Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency

Rae Bareli
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Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateUttar Pradesh
Assembly constituenciesBachhrawan
Harchandpur
Rae Bareli
Sareni
Unchahar
Established1952–present
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party Indian National Congress
Elected year2024
Preceded bySonia Gandhi
Indian National Congress
Each election in the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency has been won by a different political party (1952–2024)
  1. INC (18 term) (85.7%)
  2. BJP (2 term) (9.52%)
  3. JP (1 term) (4.76%)

Rae Bareli is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituencies in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is considered to be a bastion of the Indian National Congress. The first Member of Parliament was Baijnath Kureel. From 1967 to 1977, the seat was held by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and from 2004 until her appointment to the Rajya Sabha in 2024, by Sonia Gandhi.

It is currently represented by Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.

Demographics and assembly segments

The constituency has an electorate of 9.59 lakhs in 2019 of which nearly 30% belongs to Scheduled Castes, 12% Muslims,16% Yadavs.[1]

Presently, Rae Bareli comprises five Assembly (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[2]

No Name District Member Party 2024 Lead
177 Bachhrawan (SC) Raebareli Shyam Sunder Bharti SP INC
179 Harchandpur Rahul Lodhi Rajput
180 Rae Bareli Aditi Singh BJP
182 Sareni Devendra Pratap Singh SP
183 Unchahar Manoj Kumar Pandey BJP

Members of Lok Sabha

Year Member Party
1952 Feroze Gandhi Indian National Congress[3]
1957
1960^ R P Singh
1962 Baijnath Kureel
1967 Indira Gandhi
1971
1977 Raj Narain Janata Party
1980 Indira Gandhi Indian National Congress
1980^ Arun Nehru
1984
1989 Sheila Kaul
1991
1996 Ashok Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
1998
1999 Satish Sharma Indian National Congress
2004 Sonia Gandhi
2006^
2009
2014
2019
2024 Rahul Gandhi

^By-Poll

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2024
 
 66.17%
2019
 
 55.80%
2014
 
 63.80%
2009
 
 72.23%
2006 (By-Poll)
 
 80.49%
2004
 
 58.75%
1999
 
 32.76%
1998
 
 36.15%
1996
 
 33.93%
1991
 
 23.06%
1989
 
 42.81%
1984
 
 70.07%
1980 (By-Poll)
 
 66.22%
1980
 
 58.27%
1977
 
 53.51%
1971
 
 66.35%
1967
 
 55.19%
1962
 
 38.67%
1960 (By-Poll)
 
 47.76%
1957
 
 24.08%
1957
 
 19.74%
1952
 
 32.96%
1952
 
 28.99%

2024

2024 Indian general election: Rae Bareli[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rahul Gandhi 687,649 66.17 Increase10.37
BJP Dinesh Pratap Singh 297,619 28.64 Decrease9.72
BSP Thakur Prasad Yadav 21,624 2.08
NOTA None of the Above 7,872 0.76 Decrease0.31
IND Horilal 5,399 0.52
OTH 4 Other Party Candidates 19,056 1.83
Majority 390,030 37.53 Increase20.09
Turnout 1,036,997 58.04 Increase1.70
INC hold Swing

2019

2019 Indian general election: Rae Bareli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sonia Gandhi 534,918 55.80 Decrease8.00
BJP Dinesh Pratap Singh 367,740 38.36 Increase17.31
NOTA None of the Above 10,252 1.07 Increase0.41
IND 6 Independent Candidates 22,317 2.33
OTH 7 Other Party Candidates 23,329 2.43
Majority 167,178 17.44 Decrease25.31
Turnout 959,022 56.34 Increase4.61
INC hold Swing

2014

2014 Indian general election: Rae Bareli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sonia Gandhi 526,434 63.80 Decrease8.43
BJP Ajay Agarwal 173,721 21.05 Increase17.23
BSP Pravesh Singh 63,633 7.71 Decrease8.69
AAP Archana Srivastava 10,383 1.26
NOTA None of the Above 5,409 0.66
AITC Anju Singh 3,507 0.43
IND 4 Independent Candidates 22,558 2.73
OTH 8 Other Party Candidates 19,491 2.36
Majority 352,713 42.75 Decrease13.08
Turnout 825,142 51.73 Increase3.40
INC hold Swing

2009

2009 Indian general election: Rae Bareli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sonia Gandhi 481,490 72.23 Decrease8.26
BSP R. S. Kushwaha 109,325 16.40
BJP R. B. Singh 25,444 3.82 Increase0.49
IND 11 Independent Candidates 36,027 5.40
OTH 2 Other Party Candidates 14,362 2.15
Majority 372,165 55.83 Decrease15.00
Turnout 666,648 48.33 Increase5.03
INC hold Swing

2006 by-election

The 2006 Rae Bareli by-election was necessitated after Congress President Sonia Gandhi resigned from the Lok Sabha amid the "office of profit" controversy. She re-contested the by-election on 8 May 2006 and was re-elected by a margin of over four lakh votes.

