Munger Lok Sabha constituency

Munger Lok Sabha constituency (formerly Monghyr) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Mokama and Barh are in the 14 assembly segments which fall under Patna district.[1]

Munger
Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Assembly Constituencies
Established1951
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyJanata Dal (United)
Elected year2019
Preceded byVeena Devi

Assembly segments

Presently, Munger Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

No Name District Member Party 2019 lead
165 Munger Munger Pranav Kumar BJP JDU
166 Jamalpur Ajay Kumar Singh INC JDU
167 Suryagarha Lakhisarai Prahlad Yadav RJD JDU
168 Lakhisarai Vijay Kumar Sinha BJP JDU
178 Mokama Patna Nilam Devi RJD INC
179 Barh Gyanendra Kumar Singh BJP JDU

    Members of Parliament

    The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]

    Year Name Party
    1952[4] Mathura Prasad Mishra Indian National Congress
    Suresh Chandra Mishra
    Banarsi Pd. Sinha
    Nayan Tara Das
    1957 Banarsi Prasad Sinha
    Nayan Tara Das
    1962 Banarsi Prasad Sinha
    1964^ Madhu Limaye Samyukta Socialist Party
    1967
    1971 Devendra Prasad Yadav Indian National Congress
    1977 Shrikrishna Singh Janata Party
    1980 Devendra Prasad Yadav Indian National Congress (U)
    1984 Indian National Congress
    1989 Dhanraj Singh Janata Dal
    1991 Brahmanand Mandal Communist Party of India
    1996 Samata Party
    1998 Vijay Kumar Vijay Rashtriya Janata Dal
    1999 Brahmanand Mandal Janata Dal (United)
    2004 Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
    2009 Rajiv Ranjan Singh Janata Dal (United)
    2014 Veena Devi Lok Janshakti Party
    2019 Rajiv Ranjan Singh Janata Dal (United)

    ^ by poll

    Election results

    General elections 2019
    2019 Indian general elections: Munger
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    JD(U) Rajiv Ranjan Singh 5,28,762 51.03
    INC Nilam Devi 3,60,825 34.82
    Independent Amarjit Patel 18,646 1.80
    Independent Dina Saw 15,893 1.53
    Majority 1,67,937 16.21
    Turnout 10,36,441 54.90
    JD(U) gain from LJP Swing

    General elections 2014
    2014 Indian general elections: Munger
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    LJP Veena Devi 3,52,911 36.80
    JD(U) Rajiv Ranjan Singh 2,43,827 26.67
    RJD Pragati Mehta 1,82,917 20.01
    SHS Ashok Kumar Singh 50,469 5.52
    Majority 1,09,084 11.93
    Turnout 9,14,442 53.17
    LJP gain from JD(U) Swing

    General elections 2009
    2009 Indian general elections: Munger
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    JD(U) Rajiv Ranjan Singh 3,74,317 57.45
    RJD Ram Badan Roy 1,84,956 28.38
    INC Ram Lakhan Singh 27,929 4.29
    BSP Mannu Mahto 10,827 1.66
    Majority 1,89,361 29.09
    Turnout 6,51,597 41.65
    JD(U) gain from RJD Swing

    References
    1. "14 segments in Patna dist this time".
    2. "Election Commission of India" Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
    3. "Lok Sabha Former Members" Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
    4. "1951 India General (1st Lok Sabha) Elections Results".

    See also

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