Araria Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha Constituency in Bihar
Araria | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Bihar |
Assembly constituencies | Narpatganj Raniganj Forbesganj Araria Jokihat Sikti |
Established | 1967 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
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Incumbent Pradeep Kumar Singh | |
Party | ![]() |
Alliance | NDA |
Elected year | 2024 |
Preceded by | Sarfaraz Alam![]() |
Araria Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. In 2024, the incumbent Pradeep Kumar Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party again won the election from this constituency.[1]
Assembly segments
Araria Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six assembly segments:
# | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Narpatganj | Araria | Jai Prakash Yadav | BJP | BJP | ||
47 | Raniganj (SC) | Achmit Rishidev | JDU | BJP | |||
48 | Forbesganj | Vidya Sagar Keshri | BJP | BJP | |||
49 | Araria | Avidur Rahman | INC | RJD | |||
50 | Jokihat | Shahnawaz Alam | RJD | RJD | |||
51 | Sikti | Vijay Kumar Mandal | BJP | BJP |
Members of Parliament
Year | Name | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1967 | Tulmohan Ram | Indian National Congress | |
1971 | |||
1977 | Mahendra Narayan Sardar | Janata Party | |
1980 | Dumar Lal Baitha | Indian National Congress (I) | |
1984 | Indian National Congress | ||
1989 | Sukdeo Paswan | Janata Dal | |
1991 | |||
1996 | |||
1998 | Ramjidas Rishidev | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
1999 | Sukdeo Paswan | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
2004 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
2009 | Pradeep Kumar Singh | ||
2014 | Taslimuddin | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
2018^ | Sarfaraz Alam | ||
2019 | Pradeep Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2024 |
^ by poll
Source:[2]
Election results
2024
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Pradeep Kumar Singh | 600,146 | 47.91 | ![]() | |
RJD | Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam | 5,80,052 | 46.31 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 13,504 | 1.08 | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 20,094 | 1.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 12,52,560 | ||||
BJP hold | Swing | ![]() |
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Pradeep Kumar Singh | 618,434 | 52.87 | +9.68 | |
RJD | Sarfaraz Alam | 4,81,193 | 41.14 | −8.01 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 20,618 | 1.76 | +0.06 | |
Majority | 1,37,241 | 11.73 | +5.77 | ||
Turnout | 11,69,741 | 64.79 | +5.13 | ||
BJP gain from RJD | Swing | +3.72 |
2018 By election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RJD | Sarfaraz Alam | 509,334 | 49.15 | +7.34 | |
BJP | Pradeep Kumar Singh | 4,47,546 | 43.19 | +16.39 | |
JAP(L) | Prince Victor | 20,922 | 2.02 | N/A | |
RJSP | Upendra Sahani | 18,772 | 1.81 | N/A | |
IND. | Sudama Singh | 11,347 | 1.10 | N/A | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 17,607 | 1.70 | −− | |
Majority | 61,788 | 5.96 | −9.05 | ||
Turnout | 10,36,194 | 59.62 | −1.82 | ||
RJD hold | Swing | +7.34 |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RJD | Taslimuddin | 407,978 | 41.81 | +41.81 | |
BJP | Pradeep Kumar Singh | 2,61,474 | 26.80 | −11.91 | |
JD(U) | Vijay Kumar Mandal | 2,21,769 | 22.73 | +22.73 | |
BSP | Abdul Rahman | 17,724 | 1.82 | +0.37 | |
IND. | Pankaj Kishor Mandal | 10,704 | 1.10 | +1.10 | |
SJP(R) | Sar Wat Jahre Ansari | 6,376 | 0.65 | +0.65 | |
AAP | Chandra Bhushan | 5,685 | 0.58 | +0.58 | |
Independent | Alamdar Hussain | 5,645 | 0.58 | +0.58 | |
CPI(ML)L | Sanjay Kumar Rishidev | 5,292 | 0.54 | +0.22 | |
Janta Dal Rashtravadi | Md. Aslam Beg | 5,149 | 0.53 | +0.53 | |
Bharat Vikas Morcha | Rajesh Kumar | 4,646 | 0.48 | +0.48 | |
Lok Dal | Ramanand Rishideo | 3,411 | 0.35 | +0.35 | |
Bahujan Mukti Party | Bidayanand Paswan | 3,350 | 0.34 | +0.34 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 16,608 | 1.70 | ||
Majority | 1,46,504 | 15.01 | +11.93 | ||
Turnout | 9,75,811 | 61.48 | +5.77 | ||
RJD gain from BJP | Swing | +3.10 |
References
- ^ "Result 2024". Election Commission of India.
- ^ "Election Commission of India" Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
See also
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