List of United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election

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Lok Sabha constituencies of India

United Progressive Alliance is an Indian political party coalition led by Indian National Congress.

Seat sharing summary

For the 2014 Indian general election, the UPA's is an alliance led for Indian National Congress with following parties:

Constituents of United Progressive Alliance (Pre-poll Alliance)
# Party Alliance in states Seats sharing References
1 Indian National Congress All States and UTs 464
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
2 Rashtriya Janata Dal Bihar, Jharkhand 28 [2][3]
3 Nationalist Congress Party Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra 23 [2][4][5][6]
4 Rashtriya Lok Dal Uttar Pradesh 8 [7]
5 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Jharkhand 4 [3][8]
6
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Jammu and Kashmir 3 [9]
7 Mahan Dal Uttar Pradesh 3 [7]
8 Indian Union Muslim League Kerala 2 [10]
9 Socialist Janata (Democratic) Kerala 1 [10]
10 Kerala Congress (M) Kerala 1 [10]
11 Revolutionary Socialist Party Kerala 1 [10]
12 Bodoland People's Front Assam 1 [11]
13 Communist Party of India Andhra Pradesh 1 [12]
Total UPA Candidates 540

Andhra Pradesh

  INC (41)   CPI (1)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1][12] Party Result
1
Adilabad
ST Naresh Jadhav Indian National Congress Lost
2
Peddapalli
SC Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy Indian National Congress Lost
3
Karimnagar
None
Ponnam Prabhakar Goud
Indian National Congress Lost
4
Nizamabad
None Madhu Goud Yaskhi Indian National Congress Lost
5
Zahirabad
None Suresh Shetkar Indian National Congress Lost
6
Medak
None P. Shravan Kumar Reddy Indian National Congress Lost
7
Malkajgiri
None Sarve Satyanarayana Indian National Congress Lost
8
Secunderabad
None Anjan Kumar Yadav Indian National Congress Lost
9
Hyderabad
None S. Krishna Reddy Indian National Congress Lost
10
Chevella
None
Patlolla Karthik Reddy
Indian National Congress Lost
11
Mahbubnagar
None Jaipal Reddy Indian National Congress Lost
12
Nagarkurnool
SC Nandi Yellaiah Indian National Congress Won
13
Nalgonda
None Gutha Sukender Reddy Indian National Congress Won
14
Bhongir
None Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy Indian National Congress Lost
15
Warangal
SC Siricilla Rajaiah Indian National Congress Lost
16
Mahabubabad
ST Balram Naik Indian National Congress Lost
17
Khammam
None Kankanala Narayana Communist Party of India Lost
18
Araku
ST Kishore Chandra Deo Indian National Congress Lost
19
Srikakulam
None Killi Krupa Rani Indian National Congress Lost
20
Vizianagaram
None Botsa Jhansi Lakshmi Indian National Congress Lost
21
Visakhapatnam
None Satyanarayana Bolisetty Indian National Congress Lost
22
Anakapalli
None Thota Vijayalakshmi Indian National Congress Lost
23
Kakinada
None
Mallipudi Raju Pallam Mangapati
Indian National Congress Lost
24
Amalapuram
SC A. J. Venkata Butchi Maheshwara Rao Indian National Congress Lost
25
Rajahmundry
None Kandula Lakshmi Durgesh Prasad Indian National Congress Lost
26
Naraspur
None Kanumuri Bapi Raju Indian National Congress Lost
27
Eluru
None Musunuri Nageswar Rao Indian National Congress Lost
28
Machilipatnam
None Sistla Ramesh Indian National Congress Lost
29
Vijayawada
None Avinash Devineni Indian National Congress Lost
30
Guntur
None Shaikh Abdul Waheed Indian National Congress Lost
31
Narasaraopet
None Kasu Venkata Krishna Reddy Indian National Congress Lost
32
Bapatla
SC Panabaka Lakshmi Indian National Congress Lost
33
Ongole
None Darsi Pawan Kumar Indian National Congress Lost
34
Nandyal
None B. Y. Ramaiah Indian National Congress Lost
35
Kurnool
None Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy Indian National Congress Lost
36
Anantapur
None P. Anil Chowdary Indian National Congress Lost
37
Hindupur
None Guttur Chinna Venkata Ramudu Indian National Congress Lost
38
Kadapa
None Veena Ajaya Kumar Indian National Congress Lost
39
Nellore
None Vakati Narayana Reddy Indian National Congress Lost
40
Tirupati
SC Chinta Mohan Indian National Congress Lost
41
Rajampet
None
Sai Prathap Annayyagari
Indian National Congress Lost
42
Chittoor
SC B. Rajagopal Indian National Congress Lost

Arunachal Pradesh

  INC (2)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Arunachal West
None Takam Sanjoy Indian National Congress Lost
2
Arunachal East
None Ninong Ering Indian National Congress Won

Assam

  INC (13)   BPF (1)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Karimganj
SC Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya Indian National Congress Lost
2
Silchar
None Sushmita Dev Indian National Congress Won
3
Autonomous District
ST
Biren Singh Engti
Indian National Congress Won
4
Dhubri
None Mohammad Wajid Ali Chaudhary Indian National Congress Lost
5
Kokrajhar
ST Chandan Brahma Bodoland People's Front Lost
6
Barpeta
None Ismail Hussain Indian National Congress Lost
7
Gauhati
None Manas Bora Indian National Congress Lost
8
Mangaldoi
None Kirip Chaliha Indian National Congress Lost
9
Tezpur
None Bhupen Bora Indian National Congress Lost
10
Nowgong
None Jon Jonali Baruah Indian National Congress Lost
11
Kaliabor
None Gaurav Gogoi Indian National Congress Won
12
Jorhat
None Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress Lost
13
Dibrugarh
None Paban Singh Ghatowar Indian National Congress Lost
14
Lakhimpur
None Ranee Narah Indian National Congress Lost

