Ghazipur Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh Results 2019: Afzal Ansari of BSP Wins Parliamentary Election
Ghazipur constituency is one of the eighty Lok Sabha constituencies in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The constituency number of this place is PC 75. The election here was conducted on May 19, 2019 as per the Phase 7 schedule.
Afzal Ansari of the Bahujan Samaj Party won from the Ghazipur Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Ansari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Manoj Sinha by a margin of 1,19,392 votes. The constituency number of this place is PC 75. The election here was conducted on May 19, 2019 as per the Phase 7 schedule. The counting of votes took place on May 23. A total voter turnout of 54.37 per cent was recorded in this phase of polling in UP, as per Election Commission of India. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Voting In 7 Phases From April 11 to May 19, Counting And Results On May 23; Check All Dates For General Elections
Ajit Pawar Kushawaha from the Indian National Congress (INC), Afzal Ansari from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Manoj Sinha from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Ishwari Prasad Kushwaha from the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) contested from this constituency. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase VII: List of States And Constituencies Voting on May 19
Lok Sabha Election 2019 Schedule for Ghazipur Constituency:
| Issue of Notification | April 22 |
| Last date for filing nomination | April 29 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | April 30 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidature | May 2 |
| Date of Poll | May 19 |
| Date of Result | May 23 |
Watch: Details of Phase 7 of Lok Sabha Polls
The last general election in the year 2014 was won by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Manoj Sinha who bagged the total of 3,06,929 votes and is also the current MP on the seat. The runner up of the election was Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Shivkanya Kushwaha who bagged a total of 2,74,477 votes.
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