# Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency

Allahabad (officially Prayagraj) is a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in the Prayagraj district of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Allahabad saw two MPs elected and became the prime minister. Lal Bahadur Shastri became the prime minister during 1964–1966. V. P. Singh was elected twice from this constituency and later went on to become the prime minister.
* INC ( 10 Times) (43.33%)
* BJP (5 Times) (21.38%)
* Janata Dal (3 times) (12.83%)
* Samajwadi Party (2 times) (8.5%)
* Janata Party (1 time) (4.2%)

## Vidhan Sabha Segments

| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 259 | Meja | Prayagraj | Sandeep Singh Patel | Samajwadi Party | Indian National Congress |
| 260 | Karachhana | Prayagraj | Piyush Ranjan Nishad | Bharatiya Janata Party | Indian National Congress |
| 263 | Allahabad South | Prayagraj | Nand Gopal Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 265 | Koraon (SC) | Prayagraj | Rajmani Kol | Bharatiya Janata Party | Indian National Congress |
| 264 | Bara (SC) | Prayagraj | Vachaspati | Apna Dal | Indian National Congress |

## Members of Lok Sabha

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Sri Prakasa | Indian National Congress |
| 1952^ | Purushottam Das Tandon | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Hari Krishna Shastri | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Janeshwar Mishra | Janata Party |
| 1980 | V. P. Singh | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1980^ | Krishna Prakash Tiwari | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Amitabh Bachchan | Indian National Congress |
| 1988^ | V. P. Singh | Jan Morcha |
| 1989 | Janeshwar Mishra | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Saroj Dubey | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Murli Manohar Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Murli Manohar Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Murli Manohar Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Rewati Raman Singh | Samajwadi Party |
| 2009 | Rewati Raman Singh | Samajwadi Party |
| 2014 | Shyama Charan Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Rita Bahuguna Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Ujjwal Raman Singh | Indian National Congress |
^ denotes Bye-poll

## Election results
### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Allahabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ujjwal Raman Singh | 462,145 | 48.80 | 45.21 |
| | BJP | Neeraj Tripathi | 403,350 | 42.59 | 13.03 |
| | BSP | Ramesh Kumar Patel | 49,144 | 5.19 | 5.19 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 9,952 | 1.05 | 0.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58,795 | 6.21 | 14.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 947,000 | 51.82 | 0.01 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### General Election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Allahabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Rita Bahuguna Joshi | 494,454 | 55.62 | +20.43 |
| | SP | Rajendra Singh Patel | 3,10,179 | 34.89 | +6.65 |
| | INC | Yogesh Shukla | 31,953 | 3.59 | −7.90 |
| | CPI | Giridhar Gopal Tripathi | 10,403 | 1.17 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 7,625 | 0.86 | +0.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,84,275 | 20.73 | +13.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,89,553 | 51.83 | −1.67 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +20.43 | |

### General Election 2014

2014 Indian general election: Allahabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shyama Charan Gupta | 313,772 | 35.19 | +24.08 |
| | SP | Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh | 2,51,763 | 28.24 | −9.70 |
| | BSP | Keshari Devi Patel | 1,62,073 | 18.18 | −13.46 |
| | INC | Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi | 1,02,453 | 11.49 | +4.89 |
| | IND. | Draupadi Devi | 8,321 | 0.93 | +0.93 |
| | AAP | Adarsh Shastri | 6,439 | 0.72 | +0.72 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,624 | 0.41 | +0.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62,009 | 6.95 | +0.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,91,635 | 53.50 | +10.09 |
| | BJP gain from SP | BJP gain from SP | Swing | +24.08 | |

### 2009 elections

2009 Indian general election: Allahabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SP | Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh | 209,431 | 38.06 | +2.42 |
| | BSP | Ashok Kumar Bajpai | 174,511 | 31.72 | +14.72 |
| | BJP | Yogesh Shukla | 60,983 | 11.09 | −20.23 |
| | INC | Shyam Krishna Pandey | 33,027 | 6.73 | +0.55 |
| | AD | Bihari Lal Sharma | 22,086 | 4.01 | +0.14 |
| | Independent | Hira Lal | 7,537 | 1.37 | |
| | Independent | Abhay Srivastava | 5,976 | 1.09 | |
| | Independent | Kusum Kumari | 4,236 | 0.77 | |
| | Independent | Akbal Mohammd | 2,358 | 0.43 | |
| | Independent | Narendra Kumar Tiwari | 2,340 | 0.43 | |
| | RMSP | Om Prakash | 2,253 | 0.41 | |
| | NELU | Sarfuddin | 2,062 | 0.37 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34,920 | 6.34 | +2.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,50,197 | 43.41 | |
| | SP hold | SP hold | Swing | | |