Bihar

  RJD (27)   INC (12)   NCP (1)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1][13][14] Party Result
1
Valmiki Nagar
None Purnmasi Ram Indian National Congress Lost
2
Paschim Champaran
None Raghunath Jha Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
3
Purvi Champaran
None Vinod Kumar Srivastava Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
4
Sheohar
None Anwarul Haque Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
5
Sitamarhi
None Sitaram Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
6
Madhubani
None Abdul Bari Siddiqui Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
7
Jhanjharpur
None Mangilal Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
8
Supaul
None Ranjeet Ranjan Indian National Congress Won
9
Araria
None Mohammed Taslimuddin Rashtriya Janata Dal Won
10
Kishanganj
None
Mohammad Asrarul Haque
Indian National Congress Won
11
Katihar
None Tariq Anwar Nationalist Congress Party Won
12
Purnia
None Amarnath Tiwari Indian National Congress Lost
13
Madhepura
None Pappu Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal Won
14
Darbhanga
None Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
15
Muzaffarpur
None Akhilesh Pratap Singh Indian National Congress Lost
16
Vaishali
None Raghuvansh Prasad Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
17
Gopalganj
SC Jyoti Indian National Congress Lost
18
Siwan
None
Hena Shahab
Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
19
Maharajganj
None Prabhunath Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
20
Saran
None Rabri Devi Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
21
Hajipur
SC Sanjeev Prasad Tony Indian National Congress Lost
22
Ujiarpur
None Alok Kumar Mehta Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
23
Samastipur
SC Ashok Ram Indian National Congress Lost
24
Begusarai
None Ramjivan Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
25
Khagaria
None Krishna Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
26
Bhagalpur
None Bulo Mondal Rashtriya Janata Dal Won
27
Banka
None Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal Won
28
Munger
None Pragati Mehta Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
29
Nalanda
None Ashish Ranjan Sinha Indian National Congress Lost
30
Patna Sahib
None Kunal Singh Indian National Congress Lost
31
Pataliputra
None Misha Bharti Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
32
Arrah
None Bhagwan Kushwaha Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
33
Buxar
None Jagnanad Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
34
Sasaram
SC Meira Kumar Indian National Congress Lost
35
Karakat
None Kanti Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
36
Jahanabad
None Surendra Prasad Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
37
Aurangabad
None Nikhil Kumar Indian National Congress Lost
38
Gaya
SC Ramji Majhi Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
39
Nawada
None Raj Ballabh Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
40
Jamui
SC Sudhanshu Shekhar Bhaskar Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost

Chhattisgarh

  INC (11)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Sarguja
ST Ramdeo Ram Indian National Congress Lost
2
Raigarh
ST Aarti Singh Indian National Congress Lost
3
Janjgir
SC Premchand Jaisi Indian National Congress Lost
4
Korba
None Charan Das Mahant Indian National Congress Lost
5
Bilaspur
None Karuna Shukla Indian National Congress Lost
6
Rajnandgaon
None Kamleshwar Verma Indian National Congress Lost
7
Durg
None Tamradhwaj Sahu Indian National Congress Won
8
Raipur
None Satyanarayan Sharma Indian National Congress Lost
9
Mahasamund
None Ajit Jogi Indian National Congress Lost
10
Bastar
ST Deepak Karma Indian National Congress Lost
11
Kanker
ST Phoolo Devi Netam Indian National Congress Lost

Goa

  INC (2)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
North Goa
SC
Ravi S. Naik
Indian National Congress Lost
2
South Goa
None Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco Indian National Congress Lost

Gujarat

  INC (25)   NCP (1)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Kachchh
SC
Dineshbhai Parmar
Indian National Congress Lost
2
Banaskantha
None Joitabhai Kasnabhai Patel Indian National Congress Lost
3
Patan
None Bhavsinh Rathod Indian National Congress Lost
4
Mahesana
None Jivabhai Ambalal Patel Indian National Congress Lost
5
Sabarkantha
None Shankersinh Vaghela Indian National Congress Lost
6
Gandhinagar
None Kirit Patel Indian National Congress Lost
7
Ahmedabad East
None Himmatsingh Patel Indian National Congress Lost
8
Ahmedabad West
SC Ishwar Makwana Indian National Congress Lost
9
Surendranagar
None Somabhai Gandalal Koli Patel Indian National Congress Lost
10
Rajkot
None Kuwarjibhai Bavalia Indian National Congress Lost
11
Porbandar
None Kandhal Jadeja Nationalist Congress Party Lost
12
Jamnagar
None
Ahir Vikrambhai Arjanbhai Madam
Indian National Congress Lost
13
Junagadh
None Punjabhai Vansh Indian National Congress Lost
14
Amreli
None Virjibhai Thummar Indian National Congress Lost
15
Bhavnagar
None Pravin Rathod Indian National Congress Lost
16
Anand
None
Bharatsinh Solanki
Indian National Congress Lost
17
Kheda
None Dinsha Patel Indian National Congress Lost
18
Panchmahal
None Ramsingh Parmar Indian National Congress Lost
19
Dahod
ST Dr Prabhaben Taviyad Indian National Congress Lost
20
Vadodara
None Madhusudan Mistry Indian National Congress Lost
21
Chhota Udaipur
ST Naranbhai Rathwa Indian National Congress Lost
22
Bharuch
None Jayesh Patel Indian National Congress Lost
23
Bardoli
ST
Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary
Indian National Congress Lost
24
Surat
None Naishadh Desai Indian National Congress Lost
25
Navsari
None Maksud Mirza Indian National Congress Lost
26
Valsad
ST Kishanbhai Vestabhai Patel Indian National Congress Lost

Haryana

  INC (10)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Ambala
SC Raj Kumar Valmiki Indian National Congress Lost
2
Kurukshetra
None Naveen Jindal Indian National Congress Lost
3
Sirsa
SC Ashok Tanwar Indian National Congress Lost
4
Hissar
None Sampat Singh Indian National Congress Lost
5
Karnal
None Arvind Kumar Sharma Indian National Congress Lost
6
Sonepat
None Jagbir Malik Indian National Congress Lost
7
Rohtak
None Deepender Singh Hooda Indian National Congress Won
8
Bhiwani-Mahendragarh
None Shruti Choudhry Indian National Congress Lost
9
Gurgaon
None Rao Dharampal Indian National Congress Lost
10
Faridabad
None Avtar Singh Bhadana Indian National Congress Lost

Himachal Pradesh

  INC (4)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Kangra
None Chander Kumar Indian National Congress Lost
2
Mandi
None Pratibha Singh Indian National Congress Lost
3
Hamirpur
None Rajinder Singh Indian National Congress Lost
4
Shimla
SC Mohan Lal Bragta Indian National Congress Lost

Jammu and Kashmir

  INC (3)   JKNC (3)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1][15] Party Result
1
Baramulla
None Sharifuddin Shariq Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Lost
2
Srinagar
None Farooq Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Lost
3
Anantnag
None Mirza Mehboob Beg Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Lost
4
Ladakh
None Tsering Samphel Indian National Congress Lost
5
Udhampur
None Ghulam Nabi Azad Indian National Congress Lost
6
Jammu
None Madan Lal Sharma Indian National Congress Lost

Jharkhand

  INC (9)   JMM (4)   RJD (1)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1][16] Party Result
1
Rajmahal
ST
Vijay Kumar Hansdak
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Won
2
Dumka
ST
Sibu Soren
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Won
3
Godda
None
Furkan Ansari
Indian National Congress Lost
4
Chatra
None Dhiraj Pratap Sahu Indian National Congress Lost
5
Kodarma
None Tilakdhari Prasad Singh Indian National Congress Lost
6
Giridih
None Jagarnath Mahto Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Lost
7
Dhanbad
None Ajay Dubey Indian National Congress Lost
8
Ranchi
None Subodh Kant Sahay Indian National Congress Lost
9
Jamshedpur
None Niroop Mahanty Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Lost
10
Singhbhum
ST Chitrasen Sinku Indian National Congress Lost
11
Khunti
ST Kalicharan Munda Indian National Congress Lost
12
Lohardaga
ST Rameshwar Oraon Indian National Congress Lost
13
Palamau
SC Manoj Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal Lost
14
Hazaribagh
None Saurabh Narain Singh Indian National Congress Lost

Karnataka

  INC (28)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Chikkodi
None
Prakash Babanna Hukkeri
Indian National Congress Won
2
Belgaum
None Lakshmi Hebbalkar Indian National Congress Lost
3
Bagalkot
None Ajay Kumar Sarnaik Indian National Congress Lost
4
Bijapur
SC Prakash Rathod Indian National Congress Lost
5
Gulbarga
SC Mallikarjun Kharge Indian National Congress Won
6
Raichur
ST B. V. Naik Indian National Congress Won
7
Bidar
None
N. Dharam Singh
Indian National Congress Lost
8
Koppal
None Basavaraj Hitnal Indian National Congress Lost
9
Bellary
ST N. Y. Hanumanthappa Indian National Congress Lost
10
Haveri
None Saleem Ahamed Indian National Congress Lost
11
Dharwad
None Vinay Kulkarni Indian National Congress Lost
12
Uttara Kannada
None Prashant Deshpande Indian National Congress Lost
13
Davanagere
None S.S. Mallikarjun Indian National Congress Lost
14
Shimoga
None Manjunath Bhandary Indian National Congress Lost
15
Udupi Chikmagalur
None K. Jayaprakash Hegde Indian National Congress Lost
16
Hassan
None A. Manju Indian National Congress Lost
17
Dakshina Kannada
None Janardhana Poojary Indian National Congress Lost
18
Chitradurga
SC
B N Chandrappa
Indian National Congress Won
19
Tumkur
None S.P. Muddahanumegowda Indian National Congress Won
20
Mandya
None
Divya Spandana
Ramya
Indian National Congress Lost
21
Mysore
None Adagur H. Vishwanath Indian National Congress Lost
22
Chamarajanagar
SC R. Dhruvanarayana Indian National Congress Won
23
Bangalore Rural
None D. K. Suresh Indian National Congress Won
24
Bangalore North
None
C Narayanaswamy
Indian National Congress Lost
25
Bangalore Central
None Rizwan Arshad Indian National Congress Lost
26
Bangalore South
None Nandan Nilekani Indian National Congress Lost
27
Chikkballapur
None Veerappa Moily Indian National Congress Won
28
Kolar
SC
K.H. Muniyappa
Indian National Congress Won

