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{{Short description|Constituency of the Indian parliament in Bihar}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name = Sitamarhi
| state = [[Bihar]]
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| established = 1957
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Devesh chandra thakur.jpg
| mp = [[Devesh Chandra Thakur]]
| party = {{Party index link|Janata Dal (United)}}
|alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|assembly_cons = [[Bathnaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bathnaha]] [[Parihar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Parihar]] [[Sursand (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sursand]] [[Bajpatti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bajpatti]] [[Sitamarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sitamarhi]] [[Runnisaidpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Runnisaidpur]]
}}
'''Sitamarhi''' is one of the 40 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Bihar]] state in eastern [[India]].

==Assembly segments==
Presently, Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six
[[Vidhan Sabha]] segments:

{|class="wikitable"
!#
!Name
!District
!Member
!colspan="2"| Party
!colspan="2"| 2024 lead
|-
|24
|[[Bathnaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bathnaha]] (SC)
|rowspan="6"| [[Sitamarhi district|Sitamarhi]]
|[[Anil Kumar (born 1987)|Anil Ram]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|{{party name with color|Janata Dal (United)}}
|-
|25
|[[Parihar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Parihar]]
|[[Gayatri Devi (Bihar politician)|Gayatri Yadav]]
|{{Party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|-
|26
|[[Sursand (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sursand]]
|[[Nagendra Raut]]
|{{party name with color|Janata Dal (United)}}
|{{party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|rowspan=4}}
|-
|27
|[[Bajpatti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bajpatti]]
|[[Rameshwar Mahto]]
|{{Party name with color|Rashtriya Lok Morcha}}
|-
|28
|[[Sitamarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sitamarhi]]
|[[Sunil Kumar Pintu]]
|{{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|29
|[[Runnisaidpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Runnisaidpur]]
|[[Pankaj Kumar Mishra|Pankaj Mishra]]
|{{party name with color|Janata Dal (United)}}
|-
|}

==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|[[J. B. Kripalani]]
|{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Nagendra Prasad Yadav]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|[[Shyam Sunder Das]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|[[Bali Ram Bhagat]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (Urs)}} |
|[[Indian National Congress (U)]]
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|Ram Shreshth Khirhar
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|[[Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Nawal Kishore Rai]]
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|[[Sitaram Yadav (politician, born 1946)|Sitaram Yadav]]
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|[[Nawal Kishore Rai]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}} |
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|[[Sitaram Yadav (politician, born 1946)|Sitaram Yadav]]
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[Arjun Ray (MP)|Arjun Ray]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}} |
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[Ram Kumar Sharma]]
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Lok Samata Party}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[Sunil Kumar Pintu]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=yes|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|[[Devesh Chandra Thakur]]
|-
|}

==Election results==

=== 2024 ===
{{Election box begin
| title=[[2024 Indian general elections]]: [[Sitamarhi]]<ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Sitamarhi">{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Sitamarhi |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS045.htm |access-date=13 July 2024 |date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713123703/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS045.htm |archive-date=13 July 2024}}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = [[Devesh Chandra Thakur]]
|votes = 5,15,719
|percentage = 47.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Rashtriya Janata Dal|candidate=[[Arjun Ray (MP)|Arjun Ray]]|votes=4,64,363|percentage=42.45|change=}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|candidate = Saiqua Nawaz Azmat
|votes = 28,912
|percentage = 2.64
|change =
}}

{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[None of the above (India)|NOTA]]
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|NOTA]]
|votes = 32,133
|percentage = 2.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority||votes=51,356|percentage=4.69|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=10,96,960|percentage=56.25|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Janata Dal (United)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: Sitamarhi<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/bihar/sitamarhi-election-results-18_1704.html|title=Sitamarhi Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Sitamarhi Election Result 2019 | Sitamarhi Winning MP & Party | Sitamarhi Lok Sabha Seat}}</ref> }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Sunil Kumar Pintu
|votes = 5,67,745
|percentage = 54.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Arjun Ray (MP)|Arjun Ray]]
|votes = 3,17,206
|percentage = 30.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party =[[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|candidate =Dharmendra Kumar
|votes = 20,487
|percentage = 1.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party =[[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|candidate =Vinod Sah
|votes = 17,724
|percentage = 1.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party =[[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|candidate =Mahesh Nandan Singh
|votes = 17,270
|percentage = 1.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party =[[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|candidate =Ramesh Kumar Mishra
|votes = 11,056
|percentage = 1.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =2,50,539
|percentage =24.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =10,39,600
|percentage = 59.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Janata Dal (United)
|loser = Rashtriya Lok Samata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: Sitamarhi<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/33%20-%20Constituency%20wise%20detailed%20result.pdf | title=General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result|publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2015-09-21 |page=47}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Lok Samata Party
|candidate = [[Ram Kumar Sharma]]
|votes = 4,11,265
|percentage = 45.67
|change = +45.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = Sitaram Yadav
|votes = 2,63,300
|percentage = 29.24
|change = +8.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate =[[Arjun Ray (MP)|Arjun Ray]]
|votes = 97,188
|percentage = 10.79
|change = -29.57
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party =[[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|candidate =Mahesh Nandan Singh
|votes = 20,613
|percentage = 2.29
|change = +2.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Kishori Das
|votes = 18,043
|percentage = 2.00
|change = +2.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Rajeev Ranjan
|votes = 11,250
|percentage = 1.25
|change = +1.25
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =1,47,965
|percentage =16.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,00,588
|percentage = 57.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Rashtriya Lok Samata Party
|loser = Janata Dal (United)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}<ref name="election1957">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1957 (Vol I, II) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4112-general-election-1957-vol-i-ii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election1962">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1962 (Vol I, II) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4113-general-election-1962-vol-i-ii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election1967">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1967 (Vol I, II) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4114-general-election-1967-vol-i-ii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election1971">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1971 (Vol I, II) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4115-general-election-1971-vol-i-ii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election1977">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4116-general-election-1977-vol-i-ii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election1991">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1991 (Vol I, II) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4121-general-election-1991-vol-i-ii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election1998">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1998 (Vol I, II) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4124-general-election-1998-vol-i-ii/ |access-date=3 May 2023 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election1999">{{cite web |title=General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4125-general-election-1999-vol-i-ii-iii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election2004">{{cite web |title=General Election 2004 |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/4126-general-election-2004-vol-i-ii-iii/ |access-date=22 October 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name="election2009">{{cite web |title=General Election 2009 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/98-general-election-2009/ |access-date=22 October 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Sitamarhi district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar]]
[[Category:Politics of Sitamarhi district]]

Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency - Revision history

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