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
Prayagraj district
Allahabad district, officially known as Prayagraj district, is the most populous district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. The district headquarters is Allahabad which was renamed Prayagraj at the same time as the district was renamed. The Di ...
. Phulpur is a historic constituency and two Indian Prime Ministers
Jawaharlal Nehru
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (; ; ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat—
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V P Singh
Vishwanath Pratap Singh (25 June 1931 – 27 November 2008), shortened to V. P. Singh, was an Indian politician who was the 7th Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990 and the 41st Raja Bahadur of Manda. He is India's only prime minister to ...
have been elected from this constituency. The first
Prime Minister of India of
Jawaharlal Nehru
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (; ; ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat—
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died in office in 1964 while holding this seat. Hence it (फूलपुर) is also called "Nehru's constituency".
Vidhan Sabha Segments
Members of Lok Sabha
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Election Results
General Election 2019
Bye-election 2018
General Election 2014
General Election 2009
General Election 1962
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.
General Election 1952
See also
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Allahabad district
Allahabad district, officially known as Prayagraj district, is the most populous district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. The district headquarters is Allahabad which was renamed Prayagraj at the same time as the district was renamed. The Di ...
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Allahabad (Mayoral Constituency)
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List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after ar ...
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External links
Phulpur lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details
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Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh
Politics of Allahabad district