ImportMaster (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} | ||
{{Infobox | {{Infobox Indian constituency | ||
| | | type = LS | ||
| | | constituency_no = | ||
| name = Khagaria | |||
| established = 1957 | |||
| reservation = None | |||
| mp = [[Rajesh Verma (Khagaria politician)|Rajesh Verma]] | |||
| party = {{Party index link|Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)}} | |||
|alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}} | |||
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election|2024]] | |||
| preceded_by = [[Mehboob Ali Kaiser]] | |||
| state = [[Bihar]] | |||
| assembly_cons = [[Simri Bakhtiarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Simri Bakhtiarpur]] <br> [[Hasanpur, Bihar Assembly constituency|Hasanpur]] <br> [[Alauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Alauli]] <br> [[Khagaria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khagaria]] <br> [[Beldaur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Beldaur]] <br> [[Parbatta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Parbatta]] | |||
| incumbent_image = | |||
| electors = 1,673,314 (in 2019) | |||
}} | |||
'''Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the 40 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Bihar]] state in eastern [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khagaria Lok Sabha Constituency of Bihar: Full list of candidates, polling dates|url=https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/khagaria-lok-sabha-constituency-of-bihar-full-list-of-candidates-polling-dates-2194783.html | '''Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the 40 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Bihar]] state in eastern [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khagaria Lok Sabha Constituency of Bihar: Full list of candidates, polling dates|url=https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/khagaria-lok-sabha-constituency-of-bihar-full-list-of-candidates-polling-dates-2194783.html|access-date=2021-08-22|website=zeenews-india-com.cdn.ampproject.org|archive-date=22 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822011708/https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/khagaria-lok-sabha-constituency-of-bihar-full-list-of-candidates-polling-dates-2194783.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This constituency came into existence in 1957 and from 1957 to 2019, the constituency has elected six parliamentarians from the [[Yadav]] caste as well as five parliamentarians from the [[Kushwaha]] caste. Both the Yadav and Kushwaha communities are preponderant in this constituency and dominate the political scenario.<ref name=Bhaskar>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/khagaria/news/dominance-of-yadav-and-kushwaha-in-khagaria-lok-sabha-bihar-bhaskar-latet-news-132739550.html|title=खगड़िया लोकसभा क्षेत्र में यादव और कुशवाहा का वर्चस्व:अब तक 6 यादव तो 5 कुशवाहा बने सांसद; कैसर के सामने हैट्रिक लगाने की चुनौती|website=Dainik Bhaskar|accessdate=28 April 2024|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403134758/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/khagaria/news/dominance-of-yadav-and-kushwaha-in-khagaria-lok-sabha-bihar-bhaskar-latet-news-132739550.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==History== | |||
In this constituency a total of eleven candidates from Yadav and [[Koeri]] caste has been elected between 1957 and 2019 general elections. The Koeri candidates who became MPs from this constituency are [[Kameshwar Prasad Singh]], [[Chandra Shekhar Prasad Verma]], [[Satish Prasad Singh]], [[Shakuni Choudhury]] and [[Renu Kushwaha]].<ref name=Bhaskar/> In 2024 Indian general elections, the [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA alliance]] put Sanjay Kushwaha against Rajesh Verma of [[National Democratic Alliance]]. Sanjay Kushwaha who belonged to Koeri caste was sought as candidate to fulfill region's caste dynamics. The CPI(M) candidate Sanjay Kumar was also picked up by alliance as his father [[Yogendra Singh Kushwaha]] has been an MLA from [[Khagaria Assembly constituency]] located within this Lok Sabha constituency and the voters were supposed to prefer local candidate against outsider.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/bihar-red-land-cpm-lok-sabha-poll-race-nda-muslim-mp-9298133/|title=In Bihar’s ‘Red land’, CPM back in LS poll race after 30 years, NDA’s lone Muslim MP now with it|access-date=7 May 2024|archive-date=6 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506165755/https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/bihar-red-land-cpm-lok-sabha-poll-race-nda-muslim-mp-9298133/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/its-local-vs-outsider-in-khagaria-seat-this-time/articleshow/109673886.cms|title=It's local vs outsider in Khagaria|website=Times of India|access-date=7 May 2024|archive-date=7 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507062016/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/its-local-vs-outsider-in-khagaria-seat-this-time/articleshow/109673886.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Besides this, according to CPI(M)'s official social media handles, Kushwaha is a nephew of [[Indian independence activist]] [[Prabhu Narayan]], who was martyred during 1942 [[Quit India movement]], while trying to unfurl India's national flag, at the age of 21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/khagaria/story-prabhunarayan-gave-martyrdom-in-just-21-years-for-the-country-39-s-independence-6882706.html|title=Story of Prabhu Narayan who gave martyrdom at the age of 21|access-date=7 May 2024|archive-date=7 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507062054/https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/khagaria/story-prabhunarayan-gave-martyrdom-in-just-21-years-for-the-country-39-s-independence-6882706.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C5NyYEFITFl/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet|title=Meet CPI(M) candidate}}</ref> | |||
==Assembly segments== | ==Assembly segments== | ||
Since last delimitation exercise, from 2009 Lok Sabha elections Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following six [[Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) segments:<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2011-11-01 }}</ref> | Since last delimitation exercise, from 2009 Lok Sabha elections Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following six [[Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) segments:<ref name=commission>{{cite web |url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India |work = Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2011-11-01 |archive-date = 5 October 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005180821/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |url-status = live }}</ref> | ||
{|class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! | !# | ||
! | !Name | ||
! | !District | ||
!Member | |||
! | ! colspan="2" |Party | ||
! | ! colspan="2" |2024 lead | ||
! | |||
|- | |- | ||
|76 | |76 | ||
|[[Simri Bakhtiarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Simri Bakhtiarpur]] | |[[Simri Bakhtiarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Simri Bakhtiarpur]] | ||
|[[Saharsa district|Saharsa]] | |[[Saharsa district|Saharsa]] | ||
| | |Sanjay Kumar Singh | ||
| | |style="background-color: {{party color|Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)}}" | | ||
| | |[[Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)|LJP(RV)]] | ||
|{{party name with color|Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)|rowspan=6}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
|140 | |140 | ||
|[[Hasanpur, Bihar Assembly constituency|Hasanpur]] | |[[Hasanpur, Bihar Assembly constituency|Hasanpur]] | ||
|[[Samastipur district|Samastipur]] | |[[Samastipur district|Samastipur]] | ||
|[[ | |[[Raj Kumar Ray]] | ||
| | |{{party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|rowspan=4}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|148 | |148 | ||
|[[Alauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Alauli]] | |[[Alauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Alauli]] (SC) | ||
| | |rowspan="4"| [[Khagaria district|Khagaria]] | ||
|[[Khagaria district|Khagaria]] | |[[Ram Chandra Sada]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|149 | |149 | ||
|[[Khagaria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khagaria]] | |[[Khagaria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khagaria]] | ||
| | |Bablu Kumar | ||
|- | |- | ||
|150 | |150 | ||
|[[Beldaur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Beldaur]] | |[[Beldaur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Beldaur]] | ||
|[[Panna Lal Singh Patel]] | |||
|[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
|151 | |151 | ||
|[[Parbatta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Parbatta]] | |[[Parbatta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Parbatta]] | ||
| | |Babulal Shorya | ||
| | |style="background-color: {{party color|Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)}}" | | ||
|[[Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)|LJP(RV)]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Members of Parliament == | == Members of Parliament == | ||
Source:<ref>[http://archive.eci.gov.in/GE2004/States/index_fs.htm "Election Commission of India"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131061850/http://archive.eci.gov.in/GE2004/States/index_fs.htm |date=2009-01-31 }}</ref><ref>[http://164.100.47.134/newls/lokprev.aspx "Lok Sabha Former Members"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616190202/http://164.100.47.134/newls/lokprev.aspx |date=2008-06-16 }}</ref> | Source:<ref>[http://archive.eci.gov.in/GE2004/States/index_fs.htm "Election Commission of India"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131061850/http://archive.eci.gov.in/GE2004/States/index_fs.htm |date=2009-01-31 }}</ref><ref>[http://164.100.47.134/newls/lokprev.aspx "Lok Sabha Former Members"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616190202/http://164.100.47.134/newls/lokprev.aspx |date=2008-06-16 }}</ref> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! | !Year | ||
!Name | !Name | ||
! colspan="2" |Party | ! colspan="2" |Party | ||
| Line 83: | Line 82: | ||
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]] | |[[1957 Indian general election|1957]] | ||
| rowspan="2" |[[Jiyalal Mandal]] | | rowspan="2" |[[Jiyalal Mandal]] | ||
| | | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} | ||
| rowspan= | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]] | |[[1962 Indian general election|1962]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Indian general election, 1967|1967]] | |[[Indian general election, 1967|1967]] | ||
|[[Kameshwar Singh]] | |[[Kameshwar Prasad Singh]] | ||
| | | {{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party|rowspan=2}} | ||
| rowspan= | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Indian general election, 1971|1971]] | |[[Indian general election, 1971|1971]] | ||
| Line 98: | Line 95: | ||
