Phulpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Phulpur Lok Sabha seat, also spelled 'Phoolpur', is one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It lies in Allahabad district. Phulpur is a prestigious constituency and two Indian Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and V P Singh have been elected from this constituency. The first Prime Minister of India of Jawaharlal Nehru died in office in 1964 while holding this seat. Hence it is also called "Nehru's constituency".
Assembly Segments
Members of Parliament
Year | Winner | Party |
1952 | Jawahar Lal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
1952 | Masuriya Din | Indian National Congress |
1957 | Jawahar Lal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
1957 | Masuriya Din | Indian National Congress |
1962 | Jawahar Lal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
1964^ | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | Indian National Congress |
1967 | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | Indian National Congress |
1969^ | Janeshwar Mishra | Samyukta Socialist Party |
1971 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress |
1977 | Kamala Bahuguna | Bharatiya Lok Dal |
1980 | B. D. Singh | Janata Party |
1984 | Ram Pujan Patel | Indian National Congress |
1989 | Ram Pujan Patel | Janata Dal |
1991 | Ram Pujan Patel | Janata Dal |
1996 | Jang Bahadur Singh Patel | Samajwadi Party |
1998 | Jang Bahadur Singh Patel | Samajwadi Party |
1999 | Dharmraj Patel | Samajwadi Party |
2004 | Ateeq Ahmed | Samajwadi Party |
2009 | Kapil Muni Karwariya | Bahujan Samaj Party |
2014 | Keshav Prasad Maurya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
2018^ | Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel | Samajwadi Party |
2019 | Keshari Devi Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party |
^ by poll