Kerala

  INC (15)   IUML (2)   RSP (1)   KC(M) (1)   SJ(D) (1)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Kasaragod
None T. Siddique Indian National Congress Lost
2
Kannur
None K. Sudhakaran Indian National Congress Lost
3
Vatakara
None Mullappally Ramachandran Indian National Congress Won
4
Wayanad
None M. I. Shanavas Indian National Congress Won
5
Kozhikode
None M. K. Raghavan Indian National Congress Won
6
Malappuram
None E. Ahamed Indian Union Muslim League Won
7
Ponnani
None E. T. Mohammed Basheer Indian Union Muslim League Won
8
Palakkad
None M. P. Veerendra Kumar Socialist Janata (Democratic) Lost
9
Alathur
SC Sheeba K. A. Indian National Congress Lost
10
Thrissur
None K. P. Dhanapalan Indian National Congress Lost
11
Chalakudy
None P. C. Chacko Indian National Congress Lost
12
Ernakulam
None K. V. Thomas Indian National Congress Won
13
Idukki
None Dean Kuriakose Indian National Congress Lost
14
Kottayam
None Jose.K.Mani Kerala Congress (M) Won
15
Alappuzha
None K. C. Venugopal Indian National Congress Won
16
Mavelikara
SC Kodikunnil Suresh Indian National Congress Won
17
Pathanamthitta
None Anto Antony Indian National Congress Won
18
Kollam
None N. K. Premachandran Revolutionary Socialist Party Won
19
Attingal
None Bindu Krishna Indian National Congress Lost
20
Thiruvananthapuram
None Shashi Tharoor Indian National Congress Won

Madhya Pradesh

  INC (29)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Morena
None Govind Singh Indian National Congress Lost
2
Bhind
SC Imarti Devi Indian National Congress Lost
3
Gwalior
None Ashok Singh Indian National Congress Lost
4
Guna
None
Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
Indian National Congress Won
5
Sagar
None Govind Singh Rajput Indian National Congress Lost
6
Tikamgarh
SC Kamleshwar Verma Indian National Congress Lost
7
Damoh
None Mahendra Pratap Indian National Congress Lost
8
Khajuraho
None Raja Pateria Indian National Congress Lost
9
Satna
None
Ajay Singh
Indian National Congress Lost
10
Rewa
None Sunderlal Tiwari Indian National Congress Lost
11
Sidhi
None Indrajeet Patel Indian National Congress Lost
12
Shahdol
ST Rajesh Nandini Singh Indian National Congress Lost
13
Jabalpur
None Vivek Tankha Indian National Congress Lost
14
Mandla
ST Omkar Markam Indian National Congress Lost
15
Balaghat
None Heena Kaware Indian National Congress Lost
16
Chhindwara
None Kamal Nath Indian National Congress Won
17
Hoshangabad
None Devendra Patel Indian National Congress Lost
18
Vidisha
None Laxman Singh Indian National Congress Lost
19
Bhopal
None P.C. Sharma Indian National Congress Lost
20
Rajgarh
None Narayan Singh Amlabe Indian National Congress Lost
21
Dewas
SC Sajjan Kumar Verma Indian National Congress Lost
22
Ujjain
SC
Guddu Premchand
Indian National Congress Lost
23
Mandsaur
None Meenakshi Natarajan Indian National Congress Lost
24
Ratlam
ST Kantilal Bhuria Indian National Congress Lost
25
Dhar
ST Umang Singhar Indian National Congress Lost
26
Indore
None Satyanarayan Patel Indian National Congress Lost
27
Khargone
ST Ramesh Patel Indian National Congress Lost
28
Khandwa
None Arun Subhashchandra Yadav Indian National Congress Lost
29
Betul
ST Rahul Chaudhary Indian National Congress Lost

Maharashtra

  INC (26)   NCP (21)   BVA (1)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1][13] Party Result
1
Nandurbar
ST Manikrao Hodlya Gavit Indian National Congress Lost
2
Dhule
None Amrishbhai Rasikbhai Patel Indian National Congress Lost
3
Jalgaon
None Satish Pawar Nationalist Congress Party Lost
4
Raver
None Manish Jain Nationalist Congress Party Lost
5
Buldhana
None Radhakrishna Ingle Nationalist Congress Party Lost
6
Akola
None Hidayat Patel Indian National Congress Lost
7
Amravati
SC Navneet Kaur Nationalist Congress Party Lost
8
Wardha
None Sagar Maghe Indian National Congress Lost
9
Ramtek
SC Mukul Wasnik Indian National Congress Lost
10
Nagpur
None Vilas Muttemwar Indian National Congress Lost
11
Bhandara-Gondiya
None Praful Patel Nationalist Congress Party Lost
12
Gadchiroli-Chimur
ST Namdeo Usendi Indian National Congress Lost
13
Chandrapur
None Sanjay Deotale Indian National Congress Lost
14
Yavatmal-Washim
None Shivajirao Moghe Indian National Congress Lost
15
Hingoli
None Rajeev Satav Indian National Congress Won
16
Nanded
None Ashok Chavan Indian National Congress Won
17
Parbhani
None Vijay Bhamble Nationalist Congress Party Lost
18
Jalna
None Vilas Autade Indian National Congress Lost
19
Aurangabad
None Nitin Patil Indian National Congress Lost
20
Dindori
ST Bharati Pawar Nationalist Congress Party Lost
21
Nashik
None Chhagan Bhujbal Nationalist Congress Party Lost
22
Palghar
ST Baliram Sukur Jadhav Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi Lost
23
Bhiwandi
None Vishwanath Patil Indian National Congress Lost
24
Kalyan
None
Anand Paranjape
Nationalist Congress Party Lost
25
Thane
None Sanjeev Naik Nationalist Congress Party Lost
26
Mumbai North
None Sanjay Nirupam Indian National Congress Lost
27
Mumbai North West
None Gurudas Kamat Indian National Congress Lost
28
Mumbai North East
None Sanjay Dina Patil Nationalist Congress Party Lost
29
Mumbai North Central
None Priya Dutt Indian National Congress Lost
30
Mumbai South Central
None Eknath Gaikwad Indian National Congress Lost
31
Mumbai South
None Milind Deora Indian National Congress Lost
32
Raigad
None Sunil Tatkare Nationalist Congress Party Lost
33
Maval
None Rahul Narvekar Nationalist Congress Party Lost
34
Pune
None Vishwajeet Kadam Indian National Congress Lost
35
Baramati
None Supriya Sule Nationalist Congress Party Won
36
Shirur
None Devdutt Nikam Nationalist Congress Party Lost
37
Ahmednagar
None Rajeev Rajale Nationalist Congress Party Lost
38
Shirdi
SC Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure Indian National Congress Lost
39
Beed
None Suresh Dhas Nationalist Congress Party Lost
40
Osmanabad
None Padamsinh Bajirao Patil Nationalist Congress Party Lost
41
Latur
SC Dattatraya Bansode Indian National Congress Lost
42
Solapur
SC Sushilkumar Shinde Indian National Congress Lost
43
Madha
None
Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil
Nationalist Congress Party Won
44
Sangli
None Pratik Prakashbapu Patil Indian National Congress Lost
45
Satara
None Udayanraje Bhosale Nationalist Congress Party Won
46
Ratnagiriโ€“Sindhudurg
None Nilesh Narayan Rane Indian National Congress Lost
47
Kolhapur
None Dhananjay Mahadik Nationalist Congress Party Won
48
Hatkanangle
None Kallappa Awade Indian National Congress Lost

