Arrah Lok Sabha constituency

Arrah Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Bihar state of India. It is a part of the Bhojpur district and comprises seven Assembly constituencies: Sandesh, Barhara, Arrah, Agiaon (SC), Tarari, Jagdishpur and Shahpur.

Arrah Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Assembly Constituencies
Established1951
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Assembly segments

1951-1961

From 1951 to 1961, the Patna-cum-Shahabad Lok Sabha constituency (renamed as Shahabad in 1957) comprised the following areas: Bikram, Bihta and Paliganj police stations of Danapur sub-division in Patna District; Barhara, Arrah Muffasil, Sahar, Sandesh, Arrah Town and Arrah Nawada police stations of Shahabad Sadar (Arrah) sub-division of Shahabad district.[1]

1961-1976

From 1961 to 1976, the Shahabad Lok Sabha constituency (renamed as Arrah in 1976) had 6 Bihar Legislative Assembly seats. Bikram and Paliganj from Patna district and Sandesh, Arrah, Arrah Muffasil and Sahar from Bhojpur district.[2]

1976-2008

From 1976 to 2008, the Arrah Lok Sabha constituency had 6 Bihar Legislative Assembly seats. Maner and Paliganj from Patna district and Sandesh, Barhara, Arrah and Sahar from Bhojpur district.[3]

2008-Present

Arrah Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven Bihar Legislative Assembly seats, all from Bhojpur district.

No Name District Member Party
192 Sandesh Bhojpur Kiran Devi Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
193 Barhara Raghvendra Pratap Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
194 Arrah Amrendra Pratap Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
195 Agiaon (SC) Manoj Manzil CPIML
196 Tarari Sudama Prasad CPIML
197 Jagdishpur Ram Vishnun Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
198 Shahpur Rahul Tiwari Rashtriya Janata Dal

    Members of Parliament

    1952-1957

    As Patna-cum-Shahabad Lok Sabha constituency. This constituency was in existence in only the 1st Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1957.

    Year Name Party
    1952 Bali Ram Bhagat Indian National Congress

    1957-1977
    This article is about Shahabad Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. For constituency in Uttar Pradesh, see Shahabad Lok Sabha constituency.

    As Shahabad Lok Sabha constituency. It was in existence from 2nd to 5th Lok Sabha

    Year Name Party
    1957 Bali Ram Bhagat Indian National Congress
    1962
    1967
    1971

    1977-Present

    As present day Arrah Lok Sabha constituency. It is in existence since the 6th Lok Sabha. The erstwhile Shahabad district was bifurcated into Bhojpur district (Arrah) and Rohtas district (Sasaram) in year 1972.

    Year Name Party
    1977 Chandradeo Prasad Verma Janata Party
    1980 Janata Party
    1984 Bali Ram Bhagat Indian National Congress
    1989 Rameshwar Prasad Indian People's Front
    1991 Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav Janata Dal
    1996 Chandradeo Prasad Verma
    1998 H. P. Singh Samata Party
    1999 Ram Prasad Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
    2004 Kanti Singh
    2009 Meena Singh Janata Dal
    2014 R. K. Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
    2019

    Election Results

    General Elections 2019
    2019 Indian general elections: Arrah
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    BJP Raj Kumar Singh 5,66,480 52.42 +8.64
    CPI(ML)L Raju Yadav 4,19,195 38.79 +27.73
    NOTA None of the Above 21,825 2.02 +0.37
    BSP Manoj Yadav 10,772 1.53
    Majority 1,47,285 13.63 -1.58
    Turnout 10,82,464 51.81 +2.85
    BJP hold Swing

    General Elections 2014
    2014 Indian general elections: Arrah
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    BJP Raj Kumar Singh 3,91,074 43.78
    RJD Sribhagwan Singh Kushwaha 2,55,204 28.57
    CPI(ML)L Raju Yadav 98,805 11.06
    JD(U) Meena Singh 75,962 8.50
    Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh Bharat Bhushan Pandey 10,950 1.23
    NOTA None of the Above 14,703 1.65
    Majority 1,35,870 15.21
    Turnout 8,93,213 48.96
    BJP gain from JD(U) Swing

    See also

    References
    1. "DPACO (1951) - Archive Delimitation Orders - Election Commission of India". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
    2. "DPACO (1961) - Archive Delimitation Orders - Election Commission of India". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
    3. "DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders - Election Commission of India". Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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