Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency
# Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency

Allahabad is a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in the 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.

## Vidhan Sabha Segments

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

## 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 |
| 1974^ | (Bahuguna was UP CM in 1974 Bye-poll 1974 result not known) | ??? |
| 1977 | Janeshwar Mishra | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1980^ | Krishna Prakash Tiwari | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Amitabh Bachchan | Indian National Congress |
| 1988^ | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | Independent |
| 1989 | Janeshwar Mishra | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Saroj Dubey | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Murli Manohar Joshi | BJP |
| 1998 | Murli Manohar Joshi | BJP |
| 1999 | Murli Manohar Joshi | BJP |
| 2004 | Rewati Raman Singh | Samajwadi Party |
| 2009 | Rewati Raman Singh | Samajwadi Party |
| 2014 | Shyama Charan Gupta | BJP |
| 2019 | Rita Bahuguna Joshi | BJP |

^ denotes Bye-poll

## Election results

### 2019 elections

2019 Indian general elections: Prayagraj :

| 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 | |

### 2014 elections

2014 Indian general election: Allahabad :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | BJP | Shyama Charan Gupta | 3,13,772 | 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 |
| | AAAP | 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 | 2,09,431 | 38.06 | +2.42 |
| | BSP | Ashok Kumar Bajpai | 1,74,511 | 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: Allahabad :

| 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 |
| | Independent gain from JD | Independent gain from JD | Swing | |

### 1988 bye-poll elections

By Election, 1988: Allahabad :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | 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 | |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1984 elections

1984 Indian general election: Allahabad :

| 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: Allahabad :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | JP | Janeshwar Mishra | 1,90,697 | 57.71 |
| | INC | Vishwanath Pratap 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: Allahabad :

| 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: Allahabad :

| 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 | |
