Sant Kabir Nagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

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 (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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 state in northern India

India

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. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation

Boundary delimitation

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 of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India

Delimitation Commission of India

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 constituted in 2002.

Assembly segments

Presently, Sant Kabir Nagar Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha

Vidhan Sabha

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 (legislative assembly) segments. These are:

1. Alapur
2. Menhdawal
3. Khalilabad
4. Dhanghata
5. Khajani

Menhdawal and Khalilabad Vidhan Sabha segments were earlier part of the erstwhile Khalilabad Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of Parliament

Vidhan Sabha	Duration	Name of the Member	Party Affiliation
Fifteenth 15th Lok Sabha Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected in 2009 during the General Elections in India.- Important members :* Speaker: Meira Kumar, Indian National Congress, Sasaram, Bihar...	2009-Incumbent Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W...	Bhisma Shankar Alias Kushal Tiwari	Bahujan Samaj Party Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party is a centrist national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans , referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes as well as Buddhists. The party claims to be inspired by the...

See also

• Khalilabad (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Khalilabad (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Khalilabad was a Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India until 2008.-Assembly segments:Khalilabad comprised the following five assembly segments:# Ramnagar# Khesraha# Menhdawal# Khalilabad# Hainsarbazar...
  
  
• Sant Kabir Nagar district
  Sant Kabir Nagar District
  Sant Kabir Nagar district is one of the 72 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Khalilabad town is the district headquarters. Sant Kabir Nagar district is a part of Basti Division. The district is bounded on the north by Siddharthnagar and Maharajganj districts, on the east by...
  
  
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha