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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Bihar}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency<br />
| Name =Valmiki Nagar<br />
| image =<br />
| State =[[Bihar]]<br />
| UnionTerritory =<br />
| Existence =2008-Present<br />
| AssemblyConstituencies =[[Valmiki Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Valmiki Nagar]]<br>[[Ramnagar, Paschim Champaran (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ramnagar]]<br>[[Narkatiaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Narkatiaganj]]<br>[[Bagaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bagaha]]<br>[[Lauriya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lauriya]]<br>[[Sikta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sikta]] <br />
| Electorate =<br />
| ElectedByYear =2020<br />
| Reservation =None <br />
| SuccessfulParty = <br />
| CurrentMP =[[Sunil Kumar (Valmiki Nagar)|Sunil Kumar]]<br />
| CurrentMPParty =[[Janata Dal (United)]]<br />
| FormerMP =<br />
}}<br />
'''Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the 40 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Bihar]] state in eastern [[India]]. This constituency came into existence in 2008, following [[delimitation]] of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the [[Delimitation Commission of India]] constituted in 2002.<br />
<br />
==Assembly segments==<br />
This constituency comprises the following six [[Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) segments:<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable" width="500px"<br />
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number<br />
!Name<br />
!width="100px" style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)<br />
!width="150px"|District<br />
! width="150px" |MLA<br />
!width="150px"|Party<br />
!width="150px"|Party Leading<br/>(in 2019)<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|[[Valmiki Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Valmiki Nagar]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[West Champaran district|West Champaran]]<br />
|Dhirendra Pratap Singh<br />
|bgcolor=#003366|[[JD(U)]]<br />
|bgcolor=#003366|[[JD(U)]]<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|[[Ramnagar, Paschim Champaran (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ramnagar]]<br />
|SC<br />
|[[West Champaran district|West Champaran]]<br />
|[[Bhagirathi Devi]]<br />
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]<br />
|bgcolor=#003366|[[JD(U)]]<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|[[Narkatiaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Narkatiaganj]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[West Champaran district|West Champaran]]<br />
|[[Rashmi Verma]]<br />
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]<br />
|bgcolor=#003366|[[JD(U)]]<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|[[Bagaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bagaha]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[West Champaran district|West Champaran]]<br />
|Ram Singh<br />
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]<br />
|bgcolor=#003366|[[JD(U)]]<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|[[Lauriya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lauriya]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[West Champaran district|West Champaran]]<br />
|[[Vinay Bihari]]<br />
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]<br />
|bgcolor=#003366|[[JD(U)]]<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|[[Sikta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sikta]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[West Champaran district|West Champaran]]<br />
|Birendra Prasad Gupta<br />
|bgcolor=#FF000|[[CPIMLL|CPI(ML)L]]<br />
|bgcolor=#003366|[[JD(U)]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Members of Parliament==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
! colspan="2" | Year<br />
! Candidate<br />
! Party<br />
|-<br />
|Colspan=2|Before 2008<br />
|Colspan=2|Seat Did Not Exist<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" |<br />
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]<br />
|[[Baidyanath Prasad Mahto]]<br />
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |<br />
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]<br />
|[[Satish Chandra Dubey]]<br />
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" |<br />
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]<br />
|[[Baidyanath Prasad Mahto]]<br />
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" |<br />
|2020<br />
|[[Sunil Kumar (Valmiki Nagar)|Sunil Kumar]]<br />
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
===2020 by-election===<br />
Bye-elections were needed due to the death of the sitting MP, [[Baidyanath Prasad Mahto]]. [[Sunil Kumar (Valmiki Nagar)|Sunil Kumar]], Mahto's son won the by-election.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/valmiki-nagar-lok-sabha-by-election-result-2020-sunil-kumar-jdu-wins-1739911-2020-11-11 |title=Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha By-election Result 2020: Sunil Kumar of JDU wins, beats Congress by over 22,000 votes - Elections News |date= |author= |access-date= 7 May 2021}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=Bye-election, 2020: Valmiki Nagar}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|candidate = [[Sunil Kumar (Valmiki Nagar)|Sunil Kumar]]<br />
|votes = 4,03,360<br />
|percentage =38.08<br />
|change = {{Decrease}}20.31<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Pravesh Kumar Mishra<br />
|votes = 3,80,821<br />
|percentage =35.95<br />
|change ={{Increase}}11.92<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bhartiya Panchayat Party<br />
|candidate = Shailendra Kumar<br />
|votes = 1,09,711<br />
|percentage =10.36<br />
|change ={{Increase}}10.36<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Rashtriya Lok Samata Party<br />
|candidate =Prem Kumar Chaudhary<br />
|votes = 52,396<br />
|percentage =4.95<br />
|change ={{Increase}}4.95<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]<br />
|votes = 41,041<br />
|percentage = 3.87<br />
|change = {{Increase}}0.53<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 22,539<br />
|percentage = 2.13<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 10,61,198<br />
|percentage =61.36<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2019 general election===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Valmiki Nagar]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|candidate = [[Baidyanath Prasad Mahto]]<br />
|votes = 6,02,660<br />
|percentage = 58.39<br />
|change = {{Increase}}49.32<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Shashwat Kedar<br />
|votes = 2,48,044<br />
|percentage = 24.03<br />
|change = {{Decrease}}3.32<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Deepak Yadav<br />
|votes = 62,963<br />
|percentage = 6.10<br />
|change = {{Increase}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Suresh Sah<br />
|votes = 14,870<br />
|percentage = 1.44<br />
|change = {{Increase}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]<br />
|votes = 34,338<br />
|percentage = 3.33<br />
|change = {{Increase}}1.61<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 3,54,616<br />
|percentage = 34.36<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 10,32,090<br />
|percentage = 61.97<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2014 general elections===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Valmiki Nagar]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Satish Chandra Dubey]]<br />
|votes = 3,64,013<br />
|percentage = 40.44<br />
|change = +40.44<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party =Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Purnmasi Ram]]<br />
|votes = 2,46,218<br />
|percentage = 27.35<br />
|change = +22.88<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United) <br />
|candidate = [[Baidyanath Prasad Mahto]]<br />
|votes = 81,612<br />
|percentage = 9.07<br />
|change = -37.33<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Dilip Varma<br />
|votes = 58,817<br />
|percentage = 6.53<br />
|change = +6.53<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Ekta Dal<br />
|candidate = Amar Sahani<br />
|votes = 35,888<br />
|percentage = 3.99<br />
|change = +3.99<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha<br />
|candidate = Prof. Amaresh Prasad<br />
|votes = 27,603<br />
|percentage = 3.07<br />
|change = +3.07<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]<br />
|votes = 15,515<br />
|percentage = 1.72<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation<br />
|candidate = Virendra Prasad Gupta<br />
|votes = 12,581<br />
|percentage = 1.40<br />
|change = -0.89<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Shailesh Kumar Diwakar<br />
|votes = 11,668<br />
|percentage = 1.30<br />
|change = -6.40<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 1,17,795<br />
|percentage = 13.09<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 9,00,127<br />
|percentage = 61.80<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|swing =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2009 general elections===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Valmiki Nagar]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|candidate = [[Baidyanath Prasad Mahto]]<br />
|votes = 2,77,696<br />
|percentage = 46.40<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Fakhruddin<br />
|votes = 94,021<br />
|percentage = 15.71<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Manan Mishra<br />
|votes = 46,058<br />
|percentage = 7.70<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = [[Raghunath Jha]]<br />
|votes = 45,699<br />
|percentage = 7.64<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Nationalist Congress Party<br />
|candidate = Dilip Varma<br />
|votes = 38,650<br />
|percentage = 6.46<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Mohammad Shamim Akhtar<br />
|votes = 26,762<br />
|percentage = 4.47<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 1,83,675<br />
|percentage = 30.69<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 5,98,447<br />
|percentage = 46.91<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box new seat win|<br />
|winner = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Bagaha (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br />
* [[West Champaran district]]<br />
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/bihar/valmiki_nagar/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_results.html Valmiki Nagar lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details]<br />
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