Manipur

  INC (2)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Inner Manipur
None Thokchom Meinya Indian National Congress Won
2
Outer Manipur
ST Thangso Baite Indian National Congress Won

Meghalaya

  INC (2)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Shillong
None Vincent Pala Indian National Congress Won
2
Tura
ST Daryl William Cheran Momin Indian National Congress Lost

Mizoram

  INC (1)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Mizoram
ST C. L. Ruala Indian National Congress Won

Nagaland

  INC (1)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Nagaland
None K. V. Pusa Indian National Congress Lost

Odisha

  INC (21)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Bargarh
None Sanjay Bhoi Indian National Congress Lost
2
Sundargarh
ST
Hemanand Biswal
Indian National Congress Lost
3
Sambalpur
None Amarnath Pradhan Indian National Congress Lost
4
Keonjhar
ST Madhab Sardar Indian National Congress Lost
5
Mayurbhanj
ST Shyam Sundar Hansdah Indian National Congress Lost
6
Balasore
None Srikant Kumar Jena Indian National Congress Lost
7
Bhadrak
SC Sangram Jena Indian National Congress Lost
8
Jajpur
SC Ashok Das Indian National Congress Lost
9
Dhenkanal
None Sudhir Kumar Samal Indian National Congress Lost
10
Bolangir
None Sarat Patnaik Indian National Congress Lost
11
Kalahandi
None Bhakta Charan Das Indian National Congress Lost
12
Nabarangpur
ST Pradeep Kumar Majhi Indian National Congress Lost
13
Kandhamal
None Harihar Karan Indian National Congress Lost
14
Cuttack
None Aparajita Mohanty Indian National Congress Lost
15
Kendrapara
None Dharnidhar Nayak Indian National Congress Lost
16
Jagatsinghpur
SC Bibhu Prasad Tarai Indian National Congress Lost
17
Puri
None Sucharita Mohanty Indian National Congress Lost
18
Bhubaneswar
None Bijay Mohanty Indian National Congress Lost
19
Aska
None Loknath Rath Indian National Congress Lost
20
Berhampur
None Chandra Sekhar Sahu Indian National Congress Lost
21
Koraput
ST Giridhar Gamang Indian National Congress Lost

Punjab

  INC (13)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Gurdaspur
None
Pratap Singh Bajwa
Indian National Congress Lost
2
Amritsar
None
Capt. Amarinder Singh
Indian National Congress Won
3
Khadoor Sahib
None Harminder Singh Gill Indian National Congress Lost
4
Jalandhar
SC Santokh Singh Chaudhary Indian National Congress Won
5
Hoshiarpur
SC Mohinder Singh Kaypee Indian National Congress Lost
6
Anandpur Sahib
None Ambika Soni Indian National Congress Lost
7
Ludhiana
None Ravneet Singh Bittu Indian National Congress Won
8
Fatehgarh Sahib
SC Sadhu Singh Dharamsot Indian National Congress Lost
9
Faridkot
SC Joginder Singh Panjgrain Indian National Congress Lost
10
Firozpur
None Sunil Kumar Jakhar Indian National Congress Lost
11
Bathinda
None Manpreet Singh Badal Indian National Congress Lost
12
Sangrur
None Vijay Inder Singla Indian National Congress Lost
13
Patiala
None Preneet Kaur Indian National Congress Lost

Rajasthan

  INC (25)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Ganganagar
SC Bhanwarlal Meghwal Indian National Congress Lost
2
Bikaner
SC Shankar Pannu Indian National Congress Lost
3
Churu
None Pratap Punia Indian National Congress Lost
4
Jhunjhunu
None Rajbala Ola Indian National Congress Lost
5
Sikar
None Pratap Singh Jat Indian National Congress Lost
6
Jaipur Rural
None C. P. Joshi Indian National Congress Lost
7
Jaipur
None Mahesh Joshi Indian National Congress Lost
8
Alwar
None
Jitendra Singh
Indian National Congress Lost
9
Bharatpur
SC Suresh Chand Yadav Indian National Congress Lost
10
Karauli-Dholpur
SC Lakhiram Bairwa Indian National Congress Lost
11
Dausa
None Namo Narain Meena Indian National Congress Lost
12
Tonk-Sawai Madhopur
None Mohammad Azharuddin Indian National Congress Lost
13
Ajmer
None Sachin Pilot Indian National Congress Lost
14
Nagaur
None Jyoti Mirdha Indian National Congress Lost
15
Pali
None Munni Devi Godara Indian National Congress Lost
16
Jodhpur
None Chandresh Kumari Katoch Indian National Congress Lost
17
Barmer
None Harish Chaudhary Indian National Congress Lost
18
Jalore
None Udai Lal Anjana Indian National Congress Lost
19
Udaipur
ST Raghuveer Meena Indian National Congress Lost
20
Banswara
ST Reshm Mahendra Jeet Singh Malviya Indian National Congress Lost
21
Chittorgarh
None Girija Vyas Indian National Congress Lost
22
Rajsamand
None Gopal Singh Shekhawat Indian National Congress Lost
23
Bhilwara
None Ashok Chandna Indian National Congress Lost
24
Kota
None Ijyaraj Singh Indian National Congress Lost
25
Jhalawar-Baran
None Pramod Jain Bhaya Indian National Congress Lost

Sikkim

  INC (1)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Sikkim
None A D Subba Indian National Congress Lost

Tamil Nadu

  INC (39)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Thiruvallur
SC Victory M. Jayakumar Indian National Congress Lost
2
Chennai North
None Biju Chacko Indian National Congress Lost
3
Chennai South
None S. V. Ramani Indian National Congress Lost
4
Chennai Central
None C. D. Meyyappan Indian National Congress Lost
5
Sriperumbudur
None Arul Anbarasu Indian National Congress Lost
6
Kancheepuram
SC P. Viswanathan Indian National Congress Lost
7
Arakkonam
None Naesey Rajesh Indian National Congress Lost
8
Vellore
None J .Vijay Elanchezian Indian National Congress Lost
9
Krishnagiri
None A. Chellakumar Indian National Congress Lost
10
Dharmapuri
None Vazhapadi Rama Suganthan Indian National Congress Lost
11
Tiruvannamalai
None A. Subramaniam Indian National Congress Lost
12
Arani
None M. K. Vishnu Prasad Indian National Congress Lost
13
Villupuram
SC K. Rani Indian National Congress Lost
14
Kallakurichi
None R. Devadass Indian National Congress Lost
15
Salem
None Mohan Kumaramangalam Indian National Congress Lost
16
Namakkal
None G.R. Subramaniam Indian National Congress Lost
17
Erode
None P. Gopi Indian National Congress Lost
18
Tiruppur
None E. V. K. S. Elangovan Indian National Congress Lost
19
Nilgiris
SC P. Gandhi Indian National Congress Lost
20
Coimbatore
None R. Prabhu Indian National Congress Lost
21
Pollachi
None K. Sathu Selvaraj Indian National Congress Lost
22
Dindigul
None N. S. V. Chitthan Indian National Congress Lost
23
Karur
None S. Jothi Mani Indian National Congress Lost
24
Tiruchirappalli
None Charubala Thondaiman Indian National Congress Lost
25
Perambalur
None M. Rajasekaran Indian National Congress Lost
26
Cuddalore
None K.S. Alagiri Indian National Congress Lost
27
Chidambaram
SC P. Vallal Peruman Indian National Congress Lost
28
Mayiladuturai
None Mani Shankar Aiyar Indian National Congress Lost
29
Nagapattinam
SC T.A.P. Senthilpandian Indian National Congress Lost
30
Thanjavur
None T. Krishnasamy Vandaiyar Indian National Congress Lost
31
Sivaganga
None Karti P. Chidambaram Indian National Congress Lost
32
Madurai
None T.N. Bharath Nachiyappan Indian National Congress Lost
33
Theni
None J. M. Aaroon Rashid Indian National Congress Lost
34
Virudhunagar
None
Manicka Tagore
Indian National Congress Lost
35
Ramanathapuram
None Su. Thirunavukkarasar Indian National Congress Lost
36
Thoothukudi
None A. P. C. V. Shanmugam Indian National Congress Lost
37
Tenkasi
SC K. Jayakumar Indian National Congress Lost
38
Tirunelveli
None S. S. Ramasubbu Indian National Congress Lost
39
Kanyakumari
None H. Vasanthakumar Indian National Congress Lost

Tripura

  INC (2)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved Candidate[1] Party Result
1
Tripura West
None Arunoday Saha Indian National Congress Lost
2
Tripura East
ST Sachitra Debbarma Indian National Congress Lost

Uttar Pradesh

  INC (67)   RLD (8)   MD (3)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved for

(SC/ST/None)

