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{{short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, India}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox Indian constituency&lt;br /&gt;
| type = LS&lt;br /&gt;
| name = Maharajganj&lt;br /&gt;
| state = [[Bihar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| map_image = &lt;br /&gt;
| caption =&lt;br /&gt;
| established = 1957&lt;br /&gt;
| reservation = None&lt;br /&gt;
| mp = [[Janardan Singh Sigriwal]]&lt;br /&gt;
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
| latest_election_year = 2019&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Maharajganj&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is one of the 40 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Bihar]] state in eastern [[India]]. There is a constituency by the [[Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency)|same name]] in Uttar Pradesh as well.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Assembly segments==&lt;br /&gt;
Presently, Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six [[Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) segments.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;   &lt;br /&gt;
!No&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!District&lt;br /&gt;
!Member&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;| Party&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;| 2019 lead&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|111&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Goriakothi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Goriakhoti]]&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;| [[Siwan district|Siwan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Devesh Kant Singh&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|112&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Maharajganj, Siwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maharajganj]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Vijay Shanker Dubey &lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|113&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ekma (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ekma]]&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;| [[Saran district|Saran]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Srikant Yadav (RJD Politician)|Srikant Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|114&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Manjhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Manjhi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Satyendra Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|115&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Baniapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baniapur]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kedar Nath Singh (Bihar politician)|Kedar Nath Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|116&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Taraiya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Taraiya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Janak Singh (politician)|Janak Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
{{noteslist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Members of Parliament ==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Year&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Party&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Mahendra Nath Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Krishnakanta Singh&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Mrityunjay Prasad]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |[[Ram Deo Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |[[Krishan Pratap Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Chandra Shekhar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1989^&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ram Bahadur Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Girija Devi (politician)|Girija Devi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ram Bahadur Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; |[[Prabhunath Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Samata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|rowspan=2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Uma Shankar Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|2013^&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Prabhunath Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |[[Janardan Singh Sigriwal]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
^ by poll&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Elections results==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===2019===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Maharajganj, Siwan|Maharajganj]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Janardan Singh Sigriwal]]|votes=5,46,352   |percentage=56.17|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Rashtriya Janata Dal|candidate=Randhir Singh|votes=3,15,580|percentage=32.44|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Anirudh Prasad ([[Sadhu Yadav]])|votes=25,039|percentage=2.57|change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=22,168|percentage=2.28|change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority||votes=	2,30,772|percentage=23.73|change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout||votes=9,72,989|percentage=53.82|change=+2.26}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
   |loser        = &lt;br /&gt;
   |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
   |swing      = &lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===General Election 2014===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections|General Election, 2014]]: [[Maharajganj, Siwan|Maharajganj]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Janardan Singh Sigriwal]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 3,20,753&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 37.88&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +37.88&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Rashtriya Janata Dal&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Prabhunath Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 2,82,338&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 33.34&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -21.09&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Janata Dal (United)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Manoranjan Singh&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 1,49,483&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 17.65&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -17.21&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = [[Independent politician|IND.]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Brinda Pathak&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 17,186&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 2.03&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +2.03&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Umashankar Tiwari&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 11,599&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 1.37&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +1.37&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = None of the above&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[None of the Above]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 23,404&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 2.76&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +2.76&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 38,415&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 4.54&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = -15.03&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{Election box turnout|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 8,46,654&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 51.56&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = +4.81&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{Election box gain with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
   |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
   |loser      = Rashtriya Janata Dal&lt;br /&gt;
   |swing      = -16.55&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===By Election 2013===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=Bye-election, 2013: Maharajganj}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Rashtriya Janata Dal|candidate=[[Prabhunath Singh]]|votes=233452|percentage=50.20|change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janata Dal (United)|candidate=Prashant Kumar Shahi|votes=156890|percentage=33.60|change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Jitendra Swami|votes=33,905|percentage=7.50|change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = [[Independent politician|IND.]]&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Vikas Kumar Singh&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 17,046&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 3.70&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Ekta Dal|candidate=Balendra Kumar Ray|votes=13,064|percentage=2.95|change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = [[Independent politician|IND.]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Om Prakash Singh&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 10,995&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 2.20&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority|votes=76562|percentage=26.5|change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|votes=465352|percentage=31.05|change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal&lt;br /&gt;
| loser  = Janata Dal (United)&lt;br /&gt;
| swing  = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Saran district]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/bihar/maharajganj/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_results.html Maharajganj lok sabha  constituency election 2019 result details]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar|state=expanded}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Saran Division topics}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{coord|26.1|84.5|display=title}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Politics of Siwan district]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Politics of Saran district]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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