Ujiarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ujiyarpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008, following delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.

Caste and Communities[]

The Ujiarpur constituency has nearly 2.5 lakh Koeri voter followed by 2 lakh Yadav, 1.3 lakh Rajput voters. The Constituency was once won by Alok Kumar Mehta in 2004 but he lost to Ashwamedh Devi, the widow of veteran Koeri leader Pradip Mahto in 2009.Nityanand Rai of Bhartiya Janata Party is representing the seat since 2014.^[1]

Vidhan Sabha segments[]

From the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments, which are:^[2]

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District	MLA	Party	Party Leading (in 2019)
130	Patepur	SC	Vaishali	Lakhendra Kumar Raushan	BJP	BJP
134	Ujiarpur	None	Samastipur	Alok Kumar Mehta	RJD	BJP
135	Morwa	None	Samastipur	Ranvijay Sahu	RJD	BJP
136	Sarairanjan	None	Samastipur	Vijay Kumar Chaudhary	JD(U)	BJP
137	Mohiuddinagar	None	Samastipur	Rajesh Kumar Singh	BJP	BJP
138	Bibhutipur	None	Samastipur	Ajay Kumar	CPI(M)	BJP

Members of Parliament[]

Election	Name^[3]	Party
Until 2008	Constituency did not exist
2009	Ashwamedh Devi	Janata Dal (United)
2014	Nityanand Rai	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019	Nityanand Rai	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results[]

General Election 2019[]

2019 Indian general elections: Ujiarpur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Nityanand Rai	5,43,906	56.11
	RLSP	Upendra Kushwaha	2,66,628	27.51
	CPI(M)	Ajay Kumar	27,577	2.85
	Independent	Mamta Kumari	23,590	2.43
	NOTA	None of the Above	14,434	1.49
Majority			2,77,278	28.60
Turnout			9,69,862	60.15
	BJP hold		Swing

General Election 2014[]

2014 Indian general elections: Ujiarpur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Nityanand Rai	3,17,352	36.95
	RJD	Alok Kumar Mehta	2,56,883	29.91
	JD(U)	Ashwamedh Devi	1,19,669	13.93
	CPI(M)	Ram Deo Verma	53,044	6.18
	BSP	Dharmendra Sahani	15,198	1.77
	NOTA	None of the Above	6,171	0.72
Majority			60,469	7.04
Turnout			8,58,925	60.22
	BJP gain from JD(U)		Swing

General Election 2009[]

2009 Indian general elections: Ujiarpur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	JD(U)	Ashwamedh Devi	1,80,082	31.92
	RJD	Alok Kumar Mehta	1,54,770	27.43
	CPI(M)	Ram Deo Verma	58,900	10.44
	INC	Sheel Kumar Roy	43,038	7.63
	SHS	Jitendra Kumar Roy	42,279	7.49
Majority			25,312	4.49
Turnout			5,64,199	45.89
	JD(U) win (new seat)

References[]

^ "ujiarpur-grapples-with-new-caste-equations-delimitation-changes-constituency-s-constitution-not-its-share-of-problems". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
^ "Ujiarpur (Bihar) Lok Sabha Election Results, Winning MP and Party Name 2019, 2014, 2009". www.elections.in.

[1] "ujiarpur-grapples-with-new-caste-equations-delimitation-changes-constituency-s-constitution-not-its-share-of-problems". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

[commission-2] "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.

[3] "Ujiarpur (Bihar) Lok Sabha Election Results, Winning MP and Party Name 2019, 2014, 2009". www.elections.in.

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