### 2004 elections

2004 Indian general election: Allahabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SP | Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh | 2,34,008 | 35.64 |
| | BJP | Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi | 2,05,625 | 31.32 |
| | BSP | R. K. Singh Patel | 1,11,576 | 17.00 |
| | INC | Satya Prakash Malaviya | 40,545 | 6.18 |
| | AD | Raj Karan Bind | 25,426 | 3.87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,383 | 4.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,56,498 | 42.13 |
| | SP gain from BJP | SP gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 1999 elections

1999 Indian general election: Allahabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi | 2,19,114 | 33.79 |
| | SP | Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh | 1,48,783 | 22.94 |
| | INC | Dr. Rita Bahuguna Joshi | 1,33,428 | 20.57 |
| | BSP | Ram Dular Singh Patel | 1,09,383 | 16.87 |
| | AD | Ram Prakash Singh Patel | 15,231 | 2.35 |
| | Independent | C. P. Srivastava | 10,486 | 1.63 |
| | Independent | Shiv Dutt Shukla | 4,002 | 0.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70,331 | 10.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,48,551 | 45.98 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 1998 elections

1998 Indian general election: Allahabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi | 2,65,232 | 39.70 |
| | SP | Shyama Charan Gupta | 2,21,942 | 33.22 |
| | BSP | Dr. K. P. Srivastava | 1,14,179 | 17.09 |
| | INC | Dal Bahadur Singh | 29,092 | 4.35 |
| | AD | Dr. Kailash Nath Singh Patel | 22,210 | 3.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43,290 | 6.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,68,083 | 47.40 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 1996 elections

1996 Indian general election: Allahabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Murli Manohar Joshi | 2,16,844 | 42.71 |
| | JD | Saroj Dubey | 1,13,321 | 22.32 |
| | BSP | Ram Sewak Singh | 1,02,352 | 20.16 |
| | INC | Jagdish Narayan Mishra | 30,007 | 5.91 |
| | Independent | Vijay Shankar | 7,827 | 1.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,03,523 | 20.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,07,695 | 36.48 |
| | BJP gain from JD | BJP gain from JD | Swing | |

### 1991 elections

1991 Indian general election: Allahabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD | Saroj Dubey | 1,14,898 | 29.72 |
| | BJP | Shyama Charan Gupta | 1,09,702 | 28.38 |
| | INC | Anil Shastri | 61,488 | 15.91 |
| | BSP | Jang Bahadur Singh Patel | 56,279 | 14.56 |
| | JP | Moti Lal Kushwaha | 21,549 | 5.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,196 | 1.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,86,549 | 39.27 |
| | JD hold | JD hold | Swing | |

### 1989 elections

1989 Indian general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD | Janeshwar Mishra | 1,78,508 | 42.92 |
| | INC | Kamala Bahuguna | 1,39,568 | 33.56 |
| | BSP | Jang Bahadur Singh Patel | 79,004 | 19.00 |
| | Independent | Rama Kant | 2,690 | 0.65 |
| | Independent | Shasharka Mishra | 2,193 | 0.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,940 | 9.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,15,896 | 43.26 |
| | JD gain from Jan Morcha | JD gain from Jan Morcha | Swing | |

### 1988 bye-poll elections

By Election, 1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Jan Morcha | V. P. Singh | 2,02,996 | 52.03 |
| | INC | Sunil Shastri | 92,245 | 23.64 |
| | BSP | Kanshi Ram | 69,517 | 17.82 |
| | Independent | Hari Shankar | 2,067 | 0.53 |
| | Independent | L. Sharma | 1,917 | 0.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,10,751 | 28.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,90,091 | |
| | Jan Morcha gain from INC | Jan Morcha gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1984 elections

1984 Indian general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Amitabh Bachchan | 2,97,461 | 68.21 |
| | LKD | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna | 1,09,666 | 25.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,87,795 | 43.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,36,120 | 56.08 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1977 elections

1977 Indian general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP | Janeshwar Mishra | 1,90,697 | 57.71 |
| | INC | V. P. Singh | 1,00,709 | 30.48 |
| | ABHM | Om Prakash Nirala | 14,761 | 4.47 |
| | Independent | Kripal Singh | 7,363 | 2.23 |
| | Independent | Govind Mishra | 4,297 | 1.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89,988 | 27.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,30,419 | 52.85 |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1962 elections

1962 Indian general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 1,37,324 | 58.07 |
| | ABJS | Ram Gopal Sand | 68,791 | 29.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68,533 | 28.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,36,488 | 53.01 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1957 elections

1957 Indian general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 1,24,896 | 58.41 |
| | PSP | Radhey Shyam Pathak | 68,864 | 32.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56,032 | 26.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,13,814 | 51.50 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |