Maharajganj, Bihar Lok Sabha constituency
Maharajganj 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.
| Maharajganj | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent Janardan Singh Sigriwal | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Assembly segments
Presently, Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments.
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2019 lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | Goriakhoti | Siwan | Devesh Kant Singh | BJP | BJP | ||
| 112 | Maharajganj | Vijay Shanker Dubey | INC | BJP | |||
| 113 | Ekma | Saran | Srikant Yadav | RJD | BJP | ||
| 114 | Manjhi | Satyendra Yadav | CPM | BJP | |||
| 115 | Baniapur | Kedar Nath Singh | RJD | BJP | |||
| 116 | Taraiya | Janak Singh | BJP | BJP | |||
Members of Parliament
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Mahendra Nath Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Krishnakanta Singh | ||
| 1967 | Mrityunjay Prasad | ||
| 1971 | Ram Deo Singh | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Krishan Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1984 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 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
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pankaj Chudhary | ||||
| AIMIM | Akhileshwar Prasad Singh | ||||
| BSP | Mohammad Mausame Alam | ||||
| NOTA | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Janardan Singh Sigriwal | 546,352 | 56.17 | ||
| RJD | Randhir Singh | 3,15,580 | 32.44 | ||
| BSP | 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 | 233452 | 50.20 | ||
| JD(U) | Prashant Kumar Shahi | 156890 | 33.60 | ||
| INC | Jitendra Swami | 33,905 | 7.50 | ||
| IND. | Vikas Kumar Singh | 17,046 | 3.70 | ||
| BED | Balendra Kumar Ray | 13,064 | 2.95 | ||
| IND. | Om Prakash Singh | 10,995 | 2.20 | ||
| Majority | 76562 | 26.5 | |||
| Turnout | 465352 | 31.05 | |||
| RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
References
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