Gonda Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh: Candidates, Current MP, Voting Date and Election Results 2019
Gonda constituency is one of the eighty Lok Sabha constituencies in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The election here will be conducted on May 6, 2019 as per the Phase V schedule.
Gonda constituency is one of the eighty Lok Sabha constituencies in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The election here will be conducted on May 6, 2019 as per the Phase V schedule. The city of Gonda is the district headquarters, and also the administrative centre for the Devipatan Division. With an area of 3,404 square kilometres (1,314 sq mi), Gonda has borders with Shrawasti district to the north, Balrampur and Siddharthnagar districts to the northeast, Basti district to the east, Faizabad district to the south, Barabanki district to the southwest, and Bahraich district to the northwest. 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.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Kirti Vardhan Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won from this seat and is the sitting MP from this constituency. Nandita Shukla of the Samajwadi Party (SP) was at the second spot and Akbar Ahmad Dumpy of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ended up at the third place from this Lok Sabha constituency. Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Constituency Wise Dates Of Voting And Results For UP General Elections.
The candidates who are contesting from Gonda Lok Sabha constituency which goes to polls on Monday, May 6 are: Krishna Patel of the Congress party, Kirti Vardhan Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party(SP)-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) alliance candidate is Vinod Kumar Urf Pandit Singh.
Lok Sabha Election 2019 Schedule for Gonda Constituency:
| Issue of Notification | April 10 |
| Last date for filing nomination | April 18 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | April 20 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidature | April 22 |
| Date Of Poll | May 6 |
| Date of Result | May 23 |
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List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On May 6 In Phase V
| State (No. of seats voting in this phase) | Constituencies |
| Bihar (5) | Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Saran, Hajipur |
| Jammu and Kashmir (2) | Anantnag, Ladakh |
| Jharkhand (4) | Kodarma, Ranchi, Khunti, Hazaribagh |
| Madhya Pradesh (7) | Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Betul |
| Rajasthan (12) | Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, Dausa, Nagaur |
| Uttar Pradesh (14) | Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Mohanlalganj, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Banda, Fatehpur, Kaushambi, Barabanki, Faizabad, Bahraich, Kaiserganj, Gonda |
| West Bengal (7) | Bangaon, Barrackpur, Howrah, Uluberia, Sreerampur, Hooghly, Arambag |
Lok Sabha Elections 2019 will take place across the country between April 11 and May 23. While voting will take place in seven phases between April 11 and May 19, the General Election results will be announced on May 23.
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