Maharajganj (Bihar Lok Sabha constituency)
Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.
There is a constituency by the same name in Uttar Pradesh as well.
Assembly segments[]
Presently, Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments.
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | MLA | Party | Party Leading (in 2019) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
111 | Goriakhoti | None | Siwan | Devesh Kant Singh | BJP | BJP |
112 | Maharajganj | None | Siwan | Vijay Shanker Dubey | INC | BJP |
113 | Ekma | None | Saran | Srikant Yadav | RJD | BJP |
114 | Manjhi | None | Saran | Satyendra Yadav | CPI(M) | BJP |
115 | Baniapur | None | Saran | Kedar Nath Singh | RJD | BJP |
116 | Taraiya | None | Saran | Janak Singh | BJP | BJP |
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Name | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1957 | Mahendra Nath Singh | Indian National Congress | |
1962 | Krishnakanta Singh | ||
1967 | M. P. Singh | ||
1971 | Ram Deo Singh | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
1977 | Janata Party | ||
1980 | Krishan Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress | |
1984 | |||
1989 | Chandra Shekhar | Janata Dal | |
1989^ | Ram Bahadur Singh | ||
1991 | Girija Devi | ||
1996 | Ram Bahadur Singh | Samajwadi Janata Party | |
1998 | Prabhunath Singh | Samata Party | |
1999 | Janata Dal (United) | ||
2004 | |||
2009 | Uma Shankar Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
2013^ | Prabhunath Singh | ||
2014 | Janardan Singh Sigriwal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2019 |
^ by poll
Elections results[]
17th Lok Sabha: 2019 General Elections[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Janardan Singh Sigriwal | 5,46,352 | 56.17 | ||
RJD | Randhir Singh | 3,15,580 | 32.44 | ||
BSP | Anirudh Prasad alias Sadhu Yadav | 25,039 | 2.57 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 22,168 | 2.28 | ||
Majority | 2,30,772 | 23.73 | |||
Turnout | 9,72,989 | 53.82 | +2.26 | ||
BJP hold | Swing |
General Election 2014[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Janardan Singh Sigriwal | 3,20,753 | 37.88 | +37.88 | |
RJD | Prabhunath Singh | 2,82,338 | 33.34 | -21.09 | |
JD(U) | Manoranjan Singh | 1,49,483 | 17.65 | -17.21 | |
IND. | Brinda Pathak | 17,186 | 2.03 | +2.03 | |
IND. | Umashankar Tiwari | 11,599 | 1.37 | +1.37 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 23,404 | 2.76 | +2.76 | |
Majority | 38,415 | 4.54 | -15.03 | ||
Turnout | 8,46,654 | 51.56 | +4.81 | ||
BJP gain from RJD | Swing | -16.55 |
By Election 2013[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RJD | Prabhunath Singh | 3,81,452 | 54.43 | ||
JD(U) | Prashant Kumar Shahi | 2,44,326 | 34.86 | ||
INC | Jitendra Swami | 33,905 | 4.84 | ||
IND. | Vikas Kumar Singh | 17,046 | 2.43 | ||
Balendra Kumar Ray | 13,064 | 1.86 | |||
IND. | Om Prakash Singh | 10,995 | 1.57 | ||
Majority | 1,37,126 | 19.57 | |||
Turnout | 7,01,584 | 46.80 | |||
RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing |
See also[]
- Saran district
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
External links[]
References[]
Categories:
- Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar
- Politics of Siwan district
- Politics of Saran district