By-election, 2006: Rae Bareli[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sonia Gandhi 474,891 80.49 Increase21.74
SP Raj Kumar 57,003 9.66 Decrease10.28
BJP Vinay Katiyar 19,657 3.33 Decrease1.53
RJP Deepa 8,336 1.41
IND Sunder Lal 6,780 1.15
Majority 4,17,888 70.83 Increase32.02
Turnout 5,90,033 43.30 Decrease5.12
INC hold Swing

2004

2004 Indian general election: Rae Bareli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sonia Gandhi 378,107 58.75 Increase25.99
SP Ashok Kumar Singh 128,342 19.94 Decrease2.07
BSP Rajesh Yadav 57,543 8.94 Decrease11.19
BJP Girish Narayan Panday 31,290 4.86 Decrease15.04
IND Hori Lal 15,160 2.36
IND 8 Independent Candidates 18,204 2.83
OTH 3 Other Party Candidates 14,914 2.32
Majority 249,765 38.81 Increase28.06
Turnout 643,560 48.42 Decrease9.85
INC hold Swing

1999

1999 Indian general election: Rae Bareli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Captain Satish Sharma 224,202 32.76 Increase25.20
SP Gajadhar Singh 150,653 22.01 Decrease7.93
BSP Anand Prakash Lodhi 137,775 20.13 Increase0.27
BJP Arun Kumar Nehru 136,217 19.90 Decrease16.25
IND 16 Independent Candidates 25,012 3.65
OTH 3 Other Party Candidates 10,602 1.55
Majority 73,549 10.75 Increase4.54
Turnout 684,461 58.27 Increase1.21
INC gain from BJP Swing

1998

1998 Indian general election: Rae Bareli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ashok Singh 237,204 36.15 Increase2.22
SP Surendra Bahadur Singh 196,482 29.94
BSP Ramesh Kumar Maurya 130,342 19.86 Decrease4.94
INC Deepa Kaul 49,615 7.56 Increase2.27
IND Ram Kishore 18,787 2.86
JD Ram Harsh Verma 12,106 1.85 Decrease25.05
IND 6 Independent Candidates 4,851 0.74
OTH 4 Other Party Candidates 6,760 1.03
Majority 40,722 6.21 Decrease0.82
Turnout 668,083 57.06 Increase15.68
BJP hold Swing

1996

1996 Indian general election: Rae Bareli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ashok Singh 163,390 33.93 Increase13.23
JD Ashok Singh 129,503 26.90 Increase4.72
BSP Babulal Lodhi 119,422 24.80 Increase16.68
INC Vikram Kaul 25,457 5.29 Decrease17.77
IND 30 Independent Candidates 24,213 5.04
OTH 6 Other Party Candidates 5,670 1.17
Majority 33,887 7.03 Increase6.15
Turnout 481,482 41.38 Decrease7.37
BJP gain from INC Swing

1991

1991 Indian general election: Rae Bareli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sheila Kaul 102,331 23.06 Decrease19.75
JD Ashok Kumar Singh 98,414 22.18 Decrease2.49
BJP Ram Shankar Varma 91,850 20.70 Increase7.36
JP Yashpal Kapoor 75,128 16.93 Increase14.60
BSP Sudarshan Ram 36,018 8.12 Increase5.11
DDP Udaipratap Singh 2,235 0.50 Decrease1.55
IND 18 Independent Candidates 37,815 8.51
Majority 3,917 0.88 Decrease17.26
Turnout 469,015 48.75 Decrease2.59
INC hold Swing

1989

1989 Indian general election: Rae Bareli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sheila Kaul 197,658 42.81 Decrease27.26
JD Rajendra Pratap Singh 113,879 24.67
BJP Surendra Bahadur Singh 61,585 13.34
IND Kaka Jogindinder Singh 14,168 3.07
BSP Sudarshan Ram 13,892 3.01
LKD(B) Mahadev Prasad 10,762 2.33
JP Basudev Prasad 10,742 2.33
DDP Udai Pratap Singh 9,465 2.05 Increase1.13
IND 14 Independent Candidates 29,528 6.39
Majority 83,779 18.14 Decrease39.33
Turnout 492,021 51.34 Decrease8.29
INC hold Swing

1984

1984 Indian general election: Rae Bareli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Arun Kumar Nehru 314,028 70.07 Increase3.85
LKD Ambedkar Savita 56,475 12.60
IND Jagdish Narain Misra 51,413 11.47
DDP Nav Ratan Pd. Dixit 4,125 0.92
IND 11 Independent Candidates 22,102 4.93
Majority 257,553 57.47 Increase17.21
Turnout 459,235 59.63
INC hold Swing

1980 by-election

This by-election was necessitated by the resignation of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who had contested and won the Lok Sabha elections from both Raebareli and Medak. She retained the Medak seat and resigned from the Raebareli seat, necessitating the by-election.

