In the 2014 General Elections, Satyapal Singh from BJP was elected to parliament from the Sambhal seat in Uttar Pradesh. He received 3,60,242 votes. His closest opponent was Dr. Shafiqur Rehman Barq from BSP, who received 3,55,068 votes.
Dr. Shafiqur Rehman Barq was elected to parliament on a BSP ticket in 2009. His closest opponent was Iqbal Mehmood from Samajwadi Party.
Sambhal seat came into existence in 1977, before 1977 it was part of Moradabad constituency.
In 1977, Shanti Devi from BLD was elected from Sambhal. In 1980, Bijendra Pal Singh from Congress was elected and in 1984 Shanti Devi was again elected but on a Congress ticket. In 1989 and 1991, S. P. Yadav from Janta Dal was elected.
In 1996, Dharampal Yadav from BSP was elected from Sambhal seat. In 1998, Mulayam Singh Yadav from SP was elected. In 2004, Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav contested and won on a Samajwadi Party ticket.
For the General Elections 2019, Major Jagat Pal Singh has been fielded by Congress, Parameshvar Lal Saini has been fielded by BJP, and BSP has again fielded Dr. Shafiqur Rehman Barq.
There are five assembly segments under the Sambhal Lok Sabha seats. These include Bilari, Kundarki, Asmoli, Sambhal, and Chandausi.
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