Gorakhpur Lok Sabha constituency
Gorakhpur is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India. The current member of Lok Sabha is Ravi Kishan, who has won the election as a BJP party candidate in 2019.
Gorakhpur | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | North India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Assembly constituencies | Caimpiyarganj Pipraich Gorakhpur Urban Gorakhpur Rural Sahajanwa |
Established | 1952 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Parliament | |
17th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent Ravi Kishan | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected year | 2019 |
This constituency is considered a stronghold of Gorakhnath Math, three of whose presiding monks have been elected from it multiple times.
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