Farrukhabad (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha
(parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh
state in northern India
. This constituency covers the entire Farrukhabad district
and part of Etah district
.
(legislative assembly) segments:
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
(parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
state in northern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. This constituency covers the entire Farrukhabad district
Farrukhabad District
Farrukhabad district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The town of Fatehgarh is the district headquarters. The district is part of Kanpur Division....
and part of Etah district
Etah District
Etah district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Etah town is the district headquarters. Etah district is a part of Aligarh Division. It is dominated by Yadavs and Rajputs.-Economy:...
.
Assembly segments
Presently, Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following five Vidhan SabhaVidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...
(legislative assembly) segments:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC Dalit Dalit is a designation for a group of people traditionally regarded as Untouchable. Dalits are a mixed population, consisting of numerous castes from all over South Asia; they speak a variety of languages and practice a multitude of religions... /ST Adivasi Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India. They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India... /None) |
District | Number of electorates (2009) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | Aliganj | None | Etah | 272,902 |
| 192 | Kaimganj | SC | Farrukhabad | 290,038 |
| 193 | Amritpur | None | Farrukhabad | 229,732 |
| 194 | Farrukhabad | None | Farrukhabad | 285,694 |
| 195 | Bhojpur | None | Farrukhabad | 243,444 |
| Total: | 1,321,810 | |||
Members of Parliament
- 1952: Mulchand Dube, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
- 1957: Mulchand Dube, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Mulchand Dube, Indian National Congress
- 1967: Awadhesh Chandra Singh Rathore, Indian National Congress
- 1971: Awadhesh Chandra Singh Rathore, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Daya Ram Shakya, Janata PartyJanata PartyThe Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
- 1980: Daya Ram Shakya, Janata Party
- 1984: Khurshed Alam KhanKhurshed Alam KhanKhurshed Alam Khan is an Indian politician and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress political party.He was Governor of Karnataka from 1991 to 1999 and governor of Goa from 1989 to 1991. Before that he was Union minister of External affairs in Government of India...
, Indian National Congress - 1989: Santosh Bhartiya, Janata DalJanata DalJanata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...
- 1991: Salman KhurshidSalman KhurshidSalman Khurshid is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress, a lawyer, and a writer who has been elected from Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency in the General Election of 2009. He belongs to Farrukhabad. He is presently the Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of Law and Justice...
, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... - 1996: Swami Sachidanand Hari Sakshi, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
- 1998: Swami Sachidanand Hari Sakshi, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1999: Chandra Bhushan SinghChandra Bhushan SinghChandra Bhushan Singh is an Indian politician for the Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh.-External links:*...
, Samajwadi PartySamajwadi PartySamajwadi Party is a political party in India. It is based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It describes itself as a democratic socialist party... - 2004: Chandra Bhushan Singh, Samajwadi Party
- 2009: Salman Khurshid, Indian National Congress