Ghatampur, Uttar Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results

Ghatampur (Uttar Pradesh) was won by Radhey Shyam Kori (Samajwadi Party) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 10,312 votes over Pyarelal Sankhwar. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Ghatampur, Uttar Pradesh, from 1962 to 2004.

Full Election History, 1962–2004

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1962 Tula Ram Indian National Congress 87,158 41.2% Janki Prasad (Socialist Party) 21,996 (10.4 pts)
1967 T. Ram Indian National Congress 98,771 34.7% M. Lal (Samyukta Socialist Party) 8,538 (3.0 pts)
1971 Tula Ram Indian National Congress 122,302 55.6% Madari Lal (Samyukta Socialist Party) 81,902 (37.2 pts)
1977 Jwala Prasad Kureel Bharatiya Lok Dal 271,854 75.9% Radhey Shyam (Indian National Congress) 185,504 (51.8 pts)
1980 Ash Karan Sankhwar Janata Party (Secular) 145,671 43.4% Dwarika Prasad Sankhwar (Congress (I)) 43,720 (13.0 pts)
1984 Askaran Indian National Congress 177,975 48.9% Keshri Lal (LKD) 48,870 (13.4 pts)
1989 Keshari Lal Janata Dal 282,854 60.5% Askaran (Indian National Congress) 155,982 (33.4 pts)
1991 Keshari Lal Janata Dal 139,560 32.6% Ram Nath Kovind (Bharatiya Janata Party) 43,647 (10.2 pts)
1996 Kamal Rani Bharatiya Janata Party 147,215 33.2% Dhani Ram Sankhwar (Bahujan Samaj Party) 11,151 (2.5 pts)
1998 Kamal Rani Bharatiya Janata Party 206,598 36.9% Shiv Kumar Beria (Samajwadi Party) 42,489 (7.6 pts)
1999 Pyare Lal Sankhwar Bahujan Samaj Party 156,582 28.1% Arun Kumari Kori (Samajwadi Party) 105 (0.0 pts)
2004 Radhey Shyam Kori Samajwadi Party 160,117 31.7% Pyarelal Sankhwar (Bahujan Samaj Party) 10,312 (2.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tula Ram Indian National Congress 87,158 41.2%
Janki Prasad Socialist Party 65,162 30.8%
Ram Charan Dhore Praja Socialist Party 31,996 15.1%
Kalka Jharkhand Party 16,710 7.9%
Tilak Chand Kuril Independent 10,389 4.9%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
T. Ram Indian National Congress 98,771 34.7%
M. Lal Samyukta Socialist Party 90,233 31.7%
K.C. Chaudhry Bharatiya Jana Sangh 43,348 15.2%
M. Lal Independent 16,660 5.8%
J. Prasad Praja Socialist Party 16,289 5.7%
H.P. Kuril RPI 12,740 4.5%
K. Prasad Independent 6,841 2.4%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tula Ram Indian National Congress 122,302 55.6%
Madari Lal Samyukta Socialist Party 40,400 18.4%
Keshari Lal BKD 39,232 17.8%
Ram Prakash Independent 17,933 8.2%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jwala Prasad Kureel Bharatiya Lok Dal 271,854 75.9%
Radhey Shyam Indian National Congress 86,350 24.1%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ash Karan Sankhwar Janata Party (Secular) 145,671 43.4%
Dwarika Prasad Sankhwar Congress (I) 101,951 30.4%
Jwala Prasad Kureel Janata Party 60,792 18.1%
Ram Badan SSD 12,011 3.6%
Bhagwan Din RPK 5,163 1.5%
Gulzari Lal Independent 4,704 1.4%
Genda Lal Independent 3,075 0.9%
Shiv Nath Balmiki Congress (U) 2,026 0.6%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Askaran Indian National Congress 177,975 48.9%
Keshri Lal LKD 129,105 35.5%
Prahalad Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 21,177 5.8%
Ram Prakash Independent 16,127 4.4%
Kehari Independent 5,088 1.4%
Ramkrishna Independent 4,823 1.3%
Ram Sewak Independent 2,833 0.8%
Rajendra Independent 2,756 0.8%
Ranno Devi Independent 2,554 0.7%
Mahadev Prasad Sankhawar Independent 1,599 0.4%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Keshari Lal Janata Dal 282,854 60.5%
Askaran Indian National Congress 126,872 27.1%
Kamta Prasad Sankhwar Bahujan Samaj Party 27,197 5.8%
Raja Babu JNP (JP) 12,455 2.7%
Banwari Lal Sankhwar DDP 6,368 1.4%
Binay Kumar Independent 5,164 1.1%
Laxminarain Sankhwar UPRP 4,347 0.9%
Ram Das Independent 2,128 0.5%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Keshari Lal Janata Dal 139,560 32.6%
Ram Nath Kovind Bharatiya Janata Party 95,913 22.4%
Kamta Prasad Sankhwar Bahujan Samaj Party 57,854 13.5%
Ganga Sagar Sankhwar Indian National Congress 57,023 13.3%
Gaya Prasad Janata Party 54,262 12.7%
Umesh Chandra Sankhwar LKD 6,848 1.6%
Ram Das SOP(L) 5,316 1.2%
Vijay Kumar BKUS 2,237 0.5%
Maiya Deen Independent 1,523 0.4%
Kanta Devi (W) Shiv Sena 1,511 0.4%
Nathu Ram Independent 1,407 0.3%
Raja Babu Independent 898 0.2%
A.R. Sen Independent 883 0.2%
Dhani Ram Independent 840 0.2%
Ram Babu Bharti Independent 813 0.2%
Thakur Prasad DDP 737 0.2%
Gaya Ram Independent 699 0.2%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kamal Rani Bharatiya Janata Party 147,215 33.2%
Dhani Ram Sankhwar Bahujan Samaj Party 136,064 30.7%
Keshri Lal Janata Dal 92,442 20.9%
Saroj Prasad Indian National Congress 24,718 5.6%
Babu Lal AD 16,141 3.6%
Desh Raj Independent 6,473 1.5%
Indrajeet AIIC(T) 6,150 1.4%
Ram Prakash Independent 2,280 0.5%
Prabhu Saran Independent 1,281 0.3%
Shyam Sunder Independent 1,238 0.3%
Ram Das Independent 1,192 0.3%
Ramavtar Independent 1,092 0.2%
Ram Dutt Sonekar Vaiddya Independent 1,012 0.2%
Hanuman Independent 959 0.2%
Shanti Devi Sankhwar Independent 937 0.2%
Ram Khelawan Sonekar Independent 907 0.2%
Meera Sankhwar Independent 522 0.1%
Saiyadeen Pradhan ALD 515 0.1%
Munnilal Independent 500 0.1%
Lalit Kumar Independent 424 0.1%
Girja Shanker Independent 382 0.1%
Shiv Kumar Independent 282 0.1%
Ram Kumar Sankhwar Independent 256 0.1%
Amar Nath ABRS 93 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kamal Rani Bharatiya Janata Party 206,598 36.9%
Shiv Kumar Beria Samajwadi Party 164,109 29.3%
Bhagwati Prasad Sagar Bahujan Samaj Party 137,121 24.5%
Virendra AD 20,335 3.6%
Keshri Lal Janata Dal 17,669 3.2%
Dr. Pushpa Indian National Congress 10,267 1.8%
Suneel Dutta Independent 1,640 0.3%
Raghuraj Verma Advocate Independent 1,068 0.2%
Khushi Lal Independent 846 0.2%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Pyare Lal Sankhwar Bahujan Samaj Party 156,582 28.1%
Arun Kumari Kori Samajwadi Party 156,477 28.0%
Kamal Rani Bharatiya Janata Party 155,987 27.9%
Jagdish Chandra AD 57,799 10.4%
Ashkaran Sankhwar Indian National Congress 29,859 5.3%
Laxmikant Independent 902 0.2%
Bandi Lal Independent 508 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Radhey Shyam Kori Samajwadi Party 160,117 31.7%
Pyarelal Sankhwar Bahujan Samaj Party 149,805 29.7%
Kamal Rani Bharatiya Janata Party 122,845 24.3%
Umakant Manjhi AD 46,022 9.1%
Askaran Sankhwar Indian National Congress 12,353 2.4%
Lalmani Bharti Independent 5,592 1.1%
Benche Lal Kori LP(S) 3,411 0.7%
Nandram RSBP 2,497 0.5%
Ramsumer Bhartiya Independent 2,124 0.4%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1962: Indian National Congress margin 10.4 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 3.0 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 37.2 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 51.8 pts 1980: Janata Party (Secular) margin 13.0 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 13.4 pts 1989: Janata Dal margin 33.4 pts 1991: Janata Dal margin 10.2 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 2.5 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 7.6 pts 1999: Bahujan Samaj Party margin 0.0 pts 2004: Samajwadi Party margin 2.0 pts 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004

Trend

Ghatampur has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1962. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Janata Party (Secular), Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Samajwadi Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Ghatampur in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?

Radhey Shyam Kori (Samajwadi Party) won Ghatampur, Uttar Pradesh, in 2004 with 160,117 votes (31.7%), a margin of 10,312 votes over Pyarelal Sankhwar.

Which parties have won Ghatampur since 1962?

Since 1962, Ghatampur has been won by: Bahujan Samaj Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Janata Party (Secular), Samajwadi Party.

What was the closest result in Ghatampur?

The closest result on record for Ghatampur was 1999, when Bahujan Samaj Party beat Samajwadi Party by just 105 votes (0.0 percentage points).

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