Faizabad Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 LIVE updates:
In 1999, Vinay Katiyar of the BJP won the seat. But in the next election, he lost the seat to Mitrasen Yadav of the BSP. Congress party’s Nirmal Khatri won the seat in 2009 but lost to Lallu Singh of the BJP in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Faizabad Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency number: 54
Total electors: 17,38,701 (2014 estimates)
Female electors: 8,02,665
Male electors: 9,36,036
Reserved: No
Delimited: No
Assembly Constituencies: Dariyabad, Rudauli, Milkipur, Bikapur, Ayodhya
Results in last four Lok Sabha elections: In 1999, Vinay Katiyar of the BJP won the seat. But in the next election, he lost the seat to Mitrasen Yadav of the BSP. Congress party’s Nirmal Khatri won the seat in 2009 but lost to Lallu Singh of the BJP in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Demographics: The constituency mostly covers the eponymous district. Faizabad is significant in Indian political history for being the epicentre of the Ayodhya movement. Brahmins, Yadavs, Thakurs and Kurmis are the dominant castes in the area. The 2011 Census states that at least 15 percent of the population in the district is Muslim.