Pilibhit (Lok Sabha constituency)


Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India.

Assembly segments

Pilibhit comprises five Vidhan Sabha segments. These are;
In the first parliamentary election, the Praja Socialist Party won this seat thrice. Later, in the following elections, Indian National Congress and its participatory parties have won this seat four times. From 1989 onwards, Menaka Gandhi has kept this seat under her influence. She has won this seat by contesting on the tickets of different parties or independently. The Bharatiya Janata Party won Pilibhit parliamentary constituency in 1991 parliamentary elections defeating Janata Dal's Maneka Gandhi, in the Ayodhya wave aftermath; by 2004, Menaka Gandhi had joined BJP and she won this seat that year on BJP's ticket. She contested successfully from Aonla in 2009 but returned to Pilibhit in 2014. Pilibhit parliamentary constituency is one of a few constituencies in India, which have sent a woman to the Indian Parliament for more than five times.

2009 election

In the 2009 general election, BJP decided Varun Gandhi as its candidate from Pilibhit constituency instead of his mother Menaka Gandhi. Pilibhit constituency caught national and international attention due to highly dramatic political condition in the constituency. Total 13,08,959 voters used their rights out of total 13,42,590 voters in the election held on 13 May 2009. Varun Gandhi won this parliamentary seat by receiving 4,19,539 votes and defeating his closest opponent V.M. Singh by 2,81,501 votes. The
security deposits of all other 15 candidates, including his uncle V.M. Singh of INC, and Bahujan Samaj Party nominee Ganga Charan Rajput was forfeited.

Members of Parliament


YearWinnerParty
1952Mukund Lal AgrawalIndian National Congress
1957Mohan SwarupPraja Socialist Party
1962Mohan SwarupPraja Socialist Party
1967Mohan SwarupPraja Socialist Party
1971Mohan SwarupIndian National Congress
1977Mohammad Shamsul Hasan KhanBharatiya Lok Dal
1980Harish Kumar GangawarIndian National Congress
1984Bhanu Pratap SinghIndian National Congress
1989Maneka GandhiJanata Dal
1991Parshuram GangwarBharatiya Janata Party
1996Maneka GandhiJanata Dal
1998Maneka GandhiIndependent
1999Maneka GandhiIndependent
2004Maneka GandhiBharatiya Janata Party
2009Varun GandhiBharatiya Janata Party
2014Maneka GandhiBharatiya Janata Party
2019Varun GandhiBharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

2019 elections

2014 elections

2009 elections

2004 elections

1999 elections