Chandauli Lok Sabha seat of Uttar Pradesh already exists. But in 1997, Chandauli was separated from Varanasi and became a new district. Chandauli is also called the rice bowl because good quality rice is produced in abundance here. Due to its proximity to Varanasi, Chandauli seat is considered as a VIP seat. Also there is Pandit Deen Dayal Junction which was known as Mughalsarai.
Whether there are elections or not, the political temperature here remains hot throughout the year.
Presently, senior BJP leader Mahendra Nath Pandey is the MP from here.
In 1980, Mahendra Nath Pandey contested the MLA election for the first time from Saidpur assembly seat of Ghazipur district on BJP ticket but he lost. In 1984 also, he lost the election from the same assembly constituency. In 1991, he was elected as MLA from Saidpur seat for the first time. After becoming MLA again in 1996, he was made Panchayati Raj and Planning Minister in Kalyan Singh’s government. After this, facing continuous defeat in the assembly elections from 2002 to 2007, he contested elections from Bhadohi Lok Sabha seat for the first time in 2009 on BJP ticket but could not win.
BJP changed his seat in 2014 and made Mahendra Nath Pandey a candidate from Chandauli Lok Sabha seat and he was able to win. In 2015, he became the Minister of State during expansion of Modi cabinet. Then in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, he again became MP from Chandauli and was made Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in Modi cabinet. After the cabinet expansion, he is currently serving the country as the Heavy Industries Minister. Most importantly, as an MP, he is also very popular in his area.
If we talk about Lok Sabha history of this seat, this seat had been won by Congress till 1984. But after 1984 general elections, Congress could never win from here. However in 1991, the electoral equation of this seat changed completely. BJP kept winning continuously from 1991 to 1998, but later sometimes Samajwadi Party and sometimes BSP occupied this seat.
Whereas BJP returned again in 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. BJP’s hold on the seat still remains very strong.
Even though Chandauli Lok Sabha seat is in the neighborhood of Varanasi Lok Sabha but in terms of development, there is a huge difference between both the seats. The pace of development seems to be fast here for the last few years but the infrastructure is so weak that development is not seen equally in every area.
The scale of development also appears different in all the assemblies.
There are 5 assembly seats in Chandauli Lok Sabha seat. Mughalsarai, Sakaldiha, Syedarja, Ajgara and Shivpur fall under Chanduali Lok Sabha seat.
There are about 18 lakh voters in Chandauli Lok Sabha seat. The biggest problem of this Lok Sabha seat is that politics starts happening even before development takes place. Voters remain trapped in caste discrimination not only during elections but throughout the year. Political parties also know that here victory is certain by solving the caste equation rather than development. And because of this, development in this area could not happen at the pace that was required.
By the way, for many years, efforts have been made to change the picture in this area through central schemes.
In Chandauli, development issues pale in comparison to casteism and regionalism.
In the name of forward and backward, many parties have been making political bread in this parliamentary constituency. But focusing on the problems of this area does not make sense for the public representatives.
The respect for the MP who wins from here is not based on how much work he does but how much he fits into the caste card. That is why there are many problems here which need attention for years.
The general election of 2024 is very special for Chandauli Lok Sabha. Before the elections, the people here must be evaluating the work of their MP.
The India News Survey is putting the public’s opinion before the country.
So let’s see what is in the report card of BJP MP from Chandauli Lok Sabha Mahendra Nath Pandey.
First let’s see the MP’s performance in Parliament. Mahendra Nath Pandey’s attendance in Parliament, whereas he took part in 53 percent of the debates and questions asked in the parliament and if we talk about the MP fund, 93 percent has been spent. On this basis, MP Mahendra Nath Pandey gets 0.68 marks in number out of 1 that is 68 percent marks which is fantastic.
However, Parliamentary performance matters very little at the time of elections. What the public thinks about their MP on the ground is the real criterion. In a survey by India News on the ground, we asked six questions from the people of Chandauli Lok Sabha. The people of Chandauli Lok Sabha answered our 6 questions without any hesitation. Most of the people believe that the work of the MP is at present only average in the area. The focus of the MP is always on development in the area but more focus is required. It means clearly that the people of this Lok Sabha are neither happy nor angry with the work of the MP. At the same time, the people of this Lok Sabha seat want to see their MP more active in the area. Because the people here have a lot of expectations from their MP.
On the issue of voting, the people here seem to be more in favour of the BJP. The people here seem happy with the work of the Modi government. On the basis of development in the area, the people of Chandauli Lok Sabha are giving 4.06 marks out of 7 to their MP Mahendra Nath Pandey which is better than the average. So based on the questions asked to the people on the ground, about 58 percent marks. Are getting what is above average but not great.
Regarding MP Mahendra Nath Pandey’s performance on the ground, the people here are giving 0.50 marks out of 1 mark, that is, the MP is getting only 50 percent marks in his ground performance, which is only average.
You came to know about the MP’s performance on the ground and the MP’s score in the India News survey, but today is the era of social media. On all the social media platforms, the same questions were asked to the people of Chandauli Lok Sabha which it has asked in the survey of India News. About 75 percent people have a favorable opinion about the MP on social media. So in the social media survey, MP is getting about 0.75 marks out of 1, which is excellent.
On work done in Parliament like attendance in the House…number of questions…utilization of MP funds…and special contribution, MP has got 0.68 marks out of 1…Ground performance has got 0.50 marks out of 1 ….In the social media survey he has got 0.75 marks out of 1…and in our ground survey the MP has got the number 7.
So, On work done in Parliament like attendance in the House, number of questions asked and taking parts in debate, utilization of MP funds and special contribution, MP has got 0.68 marks out of 1, Ground performance has got 0.50 marks out of 1, in the social media survey he has got 0.75 marks out of 1 and in our ground survey the MP is getting 4.06 marks out of 7 and if all four are combined then MP Mahendra Nath Pandey is getting 5.99 marks out of ten which is more than 50 percent but less than 60 percent and that is why the people of Chandauli Lok Sabha have written in the report card of MP Mahendra Nath Pandey-50:50.