Amethi district | |
|---|---|
 Location of Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Coordinates (Amethi): 26°19′N 81°38′E / 26.317°N 81.633°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Ayodhya |
| District Formation | 1 July 2010 |
| Headquarters | Gauriganj |
| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) | Kishori Lal Sharma, INC |
| • Lok Sabha constituency | Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | |
| • District Magistrate | Nisha Anant, IAS[2] |
| • Superintendent of Police | Anoop Kumar Singh, IPS[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,329.11 km2 (899.27 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,050,133 |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 59.14% (2011) |
| • Sex ratio | 908/1000 ♂/♀ |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-36 |
| Website | amethi |
Amethi is one of the 75 districts of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Ayodhya division in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh. It covers an area of 2,329.11 km2.[4] Gauriganj is the administrative headquarters of the district.[5]
It is better known due to being the seat of power of the Indian Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty since 1980. The former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, his grandsons Sanjay and Rajiv Gandhi (the sons of Indira Gandhi), Rajiv's widow Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul Gandhi have, at one time or another, represented this constituency.[6] However, this changed in 2019 when Rahul was defeated in the Lok Sabha elections by former TV actress Smriti Irani of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[7] Irani was defeated in 2024 by Kishori Lal Sharma of Indian National Congress.[8]
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- ^ "Smriti Irani defeats Rahul Gandhi in his bastion of Amethi by 55,000 votes". India Today. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Amethi Election Results 2024 Live Updates: Congress's Kishori Lal Sharma defeats BJP's Smriti Irani with 1.67 lakh vote margin". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 June 2024.