Lucknow Lok Sabha Seat 2024: Once Represented Only By Nehru-Gandhi Family, It's A BJP Fort For 3 Decades Now

Lucknow Lok Sabha Election 2024: Lucknow is probably the only Lok Sabha seat that has always been represented by a Nehru-Gandhi family member whenever the Congress or an independent candidate won it.

The first MP from Lucknow was Jawaharlal Nehru's sister Vijayalakshmi Pandit and the last Congress MP from here was Sheila Kaul. BJP's AB Vajpayee was the longest-serving MP in Lucknow.

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Lucknow Lok Sabha Seat: The Lucknow parliamentary constituency, which has been with the BJP for over three decades, is perhaps the most prestigious for the saffron party among the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow, a historic region, has been a melting pot of several cultures over the centuries. Administered over by multiple rulers and empires over the years, such as the Mughals, the Nawabs of Awadh, the Sharqis, the British East India Company, and finally the British Crown, the region has