Gorakhpur Lok Sabha Election 2024: Gorakhpur is among the Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. The state has 80 parliamentary seats. The Gorakhpur seat includes 5 Assembly segments together with Caimpiyarganj, Pipraich, Gorakhpur Urban, Gorakhpur Rural and Sahajanwa. The constituency is a common seat and never reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are the principle events within the constituency. Yogi Adityanath represented the Gorakhpur constituency 5 occasions in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014.
Gorakhpur Constituency Demographic Profile
As per information from the Election Commission, there have been 19,81,197 voters within the Gorakhpur constituency throughout the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. Out of this, 10,85,534 voters had been male and eight,95,487 had been feminine voters. 176 voters belonged to the third gender. 3,413 had been postal votes within the constituency. The variety of service voters in Gorakhpur in 2019 was 4,396 (4,209 had been males and 187 had been ladies).
In 2014, the whole variety of voters within the Gorakhpur constituency was 19,03,988. Out of this, 10,55,209 voters had been male and eight,48,621 had been feminine voters. 158 voters on this constituency belonged to the ‘others’ class. There had been 888 postal votes within the constituency. The variety of service voters in Gorakhpur in 2014 was 1,134 (720 had been males and 414 had been ladies).
Gorakhpur 2019 and 2014 Winners (Candidates and Parties)
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, BJP candidate and actor Ravindra Shyamnarayan Shukla alias Ravi Kishan gained the seat for the primary time with a margin of three,01,664 votes. He was polled 7,17,122 votes with a vote share of 60.52%. He defeated SP candidate Rambhual Nishad who obtained 4,15,458 votes (35.06%). The complete variety of legitimate votes polled was 11,84,635. Congress candidate Madhusudan Tripathi stood third with 22,972 votes (1.94%).
In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, BJP chief Yogi Adityanath gained the seat for the fifth time in a row. He was polled 5,39,127 votes with a vote share of 51.80%. SP candidate Rajmati Nishad obtained 2,26,344 votes (21.75%) and was the runner-up. Adityanath defeated Nishad by a margin of three,12,783 votes. The complete variety of legitimate votes polled on this constituency was 10,40,199. BSP candidate Rambhual Nishad got here third with 1,76,412 votes (16.95%) and Congress candidate Astbhuja Prasad Tripathi was within the fourth place with 45,719 votes (4.39%).
Gorakhpur Past Winners
- Yogi Adityanath (BJP): 2009
- Yogi Adityanath (BJP): 2004
- Yogi Adityanath (BJP): 1999
- Yogi Adityanath (BJP): 1998
- Mahant Avedyanath (BJP): 1996
- Mahant Avedyanath (BJP): 1991
- Mahant Avedyanath (Hindu Mahasabha): 1989
- Madan Pandey (Congress): 1984
- Harikesh Bahadur (Congress): 1980
- Harikesh Bahadur (BLD): 1977
NOTA (None of the Above)
In 2019, 7,688 voters (0.65%) opted for NOTA within the Gorakhpur constituency. In 2014, 8,153 voters (0.78%) opted for NOTA within the Gorakhpur constituency.
Gorakhpur Voter Turnout
The complete variety of legitimate votes polled throughout the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections was 11,84,635 or 59.79%.
In 2014, the whole variety of legitimate votes on this Lok Sabha seat was 10,40,199 or 54.64%.
Gorakhpur Poll Dates
In 2019, the voting befell on May 19 within the Gorakhpur constituency.
In 2014, the voting was held on May 12 in Gorakhpur.
Gorakhpur Result Dates
In 2019, the consequence was introduced on May 23.
In 2014, the consequence was introduced on May 16.
Number of Polling Stations
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, there have been 2,157 polling stations within the Gorakhpur constituency.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, there have been 1,948 polling stations within the Gorakhpur constituency.
