Dinesh Pratap Singh | 367,740 | 38.36 | +17.31 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 10,252 | 1.07 | +0.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167,178 | 17.44 | −25.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 959,022 | 56.34 | +4.61 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -8.00 | |

### General Election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Rae Bareli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sonia Gandhi | 526,434 | 63.80 | −8.43 |
| | BJP | Ajay Agarwal | 173,721 | 21.05 | +17.23 |
| | BSP | Pravesh Singh | 63,633 | 7.71 | −8.69 |
| | AAP | Archana Srivastava | 10,383 | 1.26 | N/A |
| | IND. | Shakil Ahamad | 7,914 | 0.96 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 5,409 | 0.66 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352,713 | 42.75 | −13.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 825,142 | 51.73 | +3.40 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -8.43 | |

### General Election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Rae Bareli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sonia Gandhi | 481,490 | 72.23 | +8.26 |
| | BSP | R. S. Kushwaha | 109,325 | 16.40 | N/A |
| | BJP | R. B. Singh | 25,444 | 3.82 | +0.49 |
| | AD | Anil Kumar Maurya | 12,321 | 1.85 | N/A |
| | IND. | Hori Lal | 10,073 | 1.51 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372,165 | 55.83 | −15.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 666,648 | 48.33 | +5.03 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -8.26 | |

### General Election 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Rae Bareli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Sonia Gandhi | 378,107 | 58.75 |
| | SP | Ashok Kumar Singh | 128,342 | 19.94 |
| | BSP | Rajesh Yadav | 57,543 | 8.94 |
| | BJP | Girish Narayan Panday | 31,290 | 4.86 |
| | Independent | Hori Lal | 15,160 | 2.36 |
| | AD | Indra Pal Singh | 9,969 | 1.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 249,765 | 38.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 643,560 | 48.42 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

#### By-election 2006

By-election, 2006: Rae Bareli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Sonia Gandhi | 474,891 | 80.49 |
| | SP | Raj Kumar | 57,003 | 9.66 |
| | BJP | Vinay Katiyar | 19,657 | 3.33 |
| | RJP | Deepa | 8,336 | 1.41 |
| | Independent | Sunder Lal | 6,780 | 1.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,17,888 | 70.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,90,033 | 43.30 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General Election 1999

1999 Indian general election: Rae Bareli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Capt. Satish Sharma | 224,202 | 32.76 |
| | SP | Gajadhar Singh | 150,653 | 22.01 |
| | BSP | Anand Prakash Lodhi | 137,775 | 20.13 |
| | BJP | Arun Kumar Nehru | 136,217 | 19.90 |
| | AD | Babu Lal Kushwaha | 8,058 | 1.18 |
| | Independent | Arshad Ali Khan | 7,466 | 1.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73,549 | 10.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 684,461 | 58.27 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |

### General Election 1998

1998 Indian general election: Rae Bareli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Ashok Singh | 237,204 | 36.15 |
| | SP | Surendra Bahadur Singh | 196,482 | 29.94 |
| | BSP | Ramesh Kumar Maurya | 130,342 | 19.86 |
| | INC | Deepa Kaul | 49,615 | 7.56 |
| | Independent | Ram Kishore | 18,787 | 2.86 |
| | JD | Ram Harsh Verma | 12,106 | 1.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,722 | 6.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 656,147 | 56.04 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### General Election 1996

1996 Indian general election: Rae Bareli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Ashok Singh | 163,390 | 33.93 |
| | JD | Ashok Singh | 129,503 | 26.90 |
| | BSP | Babulal Lodhi | 119,422 | 24.80 |
| | INC | Vikram Kaul | 25,457 | 5.29 |
| | Independent | Ravendra Bahadur Singh | 8,752 | 1.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,887 | 7.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 481,482 | 41.38 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### General Election 1980

1980 Indian general election: Rae Bareli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Indira Gandhi | 223,903 | 58.27% |
| | JP | Vijayaraje Scindia | 50,249 | 12.58% |
| | JP(S) | Mahipal Singh | 48,353 | 13.08% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173,654 | 45.19% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 384,249 | 56.68% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 699,064 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |
Gandhi was also elected from Medak. She retained her seat in Medak and resigned from Rae Bareli.

#### By-poll in 1980

* Arun Nehru INC : 176,456
* Janeshwar Mishra JNP(S) : 69,166
* Details of some elections (1984 to 1991) missing from this page

### General Election 1977

1977 Indian general election: Rae Bareli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Raj Narain | 177,719 | 53.51 | New |
| | INC | Indira Gandhi | 122,517 | 36.89 | 29.46 |
| | Independent | P. Nallathampy Terah | 9,311 | 2.80 | |
| | Independent | Kamal Ahamad Khan | 7,467 | 2.25 | |
| | Independent | Krishna Prasad | 4,083 | 1.23 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55,202 | 16.62 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 332,122 | 52.48 | |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | | |
This time the incumbent Prime minister Indira Gandhi lost to her opponent, the only such instance to date.

### General Election 1971

1971 Indian general election: Rae Bareli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Indira Gandhi | 183,309 | 66.35% |
| | SSP | Raj Narain | 71,499 | 25.88% |
| | Independent | Swami Adwaita Nand | 16,627 | 6.02% |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) | Rameshwar Dutta Manav | 4,839 | 1.75% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111,810 | 39.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 284,752 | 55.22% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 515,711 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |
* Gandhi's election was annulled by the Allahabad High Court in June 1975 on a technicality, but the Supreme Court of India overturned the decision following an amendment to the constitution.

### General Election 1957

* Winner 1/2 Feroze Gandhi (INC) : 162,595 votes
* - - - defeated Nand Kishore (IND) : 133,342
** AND
* Baij Nath Kureel (INC) : 126,318 votes
* - - - defeated Chhote Lal (Jana Sangh) : 100,651

#### By-poll 1960

* R.P. Singh (INC) : 104,840 votes
* N.B. Singh (JS) : 62,809