Candidate Party Result
1
Saharanpur
None Imran Masood Indian National Congress Lost
2
Kairana
None Kartar Singh Bhadana Rashtriya Lok Dal Lost
3
Muzaffarnagar
None Pankaj Aggarwal Indian National Congress Lost
4
Bijnor
None Jaya Prada Rashtriya Lok Dal Lost
5
Nagina
SC Bhagwan Dass Rathore Mahan Dal Lost
6
Moradabad
None
Begum Noor Bano
Indian National Congress Lost
7
Rampur
None Muhammad Kazim Ali Khan Indian National Congress Lost
8
Sambhal
None Acharya Pramod Krishnam Indian National Congress Lost
9
Amroha
None Rakesh Tikait Rashtriya Lok Dal Lost
10
Meerut
None Nagma Indian National Congress Lost
11
Baghpat
None Ajit Singh Rashtriya Lok Dal Lost
12
Ghaziabad
None Raj Babbar Indian National Congress Lost
13
Gautam Buddha Nagar
None
Ramesh Chand Tomar
Indian National Congress Lost
14
Bulandshahr
SC Anju Rashtriya Lok Dal Lost
15
Aligarh
None Bijendra Singh Indian National Congress Lost
16
Hathras
SC Niranjan Dhangar Rashtriya Lok Dal Lost
17
Mathura
None Jayant Chaudhary Rashtriya Lok Dal Lost
18
Agra
SC Upendra Singh Jatav Indian National Congress Lost
19
Fatehpur Sikri
None Amar Singh Rashtriya Lok Dal Lost
20
Firozabad
None Atul Chaturvedi Indian National Congress Lost
21
Mainpuri
None None
22
Etah
None Jogendra Singh Mahan Dal Lost
23
Badaun
None Paglanand Mahan Dal Lost
24
Aonla
None Saleem Iqbal Shervani Indian National Congress Lost
25
Bareilly
None Praveen Singh Aron Indian National Congress Lost
26
Pilibhit
None Sanjay Kapoor Indian National Congress Lost
27
Shahjahanpur
SC Chetram Indian National Congress Lost
28
Kheri
None Zafar Ali Naqvi Indian National Congress Lost
29
Dhaurahra
None Jitin Prasada Indian National Congress Lost
30
Sitapur
None Vaishali Ali Indian National Congress Lost
31
Hardoi
SC Sarvesh Kumar Jansevak Indian National Congress Lost
32
Misrikh
SC Om Prakash Rawat Indian National Congress Lost
33
Unnao
None Annu Tandon Indian National Congress Lost
34
Mohanlalganj
SC Narendra Gautam Indian National Congress Lost
35
Lucknow
None
Rita Bahuguna Joshi
Indian National Congress Lost
36
Rae Bareli
None Sonia Gandhi Indian National Congress Won
37
Amethi
None Rahul Gandhi Indian National Congress Won
38
Sultanpur
None Amita Singh Indian National Congress Lost
39
Pratapgarh
None Ratna Singh Indian National Congress Lost
40
Farrukhabad
None Salman Khurshid Indian National Congress Lost
41
Etawah
SC Hansmukhi Sankhwar Indian National Congress Lost
42
Kannauj
None None
43
Kanpur Urban
None
Shriprakash Jaiswal
Indian National Congress Lost
44
Akbarpur
None Raja Ram Pal Indian National Congress Lost
45
Jalaun
SC Vijay Chaudhary Indian National Congress Lost
46
Jhansi
None Pradeep Jain Aditya Indian National Congress Lost
47
Hamirpur
None Preetam Singh Indian National Congress Lost
48
Banda
None Vivek Singh Indian National Congress Lost
49
Fatehpur
None Usha Maurya Indian National Congress Lost
50
Kaushambi
SC Mahendra Gautam Indian National Congress Lost
51
Phulpur
None Mohammad Kaif Indian National Congress Lost
52
Allahabad
None Nand Copal Gupta "Nandi" Indian National Congress Lost
53
Barabanki
SC P. L. Punia Indian National Congress Lost
54
Faizabad
None Nirmal Khatri Indian National Congress Lost
55
Ambedkar Nagar
None Ashok Singh Indian National Congress Lost
56
Bahraich
SC Kamal Kishor Indian National Congress Lost
57
Kaiserganj
None Mukesh Srivastava Indian National Congress Lost
58
Shrawasti
None Vinay Kumar Pandey Indian National Congress Lost
59
Gonda
None Beni Prasad Verma Indian National Congress Lost
60
Domariyaganj
None Vasunhara Kumari Indian National Congress Lost
61
Basti
None Sanjay Jaiswal Indian National Congress Lost
62
Sant Kabir Nagar
None Rohit Pandey Indian National Congress Lost
63
Maharajganj
None Harsh Vardhan Indian National Congress Lost
64
Gorakhpur
None Ashtabhuja Tiwari Indian National Congress Lost
65
Kushi Nagar
None
R. P. N. Singh
Indian National Congress Lost
66
Deoria
None Sabha Kunwar Kushwaha Indian National Congress Lost
67
Bansgaon
SC Sanjay Kumar Indian National Congress Lost
68
Lalganj
SC Balibihari Babu Indian National Congress Lost
69
Azamgarh
None Arvind Jaiswal Indian National Congress Lost
70
Ghosi
None Rashtra Kunwar Singh Indian National Congress Lost
71
Salempur
None
Bhola Pandey
Indian National Congress Lost
72
Ballia
None Sudha Rai Indian National Congress Lost
73
Jaunpur
None Ravi Kishan Indian National Congress Lost
74
Machhlishahr
SC Tufani Nishad Indian National Congress Lost
75
Ghazipur
None Mohd Maqsood Khan Indian National Congress Lost
76
Chandauli
None Tarun Patel Indian National Congress Lost
77
Varanasi
None Ajay Rai Indian National Congress Lost
78
Bhadohi
None Sartaj Imam Indian National Congress Lost
79
Mirzapur
None Lalitesh Pati Tripathi Indian National Congress Lost
80
Robertsganj
SC Bhagwati Prasad Chaudhary Indian National Congress Lost

