Amethi Assembly constituency explained

Amethi
Constituency No:	186
Mla:	Maharaji Prajapati
Party:	Samajwadi Party
Latest Election Year:	2022
State:	Uttar Pradesh
District:	Amethi
Reservation:	None
Type:	SLA

Amethi is a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, that covers the city of Amethi in the Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of the five assembly constituencies which fall under Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.

Currently, this seat is represented by Samajwadi party politician Mahraji Devi, who won the last Assembly election.^[1]

Sanjay Singh has been a major player in the local politics. His father, Rananjay Singh, was elected from this seat. Later Sanjay Singh himself, his first wife Garima Singh, and his second wife Ameeta Singh have all been elected from the constituency.

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Year	Winner	Party
1951	Kunwar Rananjay Singh
1957	Rama Kant Singh^[2]
1962	Vaidya Baij Nath Singh^[3]
1967	Ravindra Pratap Singh^[4]
1969^[5]	Raja Rananjaya Singh
1974^[6]
1977	Haricharan Yadav^[7]
1980^[8]	Rajkumar Sanjaya Sinh
1985^[9]
1989^[10]	Haricharan Yadav
1991^[11]
1993	Jamuna Mishra^[12]
1996	Ram Harsh Singh^[13]
2002^[14]	Ameeta Singh
2007^[15]
2012	Gayatri Prasad Prajapati^[16]
2017	Garima Singh

Election results

Results (1951-Present)

• 1951: Kunwer Rananjai Singh (IND) 21,536 votes. Defeated Baijnath Singh (INC) 7,835 votes.
• 1957: Rama Kant Singh (INC) defeated Bijai Pal (Independent) ^[17]
• 1962: Vaidya Baij Nath Singh (INC) defeated Ram Bali (Ind)
• 1967 R. P. Singh (BJS) defeated Baij Nath Singh Vaidya (INC)
• 1969: Raja Rananjaya Singh (Bharatiya Jana Sangh), defeated Baij Nath Singh Vaidya (INC)
• 1974: Raja Rananjai Singh (INC) defeated Ravindra Pratap Singh (BJS)
• 1977: Haricharan Yadav (Janata Party) 18,304 votes. Defeated Baij Nath Singh Vaidya (INC)
• 1980: Rajkumar Sanjay Singh (Congress-Indira) defeated Hari Charan JNP(SC)
• 1996: Ram Harsh Singh (INC) 36,069 votes. Defeated Jamuna Prasad Mishra (BJP) : 31,870
• 2002: Amita Singh (BJP) 55,949 votes. Defeated Ashish (INC) 37,184 votes.
• 2007: Amita Singh (INC) 48,108 votes. Defeated Ashish (BSP) 35,684 votes.
• 2012: Gayatri Prasad Prajapati (Samajwadi Party) 58,434 votes. Defeated Ameeta Sinh (INC) 49,674 votes
• 2017: Garima Singh (BJP) 64,226 votes defeated Gayatri Prajapati of SP, third placed Ram Ji of BSP, and fourth placed Ameeta Sinh of Congress ^[18]

External links

• Web site: Election results of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections . eci.gov.in . Election Commission of India . 15 March 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Assembly result 2017. Elections.in. 2017-08-25.
2. News: 1957 Election Results. 1 June 2018. Election Commission of India.
3. News: 1962 Election Results. 1 June 2018. Election Commission of India.
4. News: 1967 Election Results. 1 June 2018. Election Commission of India.
5. News: 1969 Election Results. 1 June 2018. Election Commission of India.
6. News: 1974 Election Results. 1 June 2018. Election Commission of India.
7. News: 1977 Election Results. 1 June 2018. Election Commission of India.
8. News: 1980 Election Results. 1 June 2018. Election Commission of India.
9. News: 1985 Election Results. 1 June 2018. Election Commission of India.
10. News: 1989 Election Results. 1 June 2018. Election Commission of India.
11. News: 1991 Election Results. 1 June 2018. Election Commission of India.
12. News: 1993 Election Results. 1 June 2018. Election Commission of India.
13. News: 1996 Election Results. 1 June 2018. Election Commission of India.
14. News: 2002 Election Results. 1 June 2018. Election Commission of India.
15. News: 2007 Election Results. 1 June 2018. Election Commission of India.
16. News: 2012 Election Results. 1 June 2018. Election Commission of India.
17. Web site: Amethi Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs. Elections in India.
18. Web site: 2017 Amethi - Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates. India.com.