Misrikh

Misrikh is a city and a municipal board in Sitapur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Misrikh
City
Dadhichi Kund
Misrikh Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°27′N 80°31′E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sitapur
Population  (2011)
• Total	18,390
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP 34
Website	https://sitapur.nic.in/hi/

History

The region came under Magadh Kingdom in ancient India. After the fall of the Nandas and the Mauryas, the region came under the power of the Shunga dynasty. Terracotta sculptures of Shunga style were found in nearby Sidhauli Tehsil. Similarly, some small idols of Gupta period were found in Badesar in Mishrik Tehsil. Naimisharanya, also known as Neemsar, holds immense religious importance in Hindu mythology and is mentioned in several ancient scriptures, including the Mahabharata and the Puranas, situated on the left bank of the Gomti, it is a pilgrimage site where Maharishi Ved Vyas composed the Puranas. During the post-Vedic period, it is believed that a vast university existed in the region where 88,000 Shastri rishis gathered knowledge to perform a thousand-year sacrificial ritual (yagna) to purify the world. Naimisharanya is renowned for its temples, sacred ponds, and the Chakra Tirtha, a revered water body where devotees take holy dips. The proximity of Misrikh to such a prominent spiritual center enhances its cultural and historical significance, attracting numerous pilgrims and tourists to the area.

Religions in Misrikh

Religion			Percent
Hindus			96%
Muslims			4%
Jains			0.5%
Others†			0.5%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Demographics

Religion	Total		Male	Female
Hindu	835,817	(90.24%)	447,279	388,538
Muslim	82,275	(8.88%)	42,863	39,412
Christian	967	(0.1%)	496	471
Sikh	2,665	(0.29%)	1,438	1,227
Buddhist	634	(0.07%)	326	308
Jain	51	(0.01%)	17	34
Other Religion	10	(0%)	6	4
No Religion Specified	3,782	(0.41%)	1,897	1,885

Total	Male	Female
Children (Age 0-6)	143,607	75,008	68,599
Literacy	66.25%	64.72%	45.98%
Scheduled Caste	354,306	189,416	164,890
Scheduled Tribe	456	241	215
Illiterate	407,697	174,399	233,298

Total	Male	Female
Schedule Caste	354,306	189,416	164,890
Schedule Tribe	456	241	215

Total	Male	Female
Main Workers	207,013	183,571	23,442
Cultivators	111,954	103,525	8,429
Agriculture Labourer	56,548	50,982	5,566
Household Industries	6,784	4,397	2,387
Other Workers	31,727	24,667	7,060
Marginal Workers	88,383	62,818	25,565
Non Working	630,805	247,933	382,872

Notable People

Parliament MP: Ashok Kumar Rawat (Misrikh)^[1]

Assembly MLAs:

• Ramkrishna Bhargava (Misrikh)
• Manish Rawat (Sidhauli)
• Praveen Singh (Former Block Head Machhrehta, Resident of Anogi Village)
• Kiran Bala Singh (Village Head, Resident of Anogi Village)
• Late Ram Prasad Singh (Vice Block Head of Machhrehta block as mentioned in The Gazette of India - Government of Uttar Pradesh, 1962, Resident of Anogi Village)

Nearby Prominent Villages (Naimiṣāraṇya Tirth)

Naimisaradya Village

Naimisaradya village lies within the Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh. It covers an area of approximately 466 hectares and had a population of about 1,420 as per the 2011 Census. The village is situated adjacent to the main Naimisharanya pilgrimage area, and serves as one of the key local habitations supporting pilgrims and temple activities. ^[2]

Anogi Village

Anogi (Hindi: अनोगी) is a village in Machhrehta block of Misrikh tehsil in Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It forms part of the Lucknow Division. Th and is often associated with this pilgrimage site. It functions as an independent gram panchayat (village council).

Thakurnagar Village

Thakurnagar is another settlement situated in the vicinity of Naimisharanya and likewise appears in the list of 36 villages under the Naimisharanya Dham development notification. It is believed to lie along or close to the traditional parikrama (circumambulation) route associated with the Dham.^[3]

Naimiṣāraṇya Tirth

Naimiṣāraṇya

Naimiṣāraṇya

Naimiṣāraṇya

Assembly Segments

Presently, Misrikh Lok Sabha comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:^[4]

No	Name	District	Member	Party
153	Misrikh (SC)	Sitapur	Ramkrishna Bhargav		Bharatiya Janata Party
159	Bilgram-Mallanwan	Hardoi	Ashish Kumar Singh		Bharatiya Janata Party
160	Balamau (SC)		Rampal Verma		Bharatiya Janata Party
161	Sandila		Alka Singh Arkvanshi		Bharatiya Janata Party
209	Bilhaur (SC)	Kanpur Nagar	Rahul Bachha Sonkar		Bharatiya Janata Party

Members of Parliament

Year	Member	Party
1962	Gokaran Prasad		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1967	Sankta Prasad		Indian National Congress
1971
1977	Ram Lal Rahi		Janata Party
1980			Indian National Congress
1984	Sankta Prasad		Indian National Congress
1989	Ram Lal Rahi
1991
1996	Paragi Lal		Bharatiya Janata Party
1998	Ram Shankar Bhargava		Bahujan Samaj Party
1999	Sushila Saroj		Samajwadi Party
2004	Ashok Kumar Rawat		Bahujan Samaj Party
2009[5]
2014	Anju Bala		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019	Ashok Kumar Rawat
2024

Lok Sabha Election Results

Lok Sabha 2024

^[6][7]

2024 Indian general elections: Misrikh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ashok Kumar Rawat	475,016	45.15	6.90
	SP	Sangita Rajwanshi	4,41,610	41.98	41.98
	BSP	B R Ahirwar	1,11,945	10.64	31.61
	NOTA	None of the Above	8,029	0.76	0.23
Majority			33,406	3.18	6.62
Turnout			10,51,983	56.01	1.16
	BJP hold		Swing

Lok Sabha 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Misrikh^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ashok Kumar Rawat	534,429	52.05
	BSP	Neelu Satyarthi	4,33,757	42.25
	INC	Manjari Rahi	26,505	2.58
	PSP(L)	Arun Kumari Kori	2,442	0.24
	NOTA	None of the Above	10,181	0.99
Majority			1,00,642	9.80
Turnout			10,27,382	57.17
	BJP hold		Swing

Lok Sabha 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Misrikh^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Anju Bala	4,12,575	41.33
	BSP	Ashok Kumar Rawat	3,25,212	32.58
	SP	Jai Prakash	1,94,759	19.51
	INC	Om Prakash	33,075	3.31
	Independent	Hans Mukhi Katheria	8,635	0.86
	NOTA	None of the Above	9,633	0.96
Majority			87,363	8.75
Turnout			9,98,314	57.85
	BJP gain from BSP		Swing

See also

• Sitapur district
• Hardoi district
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
• Machhrehta
• Anogi