Phulpur Lok Sabha seat, also spelled ‘Phoolpur’, is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It lies in Allahabad district. Phulpur is a prestigious constituency and two Indian Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and V P Singh have been elected from this constituency. The first Prime Minister of India of Jawaharlal Nehru died in office in 1964 while holding this seat. Hence it (फूलपुर) is also called “Nehru’s constituency”.
Vidhan Sabha Segments
| Constituency number |
Name |
Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
District |
Number of electorates (2019) |
| 254 |
Phaphamau |
None |
Prayagraj |
3,62,406 |
| 255 |
Soraon |
SC |
Prayagraj |
3,73,564 |
| 256 |
Phulpur |
None |
Prayagraj |
3,94,018 |
| 261 |
Allahabad West |
None |
Prayagraj |
4,49,224 |
| 262 |
Allahabad North |
None |
Prayagraj |
4,27,016 |
| Total: |
20,06,228 |
Members of Lok Sabha
| 1952 |
Jawahar Lal Nehru |
Indian National Congress |
Masuriya Din (2 candidates elected from this seat in 1952
under official name : Allahbad East cum Jaunpur West Dist) |
Indian National Congress |
| 1957 |
Jawahar Lal Nehru |
Indian National Congress |
Masuriya Din (2 candidates elected from Phulpur seat
in 1957, too) |
Indian National Congress |
| 1962 |
Jawahar Lal Nehru (Died in 1964) |
Indian National Congress |
| 1964^ |
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Nehru’s younger sister (bye-poll) |
Indian National Congress |
| 1967 |
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (Resigned in 1969) |
Indian National Congress |
| 1969^ |
Janeshwar Mishra (bye-poll) |
Samyukta Socialist Party |
| 1971 |
Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
Indian National Congress |
| 1977 |
Kamala Bahuguna |
Bharatiya Lok Dal |
| 1980 |
B. D. Singh |
Janata Party (Secular) |
| 1984 |
Ram Pujan Patel |
Indian National Congress |
| 1989 |
Ram Pujan Patel |
Janata Dal |
| 1991 |
Ram Pujan Patel |
Janata Dal |
| 1996 |
Jang Bahadur Singh Patel |
Samajwadi Party |
| 1998 |
Jang Bahadur Singh Patel |
Samajwadi Party |
| 1999 |
Dharmraj Patel |
Samajwadi Party |
| 2004 |
Ateeq Ahmed |
Samajwadi Party |
| 2009 |
Kapil Muni Karwariya |
Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2014 |
Keshav Prasad Maurya (Became Deputy CM in 2018) |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2018^ |
Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel (bye-poll) |
Samajwadi Party |
| 2019 |
Keshari Devi Patel |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
^ by poll
Election Results
General Election 2019
2019 Indian general elections: Phulpur
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
BJP |
Keshari Devi Patel |
5,44,701 |
55.68 |
+16.87 |
|
SP |
Pandhari Yadav |
3,72,733 |
38.10 |
-8.85 |
|
INC |
Pankaj Patel |
32,761 |
3.35 |
+0.70 |
|
NOTA |
None of the Above |
7,882 |
0.81 |
+0.44 |
| Margin of victory |
1,71,968 |
17.58 |
+9.44 |
| Turnout |
9,79,077 |
48.70 |
+11.55 |
|
BJP gain from SP |
Swing |
+8.73 |
|
Bye-election 2018
Bye-election, 2018: Phulpur
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
SP |
Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel |
3,42,922 |
46.95 |
+26.62 |
|
BJP |
Kaushalendra Singh Patel |
2,83,462 |
38.81 |
-13.63 |
|
IND. |
Ateeq Ahmed |
48,094 |
6.58 |
N/A |
|
INC |
Manish Mishra |
19,353 |
2.65 |
-3.40 |
|
IND. |
Dr. Neeraj |
4,276 |
0.59 |
+0.36 |
|
NOTA |
None of the Above |
2,724 |
0.37 |
-0.51 |
| Margin of victory |
59,460 |
8.14 |
-23.97 |
| Turnout |
7,30,612 |
37.15 |
-13.05 |
|
SP gain from BJP |
Swing |
-5.49 |
|
General Election 2014
2014 Indian general elections: Phulpur
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
BJP |
Keshav Prasad Maurya |
5,03,564 |
52.44 |
+44.32 |
|
SP |
Dharam Raj Singh Patel |
1,95,256 |
20.33 |
-7.39 |
|
BSP |
Kapil Muni Karwariya |
1,63,710 |
17.05 |
-13.31 |
|
INC |
Mohammad Kaif |
58,127 |
6.05 |
-6.20 |
|
AAP |
Shimala Shri |
7,384 |
0.77 |
+0.77 |
|
NOTA |
None of the Above |
8,424 |
0.88 |
+0.88 |
| Margin of victory |
3,08,308 |
32.11 |
+29.47 |
| Turnout |
9,60,419 |
50.20 |
+11.51 |
|
BJP gain from BSP |
Swing |
+22.08 |
|
General Election 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Phulpur
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
BSP |
Kapil Muni Karwariya |
1,67,542 |
30.36 |
|
|
SP |
Shyama Charan Gupta |
1,52,964 |
27.72 |
|
|
Independent |
Dr. Sone Lal Patel |
76,699 |
13.90 |
|
|
INC |
Dharmaraj Singh Patel |
67,623 |
12.25 |
|
|
BJP |
Karan Singh Patel |
44,828 |
8.12 |
|
| Majority |
14,578 |
2.64 |
|
| Turnout |
5,51,917 |
38.69 |
|
|
BSP gain from SP |
Swing |
|
|
General Election 1962
1962 Indian general election: Phulpur
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
INC |
Jawahar Lal Nehru |
1,18,931 |
61.62 |
|
|
Socialist |
Ram Manohar Lohia |
54,360 |
28.17 |
|
| Margin of victory |
64,571 |
33.45 |
|
| Turnout |
1,92,994 |
47.15 |
|
|
INC hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bye-poll 1964
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (Congress) : 110549 votes
- S.JAISWAL (SSP) : 52,529
General elections 1957
- Two members were elected from this seat in 1957.
1957 Indian general election: Phulpur
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
INC |
Jawahar Lal Nehru (Elected) |
2,27,447 |
36.87 |
|
|
INC |
Masuriya Din (Elected) |
1,98,431 |
32.17 |
|
| Margin of victory |
29,018 |
4.70 |
|
| Turnout |
6,16,862 |
77.24 |
|
|
INC hold |
Swing |
|
|
General Election 1952
1952 Indian general election: Allahabad East-Jaunpur West
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
INC |
Jawahar Lal Nehru (Elected) |
2,33,571 |
38.73 |
|
|
INC |
Masuriya Din (Elected) |
1,81,700 |
30.13 |
|
|
KMPP |
Banshi Lal |
59,642 |
9.89 |
|
|
Independent |
Prabhudutt Brahmachari |
56,718 |
9.41 |
|
|
Independent |
K. K. Chatterjee |
27,392 |
4.54 |
|
|
ABHM |
Thate Laxman Ganesh |
25,870 |
4.29 |
|
|
RSP |
Badri Prasad |
18,129 |
3.01 |
|
| Margin of victory |
61,871 |
8.60 |
|
| Turnout |
6,03,022 |
40.21 |
|
|
INC win (new seat) |
