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Shrawasti (Lok Sabha constituency)

Shrawasti
Buddha manipost.jpg
Bhuddha's statue in Shrawasti
Current MP Daddan Mishra
Party BJP
Elected Year 2014
State Uttar Pradesh
Category General
Assembly Constituencies Bhinga, Shrawasti, Tulsipur , Gainsari and Balrampur

Shrawasti Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: श्रावस्ती लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.

Shrawasti Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:

Shrawasti, Tulsipur, Gainsari and Balrampur assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Shrawasti Lok Sabha constituency. Bhinga assembly segment was earlier in erstwhile Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency.

The below table provides the key information about the candidates from the information declared by them through the affidavits submitted with their nomination.

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

Coordinates: 27°42′N 81°50′E / 27.7°N 81.84°E / 27.7; 81.84


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