Uttarakhand

  INC (5)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved for

(SC/ST/None)

Candidate Party Result
1
Tehri Garhwal
None Saket Bahuguna Indian National Congress Lost
2
Garhwal
None Harak Singh Rawat Indian National Congress Lost
3
Almora
SC Pradeep Tamta Indian National Congress Lost
4
Nainitalโ€“Udhamsingh Nagar
None
Karan Chand Singh Baba
Indian National Congress Lost
5
Haridwar
None Renuka Rawat Indian National Congress Lost

West Bengal

  INC (42)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved for

(SC/ST/None)

Candidate Party Result
1
Cooch Behar
SC Keshab Ray Indian National Congress Lost
2
Alipurduars
ST Josef Munda Indian National Congress Lost
3
Jalpaiguri
SC Sukhbilas Verma Indian National Congress Lost
4
Darjeeling
None Sujoy Ghatak Indian National Congress Lost
5
Raiganj
None
Deepa Dasmunshi
Indian National Congress Lost
6
Balurghat
None Om Prakash Mishra Indian National Congress Lost
7
Maldaha Uttar
None Mausam Noor Indian National Congress Won
8
Maldaha Dakshin
None Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury Indian National Congress Won
9
Jangipur
None Abhijit Mukherjee Indian National Congress Won
10
Baharampur
None Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Indian National Congress Won
11
Murshidabad
None Abdul Mannan Hossain Indian National Congress Lost
12
Krishnanagar
None Razia Ahmed Indian National Congress Lost
13
Ranaghat
SC Pratap Roy Indian National Congress Lost
14
Bangaon
SC Ila Mandal Indian National Congress Lost
15
Barrackpur
None Samrat Topedar Indian National Congress Lost
16
Dum Dum
None Dhananjay Moitra Indian National Congress Lost
17
Barasat
None Rizul Ghoshal Indian National Congress Lost
18
Basirhat
None Quazi Abdul Rahim Indian National Congress Lost
19
Jaynagar
SC Arnab Roy Indian National Congress Lost
20
Mathurapur
SC Manoranjan Halder Indian National Congress Lost
21
Diamond Harbour
None Mohmd Qumarhuzzan Qumar Indian National Congress Lost
22
Jadavpur
None Samir Aich Indian National Congress Lost
23
Kolkata Dakshin
None Mala Roy Indian National Congress Lost
24
Kolkata Uttar
None
Somendra Nath Mitra
Indian National Congress Lost
25
Howrah
None Manoj Kumar Pandey Indian National Congress Lost
26
Uluberia
None Asit Mitra Indian National Congress Lost
27
Sreerampur
None Abdul Mannan Hossain Indian National Congress Lost
28
Hooghly
None Pritam Ghosh Indian National Congress Lost
29
Arambag
SC Sambhu Nath Malik Indian National Congress Lost
30
Tamluk
None Anwar Ali Indian National Congress Lost
31
Kanthi
None Kunal Banerjee Indian National Congress Lost
32
Ghatal
None Manas Bhunia Indian National Congress Lost
33
Jhargram
ST Anita Hansdar Indian National Congress Lost
34
Medinipur
None Bimal Raj Indian National Congress Lost
35
Purulia
None Nepal Mahto Indian National Congress Lost
36
Bankura
None Neel Madhava Gupta Indian National Congress Lost
37
Bishnupur
SC Narayan Chander Khan Indian National Congress Lost
38
Bardhaman Purba
SC Chandana Majhi Indian National Congress Lost
39
Bardhaman-Durgapur
None Pradip Agasty Indian National Congress Lost
40
Asansol
None Indrani Mishra Indian National Congress Lost
41
Bolpur
SC Tapan Kumar Saha Indian National Congress Lost
42
Birbhum
None Syed Siraj Jimmi Indian National Congress Lost

Constituencies by Union Territory

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

  INC (1)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved for

(SC/ST/None)

Candidate Party Result
1
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
None Kuldeep Rai Sharma Indian National Congress Lost

Chandigarh

  INC (1)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved for

(SC/ST/None)

Candidate Party Result
1
Chandigarh
None Pawan Kumar Bansal Indian National Congress Lost

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

  INC (1)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved for

(SC/ST/None)

Candidate Party Result
1
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
None Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar Indian National Congress Lost

Daman and Diu

  INC (1)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved for

(SC/ST/None)

Candidate Party Result
1
Daman and Diu
None Dahyabhai Patel Indian National Congress Lost

Lakshadweep

  INC (1)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved for

(SC/ST/None)

Candidate Party Result
1
Lakshadweep
ST Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed Indian National Congress Lost

NCT of Delhi

  INC (7)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved for

(SC/ST/None)

Candidate Party Result
1
Chandni Chowk
None Kapil Sibal Indian National Congress Lost
2
North East Delhi
None
Jai Prakash Agarwal
Indian National Congress Lost
3
East Delhi
None Sandeep Dikshit Indian National Congress Lost
4
New Delhi
None Ajay Maken Indian National Congress Lost
5
North West Delhi
SC Krishna Tirath Indian National Congress Lost
6
West Delhi
None Mahabal Mishra Indian National Congress Lost
7
South Delhi
None Ramesh Kumar Indian National Congress Lost

Puducherry

  INC (1)

Constituency
No.
Constituency Reserved for

(SC/ST/None)

Candidate Party Result
1
Puducherry
None V. Narayanasamy Indian National Congress Lost

See also

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