History of Gorakhpur parliamentary seat
Gorakhpur: Only a few months are left for the Lok Sabha elections to be held this year. Elections are proposed in April-May. In such a situation, all the parties are busy preparing for the elections. After Varanasi in UP, the seat on which everyone’s eyes will be in the Lok Sabha elections is Gorakhpur. Actually, Gorakhpur is the home constituency of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He has won elections from here many times. At present the MP from Gorakhpur parliamentary constituency is Bhojpur cine star Ravi Kishan. Actor Ravi Kishan had registered a big victory from here in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on BJP ticket.
This time SP has declared Kajal Nishad as its candidate from Gorakhpur parliamentary seat. Kajal has also worked in Bhojpuri films. If BJP once again gives ticket to Ravi Kishan, the contest will be very interesting. A direct fight can be seen between two Bhojpuri stars.
Which category has the highest number of voters?
The number of backward and Dalit voters is said to be high in Gorakhpur. According to an estimate, there are about four lakh Nishad caste voters here. This population is more in Pipraich and Gorakhpur rural areas. There are about two lakh Yadav and two lakh Dalit voters here. There are also a large number of voters from other castes including Muslims, Brahmins, Kshatriyas.
How many voters were there in 2019
At present the total number of voters in Gorakhpur Sadar is 2074745. Among them, the number of women is more than men. There were 1981645 voters in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Who won the election in the year 2019
BJP’s Ravi Kishan won from Gorakhpur parliamentary constituency by about three lakh votes. Ravi Kishan got more than 60 percent votes while SP got about 35 percent votes. SP had given ticket to Ram Bhuwal Nishad. This time also Kajal, who belongs to Nishad caste, has got the ticket.
Who won the election in 2014
Gorakhpur has been a stronghold of BJP. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been winning elections from here continuously from 1998 to 2014. After Yogi became the CM, SP’s Praveen Nishad won the by-election in 2018. After this, this seat again came into BJP’s account in the 2019 elections.
When were the elections held in the year 2014-2019?
The seventh phase of voting was held in Gorakhpur on 19 May in the year 2019. Whereas in 2014 elections were held on 12 May.
When were the results released in 2014-19
In the year 2019, the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections took place on 23 May. The election results were declared in Gorakhpur on the same day. Whereas, in 2014 the results were declared on 16 May.
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