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Basti Lok Sabha Elections

Basti 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 Basti Lok Sabha constituency is in the sixth phase on May 12 and counting is on May 23.

Basti parliamentary constituency comprises of five assembly segments namely Harraiya, Kaptanganj, Rudhauli, Basti Sadar and Mahadewa.

In 2014 Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janata Party's Harish Chandra alias Harish Dwivedi had won the seat with a margin of 33562 votes. Harish bagged 357680 votes as against Samajwadi Party's Brij Kishor who stood at the second spot with 324118 votes. Bahujan Samaj Party's Ram Prasad Chaudhary had come third with 283747 votes.

In the 2009 election, Bahujan Samaj Party's Arvind Kumar Chaudhary had won the Basti seat by securing 2,68,666 votes. Samajwadi Party's Raj Kishor Singh had bagged the second spot with 1,63,456 votes.

In Basti, 57.16 per cent or 1048539 voters had exercised their franchise in the 2014 election. Of the 13 contestants who were in the fray, 10 had lost their deposits.

With the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party fighting in an alliance, the two parties are likely to gain their vote share from Basti seat.

Under the alliance, Samajwadi Party is contesting on 37 seats, Bahujan Samaj Party on 38 seats, and Rashtriya Lok Dal is contesting on three seats.

In 2019, Bharatiya Janata Party has yet again fielded Harish Chandra to defend the seat.

While Bahujan Samaj Party has named Ram Prasad Chaudhary from the seat, Raj Kishor Singh is fighting on a Congress ticket.

Others in the fray are Lok Gathbandhan Party's Pankaj, Swami Damodarcharya from Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, and Bal Govind Yadav from Pragatishil Samajwadi Party (Lohia).

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Harish Chandra Alias Harish Dwivedi BJP

Won

471162
Ram Prasad Chaudhary BSP

Lost

440808
Raj Kishor Singh INC

Lost

86920
Vinod Kumar Rajbhar SBSP

Lost

11971
Nota Nota

Lost

10335
Rangi Lal Yadav IND

Lost

7639
Pankaj Dubey LGBP

Lost

7345
Bhagwandas IND

Lost

5590
Ram Prasad Chaurasiya JKP

Lost

3737
Rohit Kumar Pathak HND

Lost

3182
Chandra Mani Pandey IND

Lost

3170
Pramod Shukla RPOI

Lost

2680

Basti News

2 ISIS terrorists entered Uttar Pradesh via Nepal; high alerts issued in several districts

2 ISIS terrorists entered Uttar Pradesh via Nepal; high alerts issued in several districts

Gorakhpur zone and other areas near the Indo-Nepal border have been put on high alert following the intelligence agencies warning. 

Jan 05, 2020, 14:34 PM IST
Basti Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Basti 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 Basti Lok Sabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh.

Apr 29, 2019, 17:55 PM IST
Basti Lok Sabha constituency

Basti Lok Sabha constituency

In 2014 Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janata Party's Harish Chandra alias Harish Dwivedi had won the Basti Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 33562 votes. 

Apr 24, 2019, 13:11 PM IST
Portion of flyover collapses in UP's Basti, 4 injured, 2 trapped, rescue ops underway

Portion of flyover collapses in UP's Basti, 4 injured, 2 trapped, rescue ops underway

The incident occurred on the National Highway no 28 in Basti.

Aug 11, 2018, 09:38 AM IST
Repeatedly raped, tortured: 2 more 'sadhvis' accuse 'mahants' of exploitation

Repeatedly raped, tortured: 2 more 'sadhvis' accuse 'mahants' of exploitation

The accused mahants are now absconding

Dec 20, 2017, 14:16 PM IST
Two sadhvis gang-raped for 10 days by 'godmen', held hostage in ashram

Two sadhvis gang-raped for 10 days by 'godmen', held hostage in ashram

Two sadhvis or female followers were allegedly gang-raped for over 10 days by a group of four mahants – self-appointed godmen and ashram chiefs – in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district.

Dec 20, 2017, 11:03 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh civic elections, first phase polling: As it happened

Uttar Pradesh civic elections, first phase polling: As it happened

The remaining phases would be held on November 26 and 29, and the counting of votes for all the phases would be held on December 1. 

Nov 22, 2017, 06:14 AM IST
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