Phulpur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Phulpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India.

Its best-known MP is the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, who died in office in 1964 while holding this seat.

Assembly segments

Presently, Phulpur Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:

1. Phaphamau
2. Soraon
3. Phulpur
4. Allahabad West
5. Allahabad North

Members of Parliament

• 1952: Constituency did not exist; Phulpur probably was part of Allahbad Lok Sabha seat
• 1957: Jawahar Lal Nehru, Indian National Congress
• 1962: Jawahar Lal Nehru, Indian National Congress
• 1964: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Indian National Congress (By Poll)
• 1967: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Indian National Congress
• 1969: Janeshwar Mishra, Samyukta Socialist Party (By Poll)
• 1971: Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian National Congress
• 1977: Kamala Bahuguna, Bharatiya Lok Dal
• 1980: B. D. Singh, Janata Party (Secular)
• 1984: Ram Pujan Patel, Indian National Congress (I)
• 1989: Ram Pujan Patel, Janata Dal
• 1991: Ram Pujan Patel, Janata Dal
• 1996: Jang Bahadur Patel, Samajwadi Party
• 1998: Jang Bahadur Patel, Samajwadi Party
• 1999: Dharmraj Patel, Samajwadi Party
• 2004: Atique Ahmed, Samajwadi Party
• 2009: Kapil Muni Karwariya, Bahujan Samaj Party
• 2014: Keshav Prasad Maurya, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

General elections 2014

Indian general elections, 2014: Phulpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Keshav Prasad Maurya	5,03,564	52.43
	SP	Dharam Raj Singh Patel	1,95,256	20.33
	BSP	Kapil Muni Karwariya	1,63,710	17.05
	INC	Mohammad Kaif	58,127	6.05
	NOTA	None of the Above	8,424	0.88
Margin of victory			3,08,308	32.11
Turnout			9,60,341	55.29
	BJP gain from BSP		Swing

General elections 1957

Indian general election, 1957: Phulpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jawahar Lal Nehru	2,27,448	36.87
	INC	Masuriya Din	1,98,430	32.17
Margin of victory			29,018	4.70
Turnout			6,16,862	77.24
	INC gain from INC		Swing

General elections 1962

Indian general election, 1962: Phulpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jawahar Lal Nehru	1,18,931	61.62
	Socialist	Ram Manohar Lohia	54,360	28.17
Margin of victory			64,571	33.45
Turnout			1,92,994	47.15
	INC hold		Swing

General elections 1952

Indian general election, 1952: Phulpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jawahar Lal Nehru	2,33,571	38.73
	INC	Masuriya Din	1,81,700	30.13
Margin of victory			61,871	8.60
Turnout			6,03,022	80.43
	INC gain from INC		Swing

See also

• Allahabad district
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha