Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency

This article is about Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency, one of 80 parliamentary constituencies in state of Uttar Pradesh. For others, see Pilibhit (disambiguation).

Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency
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Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateUttar Pradesh
Assembly constituenciesBaheri
Pilibhit
Barkhera
Puranpur
Bisalpur
Established1952–present
Total electors1,761,207
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019
Preceded byManeka Gandhi

Pilibhit is a geographic constituency, one of the 80 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in the Lok Sabha (the House of the People or the lower house) of the Parliament of India. The Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency was created in 1952 under the Delimitation Act of 2002. The Delimitation Commission of India redefined the Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency by adding Baheri Assembly constituency and moving Powayan Assembly constituency under Shahjahanpur Lok Sabha constituency.

INC & PSP dominated Pilibhit seat for almost three decades after first delimitation happened in 1951. Later 1989 onwards Menaka Gandhi & Feroze Varun Gandhi, the mother-son duo from the Nehru-Gandhi family has kept this seat under their influence for next 35 years by contesting from different parties or independently. Pilibhit is the only constituency in the Lok Sabha, which have elected same female parliamentarian for Six terms.[1]

In 2024 election, Jitin Prasada, the great-grandson of youngest daughter of Hemendranath Tagore, brother of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore[2], and also a member of BJP contested on Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency instead of Menaka Gandhi & Feroze Varun Gandhi, the mother-son duo. As of 2024 general elections, Pilibhit's electorate is predominantly rural (82 per cent), compared to 18 per cent urban voters. Scheduled Castes (SC) constitute 16 per cent, while Scheduled Tribes (ST) make up a minute 0.1 per cent. In terms of religious demographics, Hindus constitute 65 per cent of the population, followed by Muslims at 25 per cent, and other religious groups at 10 per cent.

Assembly segments[edit]

Following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies, since 2008 Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency comprises of the following Vidhan Sabha segments. [3]

Assembly Seat No. Assembly Seat Name District Seating Member Party
118 Baheri Bareilly Ataur Rehman Samajwadi Party
127 Pilibhit Pilibhit Sanjay Singh Gangwar Bharatiya Janata Party
128 Barkhera Swami Pravaktanand
129 Puranpur (SC) Baburam Paswan
130 Bisalpur Vivek Kumar Verma

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election Year Winning Candidate Winning Party
1952 Mukund Lal Agrawal Indian National Congress
1957 Mohan Swarup Praja Socialist Party
1962
1967
1971 Indian National Congress
1977 Md Shamsul Hasan Khan Janata Party
1980 Harish Kumar Gangawar Indian National Congress
1984 Bhanu Pratap Singh
1989 Maneka Gandhi Janata Dal
1991 Parshuram Gangwar Bharatiya Janata Party
1996 Maneka Gandhi Janata Dal
1998 Independent
1999
2004 Bharatiya Janata Party
2009 Feroze Varun Gandhi
2014 Maneka Gandhi
2019 Feroze Varun Gandhi
2024

Pilibhit Lok Sabha elections at a glance[edit]

Winning party's vote share % in Pilibhit Lok Sabha elections
1952
 
 43.11%
1957
 
 50.54%
1962
 
 29.62%
1967
 
 28.24%
1971
 
 38.96%
1977
 
 71.32%
1980
 
 40.42%
1984
 
 63.84%
1989
 
 57.34%
1991
 
 30.86%
1996
 
 59.83%
1998
 
 55.99%
1999
 
 57.94%
2004
 
 37.75%
2009
 
 50.09%
2014
 
 52.06%
2019
 
 59.38%


Political parties' success rate on on Pilibhit Lok Sabha

  INC (4 terms) (23.52%)
  BJP (5 terms) (29.41%)
  PSP (3 terms) (17.64%)
  JD (2 terms) (11.76%)
  IND (2 terms) (11.76%)
  JP (1 term) (5.88%)

Major parties' vote share % in Pilibhit Lok Sabha elections

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Election results[edit]

2024 general election[edit]

