# Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency

Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi pronunciation:) is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India.

## Assembly segments

Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are;
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 118 | Baheri | Bareilly | Ataur Rehman | SP | SP |
| 127 | Pilibhit | Pilibhit | Sanjay Singh Gangwar | BJP | BJP |
| 128 | Barkhera | Pilibhit | Swami Pravaktanand | BJP | BJP |
| 129 | Puranpur (SC) | Pilibhit | Baburam Paswan | BJP | BJP |
| 130 | Bisalpur | Pilibhit | Vivek Kumar Verma | BJP | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

In the first parliamentary election, the Praja Socialist Party (PSP) won this seat thrice. Later, in the following elections, Indian National Congress (INC) and its participatory parties have won this seat four times. From 1989 onwards, Menaka Gandhi (a member of Nehru-Gandhi family) has kept this seat under her influence. She has won this seat by contesting on the tickets of different parties or independently. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Pilibhit parliamentary constituency in 1991 parliamentary elections defeating Janata Dal's Maneka Gandhi, in the Ayodhya wave aftermath; by 2004, Menaka Gandhi had joined BJP and she won this seat that year on BJP's ticket. She contested successfully from Aonla in 2009 but returned to Pilibhit in 2014. Pilibhit parliamentary constituency is one of a few constituencies in India, which have sent a woman to the Indian Parliament for more than five times.
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Mukund Lal Agrawal | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Mohan Swarup | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1962 | Mohan Swarup | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1967 | Mohan Swarup | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1971 | Mohan Swarup | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Md Shamsul Hasan Khan | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Harish Kumar Gangawar | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Bhanu Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Maneka Gandhi | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Parshuram Gangwar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Maneka Gandhi | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Maneka Gandhi | Independent |
| 1999 | Maneka Gandhi | Independent |
| 2004 | Maneka Gandhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Varun Gandhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Maneka Gandhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Varun Gandhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Jitin Prasada | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024 Indian general election

2024 Indian general election: Pilibhit :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Jitin Prasada | 607,158 | 52.30 | 7.08 |
| | SP | Bhagwat Saran Gangwar | 442,223 | 38.09 | 0.26 |
| | BSP | Anis Ahmed Khan | 89,697 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 6,741 | 0.58 | 0.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,64,935 | 14.21 | 7.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,160,947 | 63.11 | 4.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,839,561 | | 4.25 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 7.08 | |
(Source: Election Commission of India )

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Pilibhit :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Varun Gandhi | 704,549 | 59.38 | +7.32 |
| | SP | Hemraj Verma | 4,48,922 | 37.83 | +15.00 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 9,973 | 0.84 | −0.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,55,627 | 21.55 | −7.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,87,225 | 67.41 | +4.55 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +7.32 | |

### 2014 elections

2014 Indian general elections: Pilibhit :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Maneka Sanjay Gandhi | 546,934 | 52.06 | +1.97 |
| | SP | Budhsen Verma | 2,39,882 | 22.83 | +8.75 |
| | BSP | Anis Ahmad Khan (Phool Babu) | 1,96,294 | 18.68 | +5.24 |
| | INC | Sanjay Kapoor | 29,169 | 2.78 | −13.70 |
| | IND. | Munesh Singh | 6,151 | 0.59 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 11,521 | 1.10 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,07,052 | 29.23 | −4.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,50,568 | 62.86 | −1.08 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +1.97 | |

### 2009

In the 2009 Indian general election, the BJP decided Varun Gandhi as its candidate from Pilibhit constituency instead of his mother Menaka Gandhi. Pilibhit constituency caught national and international attention due to highly dramatic political condition in the constituency. Total 13,08,959 voters used their rights out of total 13,42,590 voters in the election held on 13 May 2009. Varun Gandhi won this parliamentary seat by receiving 4,19,539 votes and defeating his closest opponent V.M. Singh by 2,81,501 votes. The security deposits of all other 15 candidates, including his uncle V.M. Singh of INC, and Bahujan Samaj Party nominee Ganga Charan Rajput was forfeited.
2009 Indian general elections: Pilibhit :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Varun Gandhi | 419,539 | 50.09 | +12.34 |
| | INC | V. M. Singh | 1,38,038 | 16.48 | +0.80 |
| | SP | Riyaz Ahmad | 1,17,903 | 14.08 | –8.50 |
| | BSP | Ganga Charan | 1,12,576 | 13.44 | −4.47 |
| | Independent | Ram Narayan Singh | 14,246 | 1.70 | +1.70 |
| | Independent | Viquarul Hasan Khan | 10,777 | 1.29 | +1.29 |
| | NCP | Chotey Lal Gangwar | 4,963 | 0.59 | +0.59 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Krishna Adhikari | 3,563 | 0.43 | –1.31 |
| | AD | Indra Pal | 3,541 | 0.42 | –0.05 |
| | Independent | Mahesh Saxena | 2,912 | 0.35 | +0.35 |
| | Independent | Lalta Prasad | 2,840 | 0.34 | +0.34 |
| | Independent | Mahavir Singh | 1,913 | 0.23 | –0.05 |
| | Independent | Harish Kumar | 1,605 | 0.19 | +0.19 |
| | Independent | Harpal Singh | 1,147 | 0.14 | +0.14 |
| | Independent | Jamuna Devi | 1,137 | 0.14 | +0.14 |
| | Independent | Ram Kumar Arya | 877 | 0.10 | –0.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,81,501 | 33.61 | +18.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,37,577 | 63.94 | +11.28 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +12.34 | |

### 2004 elections

2004 Indian general elections: Pilibhit :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Maneka Gandhi | 255,615 | 37.75 |
| | SP | Satyapal Gangwar | 1,52,895 | 22.58 |
| | BSP | Anis Ahmed Khan | 1,21,269 | 17.91 |
| | INC | V. M. Singh | 1,06,186 | 15.68 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Krishna Adhikari | 11,804 | 1.74 |
| | Independent | Motiram Rajput | 11,027 | 1.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,02,720 | 15.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,77,107 | 52.66 |
| | BJP gain from Independent | BJP gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 1999 elections

1999 Indian general election: Pilibhit :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Maneka Gandhi | 433,421 | 57.94 |
| | BSP | Anis Ahmad Khan | 1,93,566 | 25.88 |
| | SP | Ram Saran Verma | 58,792 | 7.86 |
| | INC | Raj Rai Singh | 50,086 | 6.70 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Krishna Adhikari | 6,273 | 0.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,39,855 | 32.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,48,004 | 65.66 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |