# Amethi Lok Sabha constituency

Amethi is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituencies in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This constituency covers the entire Amethi district and was created in 1967. Like its neighbouring constituency Rae Bareli, it is considered to be a bastion of the Indian National Congress. Its first member of parliament (MP) was Vidya Dhar Bajpai of the Indian National Congress (INC) who was elected in 1967 and held his seat in the next election in 1971. In the 1977 election, Ravindra Pratap Singh of the Janata Party became its MP. Singh was defeated in 1980 by Sanjay Gandhi of the INC. Later the same year, Gandhi died in a plane crash. This forced a by election in 1981 which was won by his brother, Rajiv Gandhi. Gandhi went on to represent this constituency until 1991, when he was assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The subsequent by election held the same year was won by Satish Sharma of the INC. Sharma was re-elected in 1996. Sanjaya Sinh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defeated Sharma in the 1998 election. The widow of Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi represented this constituency from 1999 to 2004. Her son, Rahul Gandhi, was elected in 2004. He was the fourth MP from the Nehru–Gandhi family since 1980 to represent the seat. Gandhi held the seat till the 2019 election when he was defeated by a margin of 55,000 votes by the BJP's Smriti Irani. Irani was defeated in 2024 by a margin of over 1.67 lakh votes by Kishori Lal Sharma of the Indian National Congress.
Most Successful parties from Amethi Lok Sabha

## Vidhan Sabha segments

Presently, Amethi Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Tiloi, Salon, Jagdishpur, Gauriganj and Amethi. This constituency is surrounded by Bara Banki and Faizabad in the north, Rae Bareli to the west, Sultanpur to the east and Pratapgarh to the south.
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 178 | Tiloi | Amethi | Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | Indian National Congress |
| 181 | Salon (SC) | Raebareli | Ashok Kori | Bharatiya Janata Party | Indian National Congress |
| 184 | Jagdishpur (SC) | Amethi | Suresh Pasi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Indian National Congress |
| 185 | Gauriganj | Amethi | Rakesh Pratap Singh | Samajwadi Party | Indian National Congress |
| 186 | Amethi | Amethi | Maharaji Prajapati | Samajwadi Party | Indian National Congress |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1967 | Vidya Dhar Bajpai | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Vidya Dhar Bajpai | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Ravindra Pratap Singh | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Sanjay Gandhi † | Indian National Congress |
| 1981^ | Rajiv Gandhi † | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Rajiv Gandhi † | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Rajiv Gandhi † | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Rajiv Gandhi † | Indian National Congress |
| 1991^ | Satish Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Satish Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Sanjaya Sinh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Sonia Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Rahul Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Rahul Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Rahul Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Smriti Irani | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Kishori Lal Sharma | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### General election 2024

Kishori Lal Sharma from the INC won in the 18th Lok Sabha defeating the Union Minister Smriti Irani
2024 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kishori Lal Sharma | 539,288 | 54.99 | 11.03 |
| | BJP | Smriti Irani | 3,72,032 | 37.94 | 11.70 |
| | BSP | Nanhe Singh Chauhan | 34,534 | 3.52 | 3.52 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 9,383 | 0.96 | 0.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,67,196 | 16.52 | 10.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,80,671 | 54.60 | 0.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,96,098 | | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 0.26 | |

### General election 2019

Smriti Irani from the BJP won in the Seventeenth Lok Sabha.
2019 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Smriti Irani | 468,514 | 49.71 | 15.33 |
| | INC | Rahul Gandhi | 413,394 | 43.84 | 2.85 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,940 | 0.42 | 0.22 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 55,120 | 5.85 | 6.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,42,956 | 54.08 | +1.69 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 3.00 | |

### General election 2014

Rahul Gandhi won a third term as MP in the Sixteenth Lok Sabha.
2014 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rahul Gandhi | 408,651 | 46.71 | 25.07 |
| | BJP | Smriti Irani | 300,748 | 34.38 | 28.57 |
| | BSP | Dharmendra Pratap Singh | 57,716 | 6.60 | 7.94 |
| | AAP | Dr. Kumar Vishvas | 25,527 | 2.92 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,784 | 0.20 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,07,903 | 12.33 | 32.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,74,872 | 52.39 | 7.22 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 26.82 | |

### General election 2009

Rahul Gandhi held the seat and represented the constituency in the Fifteenth Lok Sabha.
2009 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Rahul Gandhi | 464,195 | 71.78 |
| | BSP | Asheesh Shukla | 93,997 | 14.54 |
| | BJP | Pradeep Kumar Singh | 37,570 | 5.81 |
| | JPS | Bhuwal | 10,396 | 1.61 |
| | Independent | Swami Nath | 9,642 | 1.49 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 370,198 | 57.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 646,650 | 45.16 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General election 2004

Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi's son, won the seat and represented the constituency in the Fourteenth Lok Sabha.
2004 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Rahul Gandhi | 390,179 | 66.18 |
| | BSP | Chandra Parkash Mishra | 99,326 | 16.85 |
| | BJP | Ram Vilas Vedanti | 55,438 | 9.40 |
| | Independent | Sri Ram | 12,320 | 2.09 |
| | AD | Udai Raj Maurya | 11,280 | 1.91 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 290,853 | 49.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 589,596 | 44.50 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General election 1999

Sonia Gandhi, the wife of Rajiv Gandhi, won the election and represented the constituency in the Thirteenth Lok Sabha.
1999 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Sonia Gandhi | 418,960 | 67.12 |
| | BJP | Sanjaya Sinh | 118,948 | 19.06 |
| | BSP | Paras Nath Maurya | 33,658 | 9.43 |
| | Independent | Mohammad Israr | 7,098 | 2.79 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 300,012 | 48.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 638,178 | 57.46 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |

### General election 1998

Sanjaya Sinh of the BJP won the election and represented the constituency in the Twelfth Lok Sabha.
1998 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Sanjaya Sinh | 205,025 | 35.08 |
| | INC | Satish Sharma | 181,755 | 31.10 |
| | BSP | Mohd. Naim | 151,096 | 25.85 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 23,270 | 3.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 597,556 | 53.73 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### General election 1996

Satish Sharma held the seat and represented the constituency in the Eleventh Lok Sabha.
1996 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Satish Sharma | 157,868 | 38.81 | −15.07 |
| | BJP | Raja Mohan Singh | 117,725 | 28.94 | +4.95 |
| | SP | Choudary Mohd. Isa | 79,285 | 19.49 | |
| | Independent | Karnandan Singh Akela | 13,277 | 3.26 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 40,143 | 9.97 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 426,913 | 38.71 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

#### By-election 1991

Satish Sharma of the INC won the election and represented the constituency in the Tenth Lok Sabha.
1991 By-election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Satish Sharma | 178,996 | 53.88 | +0.65 |
| | BJP | M. M. Singh | 79,687 | 23.99 | +2.64 |
| | Independent | R. Singh | 47,033 | 14.16 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 99,309 | 29.89 | −1.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 332,195 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | +0.65 | |

### General election 1991

Rajiv Gandhi won the election, but he was assassinated on 21 May 1991 a few days after the polling in Amethi and even before other rounds of polling were completed. The election process was postponed for a few days and votes were eventually counted in June 1991. He was declared winner after his death, but a bye-election had to be called.
1991 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rajiv Gandhi | 187,138 | 53.23 | −14.20 |
| | BJP | Ravindra Pratap | 75,053 | 21.35 | |
| | JD | Naeem | 54,680 | 15.55 | −1.66 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 112,085 | 31.88 | −18.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 376,202 | 40.97 | −5.81 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | −14.20 | |

### General election 1989

Rajiv Gandhi won a third term in the election and represented the constituency in the Ninth Lok Sabha. He was challenged by Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.
1989 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rajiv Gandhi | 271,407 | 67.43 | −16.24 |
| | JD | Rajmohan Gandhi | 69,269 | 17.21 | |
| | BSP | Kanshi Ram | 25,400 | 6.31 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 202,138 | 50.22 | −21.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 425,746 | 46.78 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | −16.24 | |

### General election 1984

Rajiv Gandhi held the seat and represented the constituency in the Eighth Lok Sabha. He was challenged by his sister-in-law Maneka Gandhi.
1984 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rajiv Gandhi | 365,041 | 83.67 | −0.51 |
| | Independent | Maneka Gandhi | 50,163 | 11.50 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 314,878 | 72.17 | −5.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 446,289 | 60.25 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | −0.50 | |

#### By-election 1981

Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay's brother, won the by-election and represented the constituency in the Seventh Lok Sabha.
1981 By-election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rajiv Gandhi | 258,884 | 84.18 | +27.07 |
| | LKD | Sharad Yadav | 21,188 | 6.89 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 237,696 | 77.29 | +38.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 307,523 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | +27.07 | |

### General election 1980

Sanjay Gandhi of the INC won the election. He died in a plane crash later in the year, forcing a by-election in 1981.
1980 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sanjay Gandhi | 186,990 | 57.11 | +26.64 |
| | JP | Ravindra Pratap Singh | 58,445 | 17.85 | −42.62 |
| | JP(S) | Mohd. Isa | 41,734 | 12.75 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mahavir Prasad | 12,295 | 3.76 | N/A |
| | Independent | Satya Narain Jaiswal | 7,339 | 2.24 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 128,545 | 39.26 | +13.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 338,531 | 50.10 | +1.51 |
| | INC gain from JP | INC gain from JP | Swing | +5.33 | |

### General election 1977

Ravindra Pratap Singh of the Janata Party represented the constituency in the Sixth Lok Sabha.
1977 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Ravindra Pratap Singh | 176,410 | 60.47 | N/A |
| | INC | Sanjay Gandhi | 100,566 | 34.47 | −27.66 |
| | Independent | Abdul Wahid | 8,450 | 2.90 | N/A |
| | Independent | Badri Narain | 6,306 | 2.16 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 75,844 | 26.00 | −22.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 302,826 | 48.59 | +18.54 |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### General election 1971

Bajpai held the seat and represented the constituency in the Fifth Lok Sabha.
1971 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vidya Dhar Bajpai | 96,312 | 62.13 | 26.32 |
| | ABJS | Gokul Prasad Pathak | 21,335 | 13.76 | 19.98 |
| | INC(O) | Wast Nabvi | 19,051 | 12.29 | N/A |
| | Bharatiya Kranti Dal | Kailash Nath Singh | 11,787 | 7.60 | N/A |
| | RRP | Basudev Shastri | 6,541 | 4.22 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 74,977 | 48.37 | 46.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 160,395 | 30.05 | 7.29 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 26.32 | |

### General election 1967

Vidya Dhar Bajpai of the INC won the first election in 1967 and became Amethi's first MP.
1967 Indian general election: Amethi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vidya Dhar Bajpai | 63,231 | 35.81 | |
| | ABJS | Gokul Prasad Pathak | 59,566 | 33.74 | |
| | Independent | A. Wahid | 22,333 | 12.65 | |
| | SSP | A. P. Pandey | 17,213 | 9.75 | |
| | SWA | R. H. Singh | 9,883 | 5.60 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,665 | 2.07 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 188,666 | 37.34 | New |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |