About Allahabad South Assembly Constituency
Allahabad South is constituency No. 263 of Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly.
It belongs to Allahabad district which is situated in Lower Doab region of the state. It comes under the Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency. It is an open constituency.
According to data with the Election Commission of India, Allahabad South has 3,24,481 registered voters. It comprises 1,80,574 male and 1,43,892 female registered voters besides 15 voters in the Others category.
In the 2012 Assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party (SP) defeated its nearest contender, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), by a slim margin of just 414 votes to win this constituency. Haji Parvej Ahmad (Tanki), the winning Samajwadi Party candidate, got 43,040 votes. BSP candidate Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, who got 42,626 votes, was the runner-up. The voter turnout was a lowly 45.05 %.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Allahabad South Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Allahabad South assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2022 | 263 | Allahabad South | GEN | Nand Gopal Gupta | M | BJP | 97,864 | Raish Chandra Shukla | M | SP | 71,682 |
| 2017 | 263 | Allahabad South | GEN | Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi | M | BJP | 93011 | Parvez Ahmad | M | SP | 64424 |
| 2012 | 263 | Allahabad South | GEN | Haji Parvej Ahmad (Tanki) | M | SP | 43040 | Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi | M | BSP | 42626 |
| 2007 | 260 | Allahabad South | GEN | Nand Gopal Gupta 'Nandi' | M | BSP | 34939 | Keshri Nath Tripathi | M | BJP | 20129 |
| 2002 | 260 | Allahabad South | GEN | Keshari Nath Tripathi | M | BJP | 37705 | Shyama Charan Gupt | M | SP | 35630 |
| 1996 | 276 | Allahabad South | GEN | Keshri Nath Tripathi | M | BJP | 45472 | Hari Om Sahoo | M | SP | 21918 |
| 1993 | 276 | Allahabad South | GEN | Keshri Nath Tripathi | M | BJP | 54285 | Abdul Nazir Khan Alias Nanhey Khan | M | SP | 33265 |
| 1991 | 276 | Allahabad South | GEN | Keshari Nath Tripathi | M | BJP | 30417 | Ramji Keshrwani | M | JD | 12784 |
| 1989 | 276 | Allahabad South | GEN | Keshari Nath Tripathi | M | BJP | 22275 | Shatish Chander Jaiswal | M | INC | 14743 |
| 1985 | 276 | Allahabad South | GEN | Satish Chandra Jaiswal | M | INC | 19429 | Abdul Najer Khan Alias Nanaha Khan | M | LKD | 10225 |
| 1980 | 276 | Allahabad South | GEN | Satish Chandra Jaiswal | M | INC(I) | 20189 | Satya Prakash Malviya | M | JNP(SC) | 10259 |
| 1977 | 276 | Allahabad South | GEN | Satya Prakash Malviya | M | JNP | 32232 | Shyam Sundar Sharma | M | INC | 11930 |
| 1974 | 276 | Allahabad South | GEN | Satya Prakash Malviya | M | BKD | 22198 | Sambhu Nath Agrawal | M | INC | 13018 |
| 1969 | 281 | Allahabad South | GEN | Ram Gopal Sand | M | BJS | 17319 | Jai Pal Singh Kashyap | M | RPA | 11993 |
| 1967 | 281 | Allahabad South | GEN | K.C.Mohiley | M | SSP | 21620 | R.C.Vaish | M | INC | 15195 |
| 1962 | 287 | Allahabad City South | GEN | Kalyan Chand Mohiley Alias Chhunnan Guru | M | PSP | 20491 | Baijnath Kapoor | M | INC | 18600 |
| 1957 | 173 | Allahabad City South | GEN | Kalyan Chandra Mohiley Alias Chhunan Guru | M | PSP | 21600 | Baijnath Kapoor | M | INC | 19584 |
Last Updated on January 24, 2023