Mohanlalganj : BJP’s Kaushal Kishore is ready to score a hat-trick of victory on Mohanlalganj Lok Sabha seat, the second Lok Sabha seat of Lucknow district, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. However, so far only one candidate has managed to score a hat-trick of victory on Mohanlalganj. In the last two elections, BJP candidate Kaushal Kishore has been hoisting the victory flag from here. If BJP candidate and current MP Kaushal Kishore wins this election in the 2024 general elections, then it will be his hat-trick of victory.
Ganga Devi won the first election in 1962
The first election on Mohanlalganj seat was held in the year 1962. In this, Ganga Devi of Congress defeated Ram Baksh of Jan Sangh. In this election, Ganga Devi got 78,752 (49.92 percent) votes. Ram Baksh, who came second, got 34,542 (18.83 percent) votes. In this election, Ganga Devi won by 44,210 votes. A total of candidates were in the fray in this election. 46.20 percent voting took place in this election. In this election, 1,83,481 voters exercised their franchise.
Ganga Devi won for the second time in 1967
In the 1967 general election for the fourth Lok Sabha, Congress fielded Ganga Devi for the second time. Ganga Devi defeated Bharatiya Jana Sangh candidate Ram Baksh. The margin of victory was 35,804 votes. Ganga Devi got 90,283 (41.36 percent) votes. Ram Baksh, who came second, got 54,479 (24.96 percent) votes. A total of 5 candidates were in the fray in this election. 48.48 percent voting took place in this election. A total of 2,18,305 voters exercised their franchise.
Ganga Devi scored a hat-trick of victory in 1971
In the fifth Lok Sabha election, Ganga Devi contested for the third time on a Congress ticket. In this election, Indian National Congress Organization (NCO) candidate Khyali Ram lost. Gangadevi got 105,565 (62.97 percent) votes while Khyaliram got 46,285 (27.61 percent) votes. The margin of victory was 59,280 votes. 33.49 percent voting took place in this election. A total of 1 lakh 67 thousand 643 voters exercised their franchise. There were a total of three candidates in the election fray.
It is worth noting that Congress had to face defeat for the first time in the elections held after the Emergency. Ramlal Kuril of Janata Party defeated Ganga Devi. In 1980, Ganga Devi could not contest the election, then Kailash Pati of Congress defeated Ramlal Kuril of Janata Party.
Reena Chaudhary won twice
After Ganga Devi, Samajwadi Party candidate Reena Chaudhary became MP from here twice in a row. In the 1998 general election, Reena Chaudhary defeated BJP’s Purnima Verma and captured the seat. In 1999, Reena Chaudhary rode the SP’s cycle here and defeated BJP’s Purnima Verma. In the 2004 election, Reena Chaudhary contested on a Congress ticket and slipped to fourth place. In this way, Reena Chaudhary missed out on equaling Ganga Devi’s record.
Kaushal Kishore has a chance to score a hat-trick
Kaushal Kishore has won the election from here in 2014 and 2019 on a BJP ticket. The party has fielded him for the third time. In such a situation, he has a chance to equal Ganga Devi’s record. If Kaushal Kishore, the current MP of Mohanlalganj reserved seat, wins this election, he will register his name in history by scoring a hat-trick of victory. Kaushal Kishore is confident of his victory this time. In such a situation, it will be important to see whether he is able to equal Ganga Devi’s record or not.
