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Allahabad Lok Sabha Elections

Allahabad is one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. Voting for Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh is being held in all seven phases from 11 April to May 19.

Voting in the politically significant Holy city of Allahabad, which has now been rechristened as Prayagraj, will be held in the sixth phase on May 12 and the combined results of the seven-phase 2019 Lok Sabha election will be announced on May 23.

Allahabad parliamentary constituency comprises of five assembly segments namely Meja, Karachhana, Allahabad South, Bara and Koraon.

Of these, Bara and Koraon are reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates while the other three are unreserved seats.

In 2014 Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janata Party's Shyama Charan Gupta won the seat by a margin of 62009 votes. While Sharma bagged 3,13,772 votes, Samajwadi Party's Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh stood at the second spot with 2,51,763 votes.

Samajwadi Party's Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh had won the seat in the 2009 election by bagging 2,09,431 votes and by defeating Bahujan Samaj Party's Ashok Kumar Bajpai who secured 1,74,511 votes.

In Allahabad, 81.38 per cent or 891635 voters exercised their franchise in the last election. Of the 23 contestants who were in the fray, 20 of them lost their deposits.

In the 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party has named Rita Bahuguna Joshi from the seat.

Rajendra Pratap Singh has been nominated by Samajwadi Party to take back the seat from the Bharatiya Janata Party while Congress has named Yogesh Shukla.

Others in the race are Rajeshwar Prasad from Rashtriya Apna Dal, Bhawani Singh from Aam Aadmi Party, Shiv Kumar Prajapati from Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party among others.

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Rita Bahuguna Joshi BJP

Won

494454
Rajendra Singh Patel SP

Lost

310179
Yogesh Shukla INC

Lost

31953
Girdhar Gopal Tripathi CPI

Lost

10403
Nota Nota

Lost

7625
Ajeet Kumar Patel PSSP

Lost

6267
Shiv Dutt Shukla ANDP

Lost

5147
Ajay Sharma IND

Lost

4731
Shiv Prasad LGBP

Lost

4118
Ram Pal Gupta PVSP

Lost

3368
Rabindra Kumar Shrivastav IND

Lost

2954
Om Guru Charan Das SSRD

Lost

2278
Abhimanyu Singh Patel PSP(L)

Lost

2217
Bhawani Singh AAAP

Lost

1845
Gayatri Prasad BSCP

Lost

1517

Allahabad News

SC declines to transfer Union Minster Ajay Teni’s 22-year-old murder case

SC declines to transfer Union Minster Ajay Teni’s 22-year-old murder case

The Union Minister of State for Home had requested the transfer because the senior counsel representing him was normally based in Allahabad and he would be unable to travel all the way to Lucknow for

Oct 26, 2022, 16:39 PM IST
Allahabad University PG Admission 2022: Counselling to begin TODAY at ecounselling.in- Here's how to apply

Allahabad University PG Admission 2022: Counselling to begin TODAY at ecounselling.in- Here's how to apply

The Allahabad University PG counselling and admission will include the registration process, document uploading and fee payment. 

Oct 01, 2022, 11:05 AM IST
Allahabad University students dig pit, threaten to bury themselves over fee hike: Watch

Allahabad University students dig pit, threaten to bury themselves over fee hike: Watch

Some of the students jumped into the five-foot pit near the protest site on the university premises and policemen had to pull them out.

Sep 27, 2022, 22:11 PM IST
Mirzapur woman allegedly gang-raped by SRN Hospital doctors in Prayagraj dies, probe underway

Mirzapur woman allegedly gang-raped by SRN Hospital doctors in Prayagraj dies, probe underway

The video has now gone viral on the social media platform and two inquiry committees have been constituted to investigate the serious allegation of gang rape made by the woman against the SRN

Jun 09, 2021, 11:53 AM IST
Priyanka Gandhi takes holy dip in Allahabad on Mauni Amavasya

Priyanka Gandhi takes holy dip in Allahabad on Mauni Amavasya

Prayagraj: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday (February 11) took a dip at the Sangam or holy confluence of rivers in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya. As per PTI reports, the

Feb 11, 2021, 18:53 PM IST
Allahabad High Court turns down plea to rename itself

Allahabad High Court turns down plea to rename itself

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea to rename itself either as the Prayagraj High Court or the Uttar Pradesh High Court.

Sep 24, 2020, 14:39 PM IST
 4 Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, including Allahabad Junction, get new names.

4 Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, including Allahabad Junction, get new names.

According to an official communication on Thursday (February 20), Allahabad Junction will now be Prayagraj Junction, Allahabad City will now be known as Prayagraj Rambag, Allahabad Chheoki has been

Feb 21, 2020, 08:36 AM IST
Cabinet approves construction of 3rd Railway line between Allahabad - Mughalsarai

Cabinet approves construction of 3rd Railway line between Allahabad - Mughalsarai

The 3rd Railway line between Allahabad - Mughalsarai will be 150 km long and will be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 2649.44 crore, an official release said.

Jul 18, 2019, 13:45 PM IST
Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Allahabad Lok Sabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh.

Apr 29, 2019, 17:26 PM IST
Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency

Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency

In 2014 Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janata Party's Shyama Charan Gupta won the Allahabad parliamentary constituency by a margin of 62009 votes. 

Apr 24, 2019, 12:15 PM IST
Over 2.25 crore devotees take holy dip as Kumbh Mela opens in Prayagraj

Over 2.25 crore devotees take holy dip as Kumbh Mela opens in Prayagraj

About 15 crore devotees are expected to partake in the pilgrimage.

Jan 15, 2019, 20:05 PM IST
Prayagraj gets world’s largest temporary city for grand Kumbh Mela 2019

Prayagraj gets world’s largest temporary city for grand Kumbh Mela 2019

For Kumbh Mela, a new temporary city has been set up along Prayagraj, which has 250-km long roads and 22 pontoon bridges.

Jan 08, 2019, 07:14 AM IST
Railways to run 800 additional trains for Kumbh Mela pilgrims

Railways to run 800 additional trains for Kumbh Mela pilgrims

To facilitate pilgrims arriving in large numbers during the Kumbh Mela in 2019, the Railways has proposed running 800 special trains from various stations of Allahabad district, an official has said

Dec 16, 2018, 10:38 AM IST
Allahabad University to be renamed as Prayagraj State University, proposal sent to UP Govt

Allahabad University to be renamed as Prayagraj State University, proposal sent to UP Govt

The Vice-Chancellor of Allahabad University has sent a formal proposal to the UP government.

Dec 09, 2018, 09:20 AM IST
UP cabinet approves renaming of Faizabad as Ayodhya, Allahabad as Prayagraj

UP cabinet approves renaming of Faizabad as Ayodhya, Allahabad as Prayagraj

While Prayagraj division will comprise of Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Fatehpur and Pratapgarh districts, Ayodhya division will include Ayodhya, Ambedkarnagar, Sultanpur, Amethi and Barabanki districts. 

Nov 13, 2018, 18:26 PM IST
Why didn't your parents name you 'Ravan or Duryodhan': Yogi Adityanath to critics on row over 'Prayagraj'

Why didn't your parents name you 'Ravan or Duryodhan': Yogi Adityanath to critics on row over 'Prayagraj'

UP CM has slammed those criticising the move to change Allahabad's name to Prayagraj. 

Nov 05, 2018, 08:33 AM IST
Yogi Adityanath responds to Allahabad's name change to Prayagraj

Yogi Adityanath responds to Allahabad's name change to Prayagraj

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday opened up on the justification of changing Allahabad's name to Prayagraj. 

Nov 04, 2018, 17:15 PM IST
UP government issues notification renaming Allahabad to Prayagraj

UP government issues notification renaming Allahabad to Prayagraj

The Uttar Pradesh government has issued a notification directing its departments to use Prayagraj instead of Allahabad for all official purposes, district magistrate Suhas L Y said on Saturday.

Oct 20, 2018, 22:46 PM IST
People with zero understanding of history: Yogi on those criticising Allahabad name change

People with zero understanding of history: Yogi on those criticising Allahabad name change

"People who have zero understanding of our history and traditions would question the move."

Oct 16, 2018, 18:23 PM IST
Allahabad is now Prayagraj, UP Cabinet clears proposal to change name

Allahabad is now Prayagraj, UP Cabinet clears proposal to change name

The proposal to change the name was approved by the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet at a meeting on Tuesday.

Oct 16, 2018, 12:31 PM IST
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