Maneka Gandhi & Feroze Varun Gandhi, the mother-son duo did not in the fray from the Pilibhit constituency for the first time in more than three and half decades. As the BJP, In a surprising move, announced Uttar Pradesh Minister Jitin Prasada as its candidate from this seat for the 2024 elections, that held on 19th April 20124. On other hand, the SP gave ticket to Bhagwat Saran Gangwar & BSP gave ticket to Anis Ahmed Khan, Targeting OBC and minority votes respectively made the contest three-way. The voters from some of the areas of the constituency like Purana village, Dahgala, Bakshpur and nearby villages openly announced to boycott the poll as a protest against the lack of civic amenities & absence of a bridge in the area.[4] Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency witnessed among the most important political battles of 2024. Long known for being a Gandhi family bastion, albeit of Maneka and Feroze Varun Gandhi fame, Pilibhit turned into a prestige battle for the BJP. Until 2024, the BJP was assured of victory. This was before Feroze Varun Gandhi was dropped as the candidate and replaced with Jatin Prasada. It remains to be seen if PM Modi’s high-octane campaign for the first time in Pilibhit can help Prasada win. The BJP is hoping to effectuate a generational and a rather tectonic change in the politics of Pilibhit. A controversy was created by SP candidate Bhagwat Saran Gangwar, when BJP candidate Jitin Prasada reported to ECI about the massive expense of Rs.3,648,884 on a single election rally attended by prime minister Narendra Modi himself on 9th April 2024.[5]

2024 Indian general election: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jitin Prasada
SP Bhagwat Saran Gangwar
BSP Anis Ahmed Khan
Bhartiya Krishak Dal Rajeev Kumar Saxena
Rashtriya Samaj Dal Sanjay Kumar Bharti
Independent Adarsh Pandey
Independent Ashish Kumar
Independent Pramod Patel
Independent Mohammad Shahid Husain
Independent Sushil Kumar Shukla
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from Swing

2019 general election[edit]

Feroze Varun Gandhi who was fielded by the BJP won the seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Pilibhit in 2019 witnessed a heated contest between Feroze Varun Gandhi of BJP and Hemraj Verma of SP. Feroze Varun Gandhi secured victory with a substantial margin against Hemraj Verma with 59.38 per cent turnout. His victory in the constituency reflected the enduring influence of the BJP in the region. Rewinding the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP witnessed another triumph when Maneka Gandhi emerged victorious against Budhsen Verma of SP by 5,46,934 votes. BJP has maintained A stronghold on this seat in recent years, however, Various political parties have allied to wrest power from the ruling saffron party. The historical presence of the INC posed a threat to the BJP.As per ECI, total 1,761,207 electors were eligible for voting in 2019 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 1,187,225 electors turned up for voting.[6]

2019 Indian general elections: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Feroze Varun Gandhi 704,549 59.38 +7.32
SP Hemraj Verma 448,922 37.83 +15.00
NOTA None of the Above 9,973 0.84 -0.26
Independent Varun Gandhi 4,483 0.38 +0.38
Independent Surendra Kumar Gupta 4,442 0.37 +0.37
SHS Anita Tripati 3,974 0.30 +0.30
Independent Munesh singh 2,129 0.18 -0.41
Independent Jafri Begum 1,633 0.14 +0.14
JD Dr. Bharat 1,624 0.14 +0.14
Pragatishil Party Mohammad Hanif 1,276 0.11 +0.11
Sabka Dal United Dr. Sita Ram Rajput 1,098 0.09 +0.09
Independent Kaif Raza Khan 926 0.08 +0.08
Independent Urvashi Singh 864 0.07 +0.07
Naitik Party Sanjay Kumar Bharti 696 0.06 +0.06
Majority 255,627 21.55 -7.68
Turnout 1,187,225 67.41 +4.55
BJP hold Swing +7.32

2014 general election[edit]

BJP decided to interchanged Pilibhit lok sabha seat from Feroze Varun Gandhi to Maneka Gandhi in 2014 Indian general elections. SP decided to field it's Ex-Mayor of Pilibhit, Bhudhsen Verma aganist Maneka Gandhi. 2014 election saw a heated fight amongst BJP, SP and BSP candidates on Pilibhit lok sabha seat. BJP manage to hold this seat with 52.06% of total votes cast, which were 1.97% more than 2009 Indian general elections. Maneka Gandhi courted a major controversy with her statement during the election campaign that if Muslims didn't vote for her they would find it difficult to get their work done. [7]As per ECI, total 1,671,154 electors were eligible for voting in 2014 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 1,050,568 electors turned up for voting.[8]

2014 Indian general elections: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Maneka Gandhi 546,934 52.06 +1.97
SP Budhsen Verma 239,882 22.83 +8.75
BSP Anis Ahmad Khan 196,294 18.68 +5.24
INC Sanjay Kapoor 29,169 2.78 -13.70
NOTA None of the Above 11,521 1.10 +1.10
Independent Munesh Singh 6,151 0.59 +0.59
AAP Rajeev Agarwal 5,547 0.50 +0.50
CPI(ML)L Ram Autar 3,187 0.36 +0.36
Independent Ravindra Kumar Devnath 3,145 0.34 +0.34
PP Nilima Sharma 2,670 0.31 +0.31
Independent Mohd Naeem Ansari 2,617 0.30 +0.30
Independent Arman Khan 2,170 0.27 +0.27
Naitik Party Sanjay Kumar 1,260 0.14 +0.14
Majority 307,052 29.23 -4.38
Turnout 1,050,568 62.86 -1.08
BJP hold Swing +1.97

2009 general election[edit]

In the 2009 Indian general election, the BJP decided Feroze 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. Feroze 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.[9][10][11][12][13] The security deposits of all other 15 candidates, including his uncle V.M. Singh of INC, and BSP nominee Ganga Charan Rajput was forfeited.[14] As per ECI, total 1,310,007 electors were eligible for voting in 2009 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 837,577 electors turned up for voting. [15]

2009 Indian general elections: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Feroze Varun Gandhi 419,539 50.09 +12.34
INC V. M. Singh 138,038 16.48 +0.80
SP Riyaz Ahmad 117,903 14.08 –8.50
BSP Ganga Charan 112,576 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 281,501 33.61 +18.44
Turnout 837,577 63.94 +11.28
BJP hold Swing +12.34

2004 general election[edit]

Maneka Gandhi, who used to contested 1998 and 1999 lok sabha elections as an independent candidate, joined BJP just before the 2004 Lok Sabha election. Since then, she has been a prominent face of the party. In 2004 Indian general election on Pilibhit parliamentary seat witnessed a triangular contest among SP, BSP and BJP. Maneka Gandhi managed to held back the seat with a overwhelming majority of 102,720 votes over SP candidate. Later, She was appointed in-charge of the Women and Child Development Ministry in Narendra Modi's first term. [16]

2004 Indian general elections: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Maneka Gandhi 255,615 37.75 -20.19
SP Satyapal Gangwar 152,895 22.58 +9.50
BSP Anis Ahmed Khan 121,269 17.91 +7.69
INC V. M. Singh 106,186 15.68 +14.11
CPI(ML)L Krishna Adhikari 11,804 1.74 +1.33
Independent Motiram Rajput 11,027 1.63 +1.63
Independent Mahendra Singh 4,967 0.73 +0.23
AD Satendra 3,194 0.47 +0.47
Independent Babu Ram 2,272 0.36 +0.36
Independent Paramjeet Sharma 2,203 0.32 +0.32
Independent Kulbinder Singh 2030 0.29 +0.29
Independent Puranlal 1,363 0.20 +0.20
Akhil Rajarya Sabha Mahavir Singh 1,251 0.17 +0.17
Ekta Kranti Dal Manohar Lal 1,031 0.14 +0.14
Majority 102,720 15.17 -15.12
Turnout 677,107 52.66 -10.28
BJP gain from Independent Swing -20.19

1999 general election[edit]

In 1999 Indian general election, BJP did not field any candidate against the independent candidate Maneka Gandhi, providing her an easy contest in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency. However, BSP tried to give a tough fight. But Maneka Gandhi managed to retain the seat by majority of 239,855 valid votes polled against the nearest candidate, which was 32.06% of total votes more than the BSP candidate.[17]

1999 Indian general election: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Maneka Gandhi 433,421 57.94 +1.95
BSP Anis Ahmad Khan 193,566 25.88 +0.28
SP Ram Saran Verma 58,792 7.86 -5.22
INC Raj Rai Singh 50,086 6.70 +5.13
AD Chhatrapal Patel 2,680 0.36 +0.36
Independent Umaruddin Khan 1,474 0.20 +0.20
Independent Ravi Shankar 1,345 0.18 +0.18
Independent Rajeshwari 367 0.18 -0.17
Majority 239,855 32.06 +2.01
Turnout 748,004 65.66 +3.28
Independent hold Swing +1.95

1998 general election[edit]

In 1998 election, Maneka Gandhi decided to contest the election as an indipendant candidate, supported by BJP. Anis Ahmed Khan, the BSP candidate tried to give a fair fight to Maneka Gandhi but She won the election with the majority of 211,876 valid votes, Which was roughly 30% more than nearest trailing candidate.[18]

1998 Indian general election: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Maneka Gandhi 390,381 55.99 -4.16
BSP Anis Ahmed Khan 178,505 25.60 +12.18
SP Parushram 91,177 13.08% +11.92
INC Roop Kishore 10,922 1.57 -1.12
JD Riyaz Ahmad 8,572 1.23 -58.77
CPI(ML)L Krishna Adhikari 5,147 0.47 -0.10
Independent Mahavir Singh 3,457 0.50 +0.31
Independent Anil Kumar 2,562 0.37 +0.37
Independent Rajeshwari 2,412 0.35 +0.35
Independent Hardwari 2,010 0.29 +0.29
Independent Shanti Swaroop 1,123 0.16 +0.16
Independent Gyanendra Kumar 690 0.10 +0.10
Independent Abdul Mabood 245 0.04 +0.04
Majority 211,876 30.39 -12.43
Turnout 704,856 62.38 +2.50
Independent gain from JD Swing -4.16

1996 general election[edit]

During 1996 election, the highest number of candidates (total 40) contested the election from Pilibhit Lok Sabha seat. However, 90% of total valid votes were polled for top three candidates only. The JD candidate Maneka Gandhi won the election with overwhelming majority of 59.83% valid votes, which happened due to JD wave in the election.[19]

1996 Indian general election: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD Maneka Gandhi 395,827 59.83 +30.83
BJP Parshuram Gangwar 112,517 17.01 -13.85
BSP Riyaz Ahmad 88,750 13.42 +9.78
INC Babu Taj bahadur 17,815 2.69 -13.44
Independent Sundar Lal 11,707 1.77 +1.77
CPI(ML)L Krishna Adhikari 3,764 0.57 +0.57
Independent Ramesh Kumar 2,958 0.45 +0.45
Independent Munne Khan 2,753 0.42 +0.42
Independent Prasadi Lal 2,505 0.38 +0.38
Independent Mahavir Singh 1,906 0.29 +0.29
Independent Munshi Lal 1,885 0.28 +0.28
Independent Ram Pratap 1,823 0.28 +0.28
Independent Vikarul Hasan 1,580 0.24 +0.24
Independent Omdev 1,086 0.16 +0.16
Independent Rajiv 947 0.14 +0.14
Independent Uttam Pal 847 0.13 +0.13
Independent Ram Krishna 845 0.13 +0.13
Independent Hafiz Ahmed 805 0.12 +0.12
Independent Lalta Prasad 799 0.12 +0.12
Independent Ram Asarey 792 0.12 +0.12
Independent Lalaram 630 0.10 +0.10
Independent Umesh Chander 538 0.08 +0.08
Independent Rajesh 537 0.08 +0.08
Independent Hari Swarup 523 0.08 +0.08
Independent Nathulal 476 0.07 +0.07
Independent Sukhdev Singh 423 0.06 +0.04
Independent Inamul Huk 414 0.06 +0.04
Independent Ram Chander 401 0.06 +0.04
Independent Satinder 392 0.06 +0.06
Independent Kishan Chand 294 0.04 +0.04
Independent Ram Pal 287 0.04 +0.04
Independent Ramgopal 259 0.04 +0.04
Independent Guruvir Singh Chhabra 196 0.03 +0.03
Independent Shri Pal Shrivastava 195 0.03 +0.03
Independent Abdul Mabood Chaudhary 178 0.03 +0.03
Independent Arjun 169 0.03 +0.03
Independent Abdul Rahman 163 0.02 +0.02
Independent Jakir Husain 106 0.02 +0.02
Independent Chander Mohan Mahajan 83 0.01 +0.01
Majority 283,310 42.82 +41.36
Turnout 673,796 60.88 +6.4
JD gain from BJP Swing +59.83

1991 general election[edit]

During 1991 election, Parshuram Gangwar contested the Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency on BJP's ticket. and had a direct electoral fight with Maneka Gandhi, who was contesting the election on JP's ticket. 1996 election witnessed a massive BJP wave due to Babri Masjid issue at Ayodhya, Hence Parshuram Gangwar won the Pilibhit Lok Sabha election with a margin of 6,923 votes against Maneka Gandhi.[20]As per ECI, total 919,807 electors were eligible for voting in 1991 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 501,130 electors turned up for voting. [21]

1991 Indian general election: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Parshuram Gangwar 146,633 30.86 +30.86
JP Maneka Gandhi 139,710 29.4 +29.4
INC Manpal Singh 76,654 16.13 -13.24
JD Mahendra Singh 52,253 11.0 +11.0
BSP Hafiz Ahmad 17,276 3.64 +3.64
Independent Sushil 5,145 1.08 +1.08
Independent Babloo 5,072 1.07 +1.07
DDP Hari Om 5,026 1.06 -2.18
Independent Bhagwati Charan 4,806 1.01 +1.01
Independent Bhagwan Das 3,073 0.65 +0.65
Independent Mohd. Iqbal 2,182 0.46 +0.46
Jan Parishad Suresh Chandra 2,180 0.46 +0.46
Independent Chhail Bihari 2,063 0.43 +0.43
Independent Dori Lal 1,944 0.41 +0.41
Independent Punam Misra 1,716 0.36 +0.36
Independent Pyarey Lal 1,704 0.36 +0.36
Independent Zakir Husain Khan 1,506 0.32 +0.32
Independent Chandra Mohan 1,147 0.24 +0.24
ABHM Brijendra Singh 1,022 0.22 +0.22
Independent Kishan Chandra 916 0.19 +0.19
Independent Bhagwan Singh 823 0.17 +0.17
Independent Ram Bahadur 787 0.17 +0.17
Independent Abdul Mabood Chaudhari 738 0.16 +0.16
Independent Mohd. Hasan 509 0.11 +0.11
Independent Ajay Kumar 298 0.06 +0.06
Majority 6,923 1.46 -26.68
Turnout 501,130 54.48 -0.09
BJP gain from JD Swing +30.86

1989 general election[edit]

In 1989 election, Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency observed bi-polar flight between JD & INC directly. Maneka Gandhi received 57.34% of total valid votes polled and won the election. As per ECI, total 910,250 electors were eligible for voting in 1989 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 495,090 electors turned up for voting. [22]

1989 Indian general election: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD Maneka Gandhi 269,044 57.34 +57.34
INC Bhanu Pratap Singh 137,824 29.37 -34.47
Independent Hazari Lal 153,06 3.26 +3.26
DDP Baboo Ram 15,199 3.24 -0.55
Independent Suresh Chandra 9,489 2.02 +2.02
Independent Harjindra Singh 8,216 1.75 +1.75
Independent Har Prasad Gangwar 2,943 0.63 +0.63
Independent Shiv Narain Lal 1,542 0.33 +0.33
Independent Ram Murti Lal 1,540 0.33 +0.33
Independent Sher Singh 1,443 0.31 +0.31
Independent Vivek Singh Chauhan 1,221 0.26 +0.26
Independent S. Mohan Singh 1,202 0.26 +0.26
Independent Lal Bahadur 951 0.20 +0.20
Independent Jai Lal 893 0.19 +0.19
Independent Kishan Chand 836 0.18 +0.18
Independent Hari Shankar 730 0.16 +0.16
Independent Arvind Kumar Nagaich 566 0.12 +0.12
Independent Kaka Joginder Singh 279 0.06 +0.06
Majority 131,220 27.97 -12.48
Turnout 495,090 54.39 -8.50
JD gain from INC Swing +57.34

1984 general election[edit]

The 1984 election for Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency was primarily between INC candidate Bhanu Pratap Singh & independent candidate Md Shamsul Hasan Khan. INC won the election convincingly with a majority of 176,670 votes over Md Shamsul Hasan Khan. As per ECI, total 712,701 electors were eligible for voting in 1984 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 447,896 electors turned up for voting. [23]

1984 Indian general election: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Bhanu Pratap Singh 278,803 63.84 +23.42
Independent Md Shamsul Hasan Khan 102,133 23.39 -1.95
BJP Braj Swaroop Mishra 24,111 5.52 +5.52
DDP Baboo Ram 16,536 3.79 +3.79
LKD Tauseef Raza 4,094 0.94 +0.94
Independent Ram Dutt Singh 2,705 0.62 +0.62
Independent Mohanlal Jatav 2,556 0.59 +0.59
Independent Chhotey Lal 1,674 0.38 +0.38
Independent Shanti Swaroop 1,651 0.38 +0.38
Independent Shamshul Hasain 1,534 0.35 +0.35
Independent Krishan Chandra Sheria 897 0.21 +0.21
Majority 176,670 40.45 +24.65
Turnout 447,896 62.84 +17.33
INC hold Swing +23.42

1980 general election[edit]

The 1980 election for Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency was primarily between INC's candidate Bhanu Pratap Singh, independent candidate Md Shamsul Hasan Khan & JDS's candidate Dammar Singh. INC won the election convincingly with a majority of 176,670 votes over Md Shamsul Hasan Khan. As per ECI, total 674,646 electors were eligible for voting in 1980 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 307,000 electors turned up for voting.[24]

1980 Indian general election: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Harish Kumar Gangawar 120,916 40.42 +20.69
JP Md Shamsul Hasan Khan 75,809 25.34 -45.98
JP(S) Dammar Singh 63,866 21.35 +21.35
Independent Ganga Das 9,840 3.29 +3.29
Independent Ram Saran Lal Verma 9,402 3.14 +3.14
INC(U) Bhagwat Saran 4,224 1.41 +1.41
Independent Munni Lal Patel 3,814 1.28 +1.28
Independent Ram Swarup 2,592 0.87 +0.87
Independent Indra Dev 2,119 0.71 +0.71
Independent Satya Kar 2,114 0.71 +0.71
Independent Krishan Chandra Sheria 1,455 0.49 +0.49
Independent Satish Chandra Kashyap 1,109 0.37 +0.37
Independent Ram Swarup Gayadin 965 0.32 +0.32
Independent Ram Chandra 906 0.30 +0.30
Majority 45,107 15.80 -35.79
Turnout 307,000 45.51 -12.18
INC gain from BLD Swing +20.69

1977 general election[edit]

The 1977 election for Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency was mainly contested between JP's candidate Md Shamsul Hasan Khan & INC's candidate Mohan Swarup. BLD won the election with a majority of 172,676 votes over Mohan Swarup. As per ECI, total 593,586 electors were eligible for voting in 1977 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 342,429 electors turned up for voting.[25]

1977 Indian general election: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Md Shamsul Hasan Khan 238,691 71.32 +71.32
INC Mohan Swarup 66,015 19.73 -19.23
Independent Narain Lal 9,392 2.81 +2.81
Independent Perma Nand 7,424 2.22 +2.22
Independent Zahoor Khan 6,504 1.94 +1.94
Independent Abdul Rahim 2,964 0.89 +0.89
Independent Jalil-ul-rahman 2,466 0.74 +0.74
Independent Satish Chandra Kashyap 1,219 0.36 +0.36
Majority 172,676 51.59 +37.37
Turnout 342,429 57.69 +10.78
BLD gain from INC Swing +71.32

1971 general election[edit]

The 1971 election for Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency was multi-polar contest between INC, INCO, BJS, BKD. INC's candidate Mohan Swarup won the election with a majority of 35,530 votes over Md Shamsul Hasan Khan. As per ECI, total 547,076 electors were eligible for voting in 1971 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 256,630 electors turned up for voting.[26]

1971 Indian general election: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mohan Swarup 97,375 38.96 +12.36
INC(O) Md Shamsul Hasan Khan 61,845 24.74 +24.74
ABJS Shambhoo Nath Agnihotri 47,736 19.1 -5.16
BKD Om Prakash 19,863 7.95 +7.95
Independent Hira Lal Mauria 7,512 3.01 +3.01
Independent Zahoor Khan 4,945 1.98 +1.98
Independent Jalil Ahmed 4,568 1.83 +1.83
Independent Rafiq Ahmed 3,340 1.34 +1.34
Independent Rewti Prasad 2,764 1.11 +1.11
Majority 35,530 14.22 +12.58
Turnout 256,630 46.91 -6.54
INC gain from PSP Swing +12.36

1967 general election[edit]

The 1967 election for Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency was tri-polar contest between INC, PSP, & BJS. PSP's candidate Mohan Swarup won the election with a majority of 4,104 votes over Md Shamsul Hasan Khan. As per ECI, total 499,546 electors were eligible for voting in 1967 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 266,993 electors turned up for voting.[27]

1967 Indian general election: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP Mohan Swarup 70,927 28.24 -1.38
INC Md Shamsul Hasan Khan 66,823 26.6 -0.82
ABJS Bhagwat Saran 60,941 24.26 +5.38
SWA Brijesh Singh 14,883 5.93 +5.93
Independent Krishn Sen 13,706 5.46 +5.46
Independent Munni Lal Patel 10,493 4.18 +4.18
Independent Ahmed Khan 6,916 2.75 +2.75
Independent Jalil Ahmed 6,480 2.58 +2.58
Majority 4,104 1.64 -0.56
Turnout 266,993 53.45 +3.22
PSP hold Swing +28.24

1962 general election[edit]

The 1962 election for Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency was tri-polar contest between INC, PSP, & BJS. PSP's candidate Mohan Swarup won the election with a majority of 4,432 votes over Mukund Lal Agrawal. As per ECI, total 421,503 electors were eligible for voting in 1962 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 211,738 electors turned up for voting.[28]

1962 Indian general election: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP Mohan Swarup 59,624 29.62 -20.92
INC Mukund Lal Agrawal 55,192 27.42 -7.44
ABJS Shiv Swaroop Mishra 38,011 18.88 +3.52
CPI Ishaq Sambhli 36,482 18.12 +18.12
ABHM Munni Lal 12,003 5.96 +5.96
Majority 4,432 2.2 +13.48
Turnout 211,738 50.23 +9.73
PSP hold Swing -20.92

1957 general election[edit]

The 1957 election for Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency was tri-polar contest between INC, PSP, & BJS. PSP's candidate Mohan Swarup won the election with a majority of 25,063 votes over Mukund Lal Agrawal. As per ECI, total 390,591 electors were eligible for voting in 1957 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 159,895 electors turned up for voting.[29]

1957 Indian general election: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP Mohan Swarup 80,809 50.54 +50.54
INC Mukund Lal Agrawal 55,746 34.86 -8.25
ABJS Shri Harsh 23,340 14.60 +14.60
Majority 25,063 15.68 +14.59
Turnout 159,895 40.94 +1.73
PSP gain from INC Swing +50.54

1952 general election[edit]

The 1952 election was the first ever democratic election happened in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency & it was a tri-polar contest between INC, SLP, & KMPP. INC's candidate Mukund Lal Agrawal won the election with a majority of 26,492 votes over Ram Chandra Singh Sadhu. As per ECI, total 328,961 electors were eligible for voting in 1952 election in Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency and only 128,991 electors turned up for voting.[30]

1952 Indian general election: Pilibhit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mukund Lal Agrawal 55,612 43.11 N/A
Socialist Ram Chandra Singh Sadhu 29,120 22.58 N/A
KMPP Jai Narain 17,080 13.24 N/A
Independent Ram Bahadur 12,191 9.45 N/A
Independent Puttu Singh 9,399 7.29 N/A
Independent N. P. Sharma 5,589 4.33 N/A
Majority 26,492 9.34 N/A
Turnout 128,991 39.21 N/A
INC win (new seat)

See also[edit]

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