| Rae Bareli UP-36 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Assembly constituencies | Bachhrawan Harchandpur Rae Bareli Sareni Unchahar |
| Established | 1952–present |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party |  Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
| Preceded by | Sonia GandhiIndian National Congress |
Rae Bareli is one of the 80Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the northernIndian state ofUttar Pradesh. It is considered to be a bastion of theIndian National Congress. The first Member of Parliament wasBaijnath Kureel. From 1967 to 1977, the seat was held by former Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi, and from 2004 until her appointment to theRajya Sabha in 2024, bySonia Gandhi.
The constituency has an electorate of 9.59 lakhs in 2019 of which nearly 30% belongs toScheduled Castes, 12% Muslims,16%Yadavs.[1]
Presently, Rae Bareli comprises fiveAssembly (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[2]
^By-Poll
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rahul Gandhi | 687,649 | 66.17 |  10.37 | |
| BJP | Dinesh Pratap Singh | 297,619 | 28.64 |  9.72 | |
| BSP | Thakur Prasad Yadav | 21,624 | 2.08 | 2.08 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,872 | 0.76 | 0.31 | |
| Majority | 390,030 | 37.61 | 20.17 | ||
| Turnout | 10,369,97 | 58.04 | 1.70 | ||
| INChold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sonia Gandhi | 534,918 | 55.80 | −8.00 | |
| BJP | Dinesh Pratap Singh | 367,740 | 38.36 | +17.31 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 10,252 | 1.07 | +0.41 | |
| Majority | 167,178 | 17.44 | −25.39 | ||
| Turnout | 959,022 | 56.34 | +4.61 | ||
| INChold | Swing | -8.00 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sonia Gandhi | 526,434 | 63.80 | −8.43 | |
| BJP | Ajay Agarwal | 173,721 | 21.05 | +17.23 | |
| BSP | Pravesh Singh | 63,633 | 7.71 | −8.69 | |
| AAP | Archana Srivastava | 10,383 | 1.26 | N/A | |
| IND. | Shakil Ahamad | 7,914 | 0.96 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 5,409 | 0.66 | N/A | |
| Majority | 352,713 | 42.75 | −13.08 | ||
| Turnout | 825,142 | 51.73 | +3.40 | ||
| INChold | Swing | -8.43 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sonia Gandhi | 481,490 | 72.23 | −8.26 | |
| BSP | R. S. Kushwaha | 109,325 | 16.40 | N/A | |
| BJP | R. B. Singh | 25,444 | 3.82 | +0.49 | |
| AD(K) | Anil Kumar Maurya | 12,321 | 1.85 | N/A | |
| IND. | Hori Lal | 10,073 | 1.51 | N/A | |
| Majority | 372,165 | 55.83 | −15.00 | ||
| Turnout | 666,648 | 48.33 | +5.03 | ||
| INChold | Swing | -8.26 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sonia Gandhi | 378,107 | 58.75 | ||
| SP | Ashok Kumar Singh | 128,342 | 19.94 | ||
| BSP | Rajesh Yadav | 57,543 | 8.94 | ||
| BJP | Girish Narayan Panday | 31,290 | 4.86 | ||
| Independent | Hori Lal | 15,160 | 2.36 | ||
| AD(K) | Indra Pal Singh | 9,969 | 1.55 | ||
| Majority | 249,765 | 38.81 | |||
| Turnout | 643,560 | 48.42 | |||
| INChold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sonia Gandhi | 474,891 | 80.49 | ||
| SP | Raj Kumar | 57,003 | 9.66 | ||
| BJP | Vinay Katiyar | 19,657 | 3.33 | ||
| RJP | Deepa | 8,336 | 1.41 | ||
| Independent | Sunder Lal | 6,780 | 1.15 | ||
| Majority | 4,17,888 | 70.83 | |||
| Turnout | 5,90,033 | 43.30 | |||
| INChold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Capt. Satish Sharma | 224,202 | 32.76 | ||
| SP | Gajadhar Singh | 150,653 | 22.01 | ||
| BSP | Anand Prakash Lodhi | 137,775 | 20.13 | ||
| BJP | Arun Kumar Nehru | 136,217 | 19.90 | ||
| AD(K) | Babu Lal Kushwaha | 8,058 | 1.18 | ||
| Independent | Arshad Ali Khan | 7,466 | 1.09 | ||
| Majority | 73,549 | 10.75 | |||
| Turnout | 684,461 | 58.27 | |||
| INCgain fromBJP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashok Singh | 237,204 | 36.15 | ||
| SP | Surendra Bahadur Singh | 196,482 | 29.94 | ||
| BSP | Ramesh Kumar Maurya | 130,342 | 19.86 | ||
| INC | Deepa Kaul | 49,615 | 7.56 | ||
| Independent | Ram Kishore | 18,787 | 2.86 | ||
| JD | Ram Harsh Verma | 12,106 | 1.85 | ||
| Majority | 40,722 | 6.21 | |||
| Turnout | 656,147 | 56.04 | |||
| BJPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashok Singh | 163,390 | 33.93 | ||
| JD | Ashok Singh | 129,503 | 26.90 | ||
| BSP | Babulal Lodhi | 119,422 | 24.80 | ||
| INC | Vikram Kaul | 25,457 | 5.29 | ||
| Independent | Ravendra Bahadur Singh | 8,752 | 1.82 | ||
| Majority | 33,887 | 7.03 | |||
| Turnout | 481,482 | 41.38 | |||
| BJPgain fromINC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Indira Gandhi | 223,903 | 58.27% | ||
| JP | Vijayaraje Scindia | 50,249 | 12.58% | ||
| JP(S) | Mahipal Singh | 48,353 | 13.08% | ||
| Majority | 173,654 | 45.19% | |||
| Turnout | 384,249 | 56.68% | |||
| Registered electors | 699,064 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | ||||
Gandhi was also elected from Medak. She retained her seat in Medak and resigned from Rae Bareli.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Raj Narain | 177,719 | 53.51 | New | |
| INC | Indira Gandhi | 122,517 | 36.89 | 29.46 | |
| Independent | P. Nallathampy Terah | 9,311 | 2.80 | ||
| Independent | Kamal Ahamad Khan | 7,467 | 2.25 | ||
| Independent | Krishna Prasad | 4,083 | 1.23 | ||
| Majority | 55,202 | 16.62 | |||
| Turnout | 332,122 | 52.48 | |||
| JPgain fromINC | Swing | ||||
This time the incumbent Prime ministerIndira Gandhi lost to her opponent, the only such instance to date.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Indira Gandhi | 183,309 | 66.35% | ||
| SSP | Raj Narain | 71,499 | 25.88% | ||
| Independent | Swami Adwaita Nand | 16,627 | 6.02% | ||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) | Rameshwar Dutta Manav | 4,839 | 1.75% | ||
| Majority | 111,810 | 39.26% | |||
| Turnout | 284,752 | 55.22% | |||
| Registered electors | 515,711 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | ||||
| Lok Sabha | ||
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| Vacant since 1966 (Prime Minister in Rajya Sabha) Title last held by Sabarkantha | Constituency represented by theprime minister 1967–1977 | Succeeded by |
