The Parliamentary Constituency of Sitapur is one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state of Uttar Pradesh, formed in 1952 and it presently comprises of five Vidhan Sabha segments. 1,230,078 is the total electorate count in the Sitapur Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 30). Out of these 662,574 number of electorates are males and the remaining 567,504 are belong to the female category as the Election commission of India 2009 reports suggest. The administrative headquarters of Sitapur district is situated in the town of Sitapur which is located roughly in the northern part of the state at a distance of 89 km from Lucknow and lies at an average elevation of 138 meters. Hindi is the official language of Sitapur with Awadhi being widely spoken by the locals.
According to the census data of 2011, Sitapur has a total population of 177,351 of which 52.67% are males and 47.33% are females. It has a sex ratio of 899 females per 1000 males and 12% of the population is below the age of six. Hinduism is the predominant religion here with 73% of the population being Hindus, followed by 26% of Muslims. The city of Sitapur has an average literacy of 83.11% with male literacy at 76.44 % and female literacy at 67.41%. Agriculture is the most important activity here, contributing to the majority of the economic setup of the town. Sitapur has a number of notable schools, colleges and institutions, both government and private. National Highway NH 24 passes through Sitapur.
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Sitapur Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Sitapur parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Sitapur constituency is Rajesh Verma of BJP.1957 | 67 | Sitapur | GEN | Uma Nehru | M | INC | 162544 | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A |
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2014 | 30 | Sitapur | GEN | Rajesh Verma | M | BJP | 417546 | Kaiser Jahan | M | BSP | 366519 |
2009 | 30 | Sitapur | GEN | Jahan,Smt. Kaisar | F | BSP | 241106 | Mahendra Singh Verma | M | SP | 221474 |
2004 | 13 | Sitapur | GEN | Rajesh Verma | M | BSP | 171733 | Mukhtar Anees | M | SP | 166499 |
1999 | 17 | Sitapur | GEN | Rajesh Verma | M | BSP | 211120 | Janardan Prasad Misra | M | BJP | 174758 |
1998 | 17 | Sitapur | GEN | Janardan Prasad Misra | M | BJP | 216874 | Prem Nath Varma | M | BSP | 188954 |
1996 | 17 | Sitapur | GEN | Mukhtar Anis | M | SP | 148252 | Janaradan Prasad Mishra | M | BJP | 138206 |
1991 | 17 | Sitapur | GEN | Janardan Prasad Misra | M | BJP | 134569 | Rajendra Kuumari Bajpai (W) | F | INC | 96863 |
1989 | 17 | Sitapur | GEN | Rajendra Kumari Bajpai | F | INC | 156906 | Shiv Sevak | M | JD | 147748 |
1984 | 17 | Sitapur | GEN | Rajendra Kumari | F | INC | 185722 | Hargovind Verma | M | LKD | 92424 |
1980 | 17 | Sitapur | GEN | Rajendra Kumari Bajpai | M | INC(I) | 121211 | Hargovind Verma | M | JNP(S) | 75514 |
1977 | 17 | Sitapur | GEN | Hargovind Verma | M | BLD | 194400 | Jagdish Chandra Dixit | M | INC | 84425 |
1971 | 16 | Sitapur | GEN | Jagdish Chandra Dixit | M | INC | 130086 | Jainarain Rathi | M | BJS | 77854 |
1967 | 16 | Sitapur | GEN | S. Nand | M | BJS | 102742 | Jagannath | M | INC | 76668 |
1962 | 16 | Sitapur | GEN | Suraj Lal | M | JS | 76242 | Dinesh Pratap Singh | M | INC | 72865 |
1960 | Bye Pol | Sitapur | GEN | B. Prasad | M | INC | 76472 | Gokaran | M | JS | 65562 |
1957 | 67 | Sitapur | GEN | Pragi Lal | M | INC | 192005 | Bhola Nath Vakil | M | BJS | 134938 |
1957 | 67 | Sitapur | GEN | Uma Nehru | M | INC | 162544 | Madhav Prasad Misra | M | PSP | 108444 |
*PC = Parliamentary Constituency
Facts about current sitting MP of Sitapur Constituency
Name of MP | Shri Rajesh Verma |
Age | 58 |
Nature of Membership | Elected |
Term | May, 2014 to In office |
Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Gender | Male |
Educational Qualification | M.A. (Economics) |
Activities of Shri Rajesh Verma in 16th Lok Sabha | |
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Debates participated | 13 |
Private member bills passed | 0 |
Questions asked | 224 |
Attendance | N/A |
Note:Data corresponds to the period 1 June 2014 to 13 Feb 2018.
List of Assembly Constituencies in Sitapur Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Sitapur parliamentary constituency.Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
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Sitapur | Laharpur | Biswan |
Sevata | Mahmoodabad |
Last Updated on February 24, 2015