Allahabad (officially Prayagraj) is a
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is Bicameralism, bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by a ...
(parliamentary)
constituency
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
in the
Prayagraj
Prayagraj (, ; ISO 15919, ISO: ), formerly and colloquially known as Allahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi, Varanasi (Benar ...
district of Indian state of
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
.
Allahabad saw two MPs elected and became the prime minister.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri (; born Lal Bahadur Srivastava; 2 October 190411 January 1966) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India from 1964 to 1966. He previously served as Minister ...
became the prime minister during 1964–1966.
V. P. Singh was elected twice from this constituency and later went on to become the prime minister.
Vidhan Sabha Segments
Members of Lok Sabha
^ denotes Bye-poll
Election results
General Election 2024
General Election 2019
General Election 2014
2009 elections
2004 elections
1999 elections
1998 elections
1996 elections
1991 elections
1989 elections
1988 bye-poll elections
1984 elections
1977 elections
1962 elections
1957 elections
See also
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List of mayors of Prayagraj
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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
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Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh
Politics of Prayagraj