Sant Kabir Nagar Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh Results 2019: Praveen Kumar Nishad of BJP Wins Parliamentary Election
Sant Kabir Nagar constituency is one of the eighty Lok Sabha constituencies in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The constituency number of this place is PC 62.
Praveen Kumar Nishad of the Bharatiya Janata Party won from the Sant Kabir Nagar Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Nishad defeated Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Bheeshma Shankar by a margin of 35,749 votes. The constituency number of this place is PC 62. The election here was conducted on May 12, 2019 as per the Phase 6 schedule. The counting of votes took place on May 23. A total voter turnout of 54.74 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
Bhal Chandra Yadav from the Indian National Congress (INC), Praveen Kumar Nishad from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bheeshma Shankar from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Akhilesh Kumar from the Moulik Adhikar Party contested from this constituency. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase VI: List of States And Constituencies Voting On May 12
Lok Sabha Election 2019 Schedule for Sant Kabir Nagar Constituency:
| Issue of Notification | April 16 |
| Last date for filing nomination | April 23 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | April 24 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidature | April 26 |
| Date Of Poll | May 12 |
| Date of Result | May 23 |
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The last general election in the year 2014 was won by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Sharad Tripathi who bagged the total of 3,48,892 votes and is also the current MP on the seat. The runner up of the election was Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate Bhism Shankar Alias Kushal Tiwari with 2,50,914 votes.
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