Jaunpur Lok Sabha Constituency is a parliamentary constituency in
Purvanchal
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region of
Uttar Pradesh
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.
Assembly segments
The legislators on assembly segments of Jaunpur as of 2024 is:
Members of Parliament
^ by poll
Demographics
As per various estimates, the constituency has a population of nearly 2.50- 3 lakh voters in this constituency are
Brahmins
Brahmin (; ) is a ''Varna (Hinduism), varna'' (theoretical social classes) within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the ''Kshatriya'' (rulers and warriors), ''Vaishya'' (traders, merchants, and farmers), and ''Shudra'' (labourers). Th ...
, approximately 2.25 lakh voters are from
Scheduled Castes,
Forward caste
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voters mainly
Thakur make up another 2.55 lakhs, approximately 1 lakhs voters are Kushwaha
aurya&
Muslims
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around 2.15 lakhs and
Non- Yadav Other Backward Class makes up a little over two lakhs. In 2019, there were nearly 10.4 lakh voters in Jaunpur.
Election results
General Election 2024
Detailed Results at:
https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS2473.htm
General Election 2019
General Election 2014
See also
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Jaunpur district
Jaunpur district is a Districts of Uttar Pradesh, district in the Varanasi Division of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district headquarters is the city of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, Jaunpur which is situated on the banks of the Gomti River ...
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List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, the Lower House of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each member of parliament represents a single geographic constituency.
The maximum size of the Lok Sabha as outlined in the Constitution of ...
References
Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh
Politics of Jaunpur district
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