1980 Rae Bareli by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Arun Nehru 176,456 66.22 Increase7.95
JP(S) Janeshwar Mishra 69,166 25.96 Increase13.38
IND K. B. Singh 4,175 1.57
IND R. Pratap 4,004 1.50
IND J. B. S. Sanyasi 2,521 0.95
IND S. Narain 2,115 0.79
IND B. P. Dixit 1,625 0.61
IND K. A. Khan 1,364 0.51
IND K. Pal 1,305 0.49
IND L. D. Pandey 970 0.36
IND M. L. Yadav 960 0.36
IND B. alias G. Prasad 945 0.35
IND M. B. Singh 859 0.32
Majority 107,290 40.26 Decrease4.93
INC(I) hold Swing

1980

Indira Gandhi was also elected from Medak (Andhra Pradesh, present day Telangana). She retained her seat in Medak and resigned from Rae Bareli.

1980 Indian general election: Rae Bareli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Indira Gandhi 223,903 58.27 Increase21.38
JP Vijayaraje Scindia 50,249 13.08 Decrease40.43
JP(S) Mahipal Singh 48,353 12.58
IND 23 Independent Candidates 61,744 16.09
Majority 173,654 45.19 Increase28.57
Turnout 396,214 56.68 Increase2.52
INC(I) gain from JP Swing

1977

This time the incumbent Prime minister Indira Gandhi lost to her opponent, the only such instance to date.

1977 Indian general election: Rae Bareli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Raj Narain 177,719 53.51
INC Indira Gandhi 122,517 36.89 Decrease29.46
IND P. Nallathampy Terah 9,311 2.80
IND Kamal Ahmad Khan 7,467 2.25
IND Krishna Prasad 4,083 1.23
IND Nagarmal Bajoriya 2,980 0.90
IND Siya Ram Shukla 2,839 0.85
IND Hari Prasad Sharma 2,703 0.81
IND Thakur Prasad 2,503 0.75
Majority 55,202 16.62 Decrease23.85
Turnout 342,742 54.16 Decrease1.06
JP gain from INC Swing

1971

Indira Gandhi's election was annulled by the Allahabad High Court in June 1975 on a technicality, but the Supreme Court of India overturned the decision following an amendment to the constitution.

1971 Indian general election: Rae Bareli[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Indira Gandhi 183,309 66.35 Increase11.16
SSP Raj Narain 71,499 25.88
IND Swami Adwaita Nand 16,627 6.02
RSM Rameshwar Dutta Manav 4,839 1.75
Majority 111,810 40.47 Increase5.23
Turnout 284,752 55.22 Decrease1.64
INC hold Swing

1967

1967 Indian general election: Rae Bareli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Indira Gandhi 143,602 55.19 Increase16.52
IND B. C. Seth 51,899 19.95
IND R. N. Anarya 20,522 7.89
IND G. Gurbax 14,220 5.46
CPI J. Kishore 13,297 5.11
IND C. K. C. T. Chand 7,707 2.96
IND H. Swarup 4,997 1.92
IND S. D. Singh 3,959 1.52
Majority 91,703 35.24 Increase28.12
Turnout 272,736 56.86 Increase7.86
INC hold Swing

1962

1962 Indian general election: Rae Bareli (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Baijnath Kureel 77,435 38.67 Decrease9.09
ABJS Taravati 63,167 31.55 Increase2.93
Socialist Deotadin 59,641 29.78 Increase16.11
Majority 14,268 7.12 Decrease12.03
Turnout 206,809 49.00
INC hold Swing

1960 by-election

1960 Rae Bareli by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC R. P. Singh 104,840 47.76
ABJS N. B. Singh 62,809 28.62
Socialist N. Kishore 30,006 13.67
IND Madan Mohan 14,582 6.64
CPI Ram Narain 7,253 3.30
Majority 42,031 19.15
INC hold Swing

1957

1957 Indian general election: Rae Bareli (2 seats)[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Feroze Gandhi 162,595 24.08
IND Nand Kishore 133,342 19.74
INC Baij Nath Kureel 126,318 18.70
ABJS Chhote Lal 100,651 14.90
PSP Raguvendra Datt 94,109 13.93
IND Guru Dayal Das 58,342 8.64
Majority 29,253 4.34
Turnout 675,357 41.98

1952

1952 Indian general election: Pratapgarh Distt (West) cum Rae Bareli Distt (East) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Feroze Gandhi 158,569 32.96
INC Baij Nath Kureel 139,485 28.99
Socialist Nand Ram Gupta 44,791 9.31
ABJS Ramesh Kumar 42,438 8.82
RRP Jamuna Prasad 39,273 8.16
IND Fateh Bahadur Singh 29,103 6.05
Socialist Guru Dayal Das 27,472 5.71
Majority 19,084 3.97
Turnout 481,131 34.53

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Kumar, Mayank (17 May 2024). "Priyanka leads Congress bid to protect its Rae Bareli bastion, eyeing a bigger victory margin with SP on its side". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Information and Statistics-Parliamentary Constituencies-36-Rae Bareli". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh website.
  3. ↑ "1951 India General (1st Lok Sabha) Elections Results".
  4. ↑ The Hindu (4 June 2024). "Rahul Gandhi wins Rae Bareli LS seat by over 3.9 lakh votes". Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Raebareli Loksabha Election Result". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Rae Bareli Lok Sabha". Elections.in. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Sonia strides to victory with record margin". Rediff. 11 May 2006.
  8. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "1957 India General (2nd Lok Sabha) Elections Results".

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