Ayodhya District

Uttar Pradesh

Ayodhya district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is at Ayodhya. It covers 2,522 sq km and had a population of 24,70,996 at the 2011 census, a density of 979 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 2 Lok Sabha constituencies and 4 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Ayodhya
Area
2,522 sq km
Population
24.71 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
979 /km²
Literacy Rate
76%
Sex Ratio
946
per 1,000 males

Ayodhya District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Ayodhya district.

Total Population
24.71 Lakh
Male Population
12.70 Lakh
Female Population
12.01 Lakh
Rural Population
0
Urban Population
0
Scheduled Caste
0
Scheduled Tribe
0
Literacy Rate
76%
Population Density
979 /km²
Sex Ratio
946
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 84%Female literacy 67%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Ayodhya district.

5
Tehsils
11
Blocks
0
Nyay Panchayats
0
Gram Panchayats
0
Villages
Headquarters
Ayodhya
Languages
Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
0° N, 0° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Ayodhya

(2)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Faizabad

Constituency No. 54 · General
Partial
Awadhesh Prasad
Awadhesh Prasad
Samajwadi Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Rudauli
  • Milkipur
  • Ayodhya
  • Gosainganj

Ambedkar Nagar

Constituency No. 55 · General
Partial
Lalji Verma
Lalji Verma
Samajwadi Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Goshainganj

Assembly Constituencies Covering Ayodhya

(4)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

No. 272 · Faizabad
CS
Chandrabhan Singh
Bharatiya Janta Party
MLA
No. 273 · Faizabad
VG
Ved Prakash Gupta
Bharatiya Janta Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Ayodhya

(6)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Ayodhya district.

  • Awadhesh Prasad
    Awadhesh Prasad
    Samajwadi Party
    MP
    Faizabad · No. 54
  • Lalji Verma
    Lalji Verma
    Samajwadi Party
    MP
    Ambedkar Nagar · No. 55
  • Ram Chandra Yadav
    Ram Chandra Yadav
    Bharatiya Janta Party
    MLA
    Rudauli · No. 271
  • CS
    Chandrabhan Singh
    Bharatiya Janta Party
    MLA
    Milkipur · No. 272
  • VG
    Ved Prakash Gupta
    Bharatiya Janta Party
    MLA
    Ayodhya · No. 273
  • Abhay Singh
    Abhay Singh
    Samajwadi Party
    MLA
    Gosainganj · No. 274

Election History

Lok Sabha

Faizabad · No. 54

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaSPAwadhesh Prasad
    Votes 5,54,289Vote share 48.68%Margin 54,567
    1. 1. Awadhesh Prasad · SP5,54,289 (48.68%)
    2. 2. Lallu Singh · BJP4,99,722 (43.88%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPLallu Singh
    Votes 5,29,021Vote share 48.67%Margin 65,477
    1. 1. Lallu Singh · BJP5,29,021 (48.67%)
    2. 2. Anand Sen Yadav · SP4,63,544 (42.65%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPLallu Singh
    Votes 4,64,050Vote share 48.82%Margin 2,55,078
    1. 1. Lallu Singh · BJP4,64,050 (48.82%)
    2. 2. Mitra Sen Yadav · Bahujan Samaj Party2,08,972 (21.99%)

Ambedkar Nagar · No. 55

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaSPLalji Verma
    Votes 5,44,959Vote share 50.59%Margin 1,32,702
    1. 1. Lalji Verma · SP5,44,959 (50.59%)
    2. 2. Ritesh Pandey · BJP4,12,257 (38.3%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBahujan Samaj PartyRitesh Pandey
    Votes 5,63,820Vote share 52.34%Margin 1,72,424
    1. 1. Ritesh Pandey · Bahujan Samaj Party5,63,820 (52.34%)
    2. 2. Mukesh Verma · BJP3,91,396 (36.33%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPHari Om Pandey
    Votes 3,58,333Vote share 42.67%Margin 64,113
    1. 1. Hari Om Pandey · BJP3,58,333 (42.67%)
    2. 2. Rakesh Pandey · Bahujan Samaj Party2,94,220 (35.02%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Uttar Pradesh
State
Ayodhya
District
2 Lok Sabha
No. 54, 55
4 Assembly
No. 271, 272, 273, 274

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Ayodhya District at a Glance

State
Uttar Pradesh
Headquarters
Ayodhya
Area
2,522 sq km
Population
24.71 Lakh
Population density
979 per km²
Sex ratio
946 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
76%
Languages
Hindi
Tehsils
5
Blocks
11
Gram panchayats
0
Villages
0
Lok Sabha seats
2
Assembly segments
4
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Uttar Pradesh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.