|[[Indian general election, 1977|1977]] | |[[Indian general election, 1977|1977]] | ||
|Gyaneshwar Prasad Yadav | |Gyaneshwar Prasad Yadav | ||
| | |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Indian general election, 1980|1980]] | |[[Indian general election, 1980|1980]] | ||
|[[Satish Prasad Singh]] | |[[Satish Prasad Singh]] | ||
| | | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} | ||
| rowspan= | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Indian general election, 1984|1984]] | |[[Indian general election, 1984|1984]] | ||
|Chandra Shekhar Prasad Verma | |[[Chandra Shekhar Prasad Verma]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Indian general election, 1989|1989]] | |[[Indian general election, 1989|1989]] | ||
| rowspan="2" |[[Ram Sharan Yadav]] | | rowspan="2" |[[Ram Sharan Yadav]] | ||
| | | {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=3}} | ||
| rowspan= | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Indian general election, 1991|1991]] | |[[Indian general election, 1991|1991]] | ||
| Line 120: | Line 114: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Indian general election, 1998|1998]] | |[[Indian general election, 1998|1998]] | ||
|[[Shakuni | |[[Shakuni Choudhary]] | ||
| | |{{Full party name with color|Samata Party}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Indian general election, 1999|1999]] | |[[Indian general election, 1999|1999]] | ||
|[[Renu | |[[Renu Kushawaha]] | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" | | |style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" | | ||
|[[Janata Dal (United)]] | |[[Janata Dal (United)]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Indian general election, 2004|2004]] | |[[Indian general election, 2004|2004]] | ||
|[[Rabindra Kumar Rana]] | |[[Rabindra Kumar Rana]] | ||
| | |{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Indian general election, 2009|2009]] | |[[Indian general election, 2009|2009]] | ||
|[[Dinesh Chandra Yadav (Indian politician)|Dinesh Chandra Yadav]] | |[[Dinesh Chandra Yadav (Indian politician)|Dinesh Chandra Yadav]] | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" | | |style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" | | ||
|[[Janata Dal (United)]] | |[[Janata Dal (United)]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Indian general election, 2014|2014]] | |[[Indian general election, 2014|2014]] | ||
| rowspan="2" |[[Mehboob Ali Kaiser]] | | rowspan="2" |[[Mehboob Ali Kaiser]] | ||
| | | {{Full party name with color|Lok Janshakti Party|rowspan=2}} | ||
| rowspan= | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Indian general election, 2019|2019]] | |[[Indian general election, 2019|2019]] | ||
|- | |||
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]] | |||
|[[Rajesh Verma (Khagaria politician)|Rajesh Verma]] | |||
|{{Full party name with color|Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)|dab=yes}} | |||
|} | |} | ||
== | ==Election results== | ||
=== 2024=== | |||
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general elections]]: [[Khagaria]]<ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Khagaria">{{cite news |publisher=Election Commission of India |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Khagaria |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0425.htm|access-date=13 July 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713122548/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0425.htm |archive-date=13 July 2024}}</ref>}} | |||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)|candidate=[[Rajesh Verma (Khagaria politician)|Rajesh Verma]]|votes=5,38,657|percentage=50.73|change=}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Sanjay Kumar Kushwaha|votes=3,77,526|percentage=35.55|change=}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above]]|votes=31,111|percentage=2.93|change=}} | |||
{{Election box majority||votes=1,61,131|percentage=|change=}} | |||
{{Election box turnout||votes=10,62,299|percentage=57.62|change=}} | |||
{{Election box gain with party link| | |||
|winner =Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) | |||
|loser = Lok Janshakti Party | |||
|swing = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box end}} | |||
=== 2019=== | |||
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Khagaria]]}} | {{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Khagaria]]}} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Lok Janshakti Party|candidate=[[Mehboob Ali Kaiser]]|votes=5,10,193|percentage=52.77|change=}} | {{Election box winning candidate with party link| | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Vikassheel Insaan Party|candidate=[[Mukesh Sahani]]|votes=2,61,623|percentage=27.06|change=}} | |party=Lok Janshakti Party | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Priadarshi Dinkar|votes=51,847|percentage=5.36|change=}}{{Election box majority||votes=2,48,570|percentage=25.71|change=}} | |candidate=[[Mehboob Ali Kaiser]] | ||
{{Election box turnout||votes=9,67,411|percentage=57. | |votes=5,10,193 | ||
|percentage=52.77 | |||
|change=}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link| | |||
|party=Vikassheel Insaan Party | |||
|candidate=[[Mukesh Sahani]] | |||
|votes=2,61,623 | |||
|percentage=27.06 | |||
|change=}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link| | |||
|party=Independent (politician) | |||
|candidate=Priadarshi Dinkar | |||
|votes=51,847 | |||
|percentage=5.36 | |||
|change=}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link| | |||
|party = None of the above | |||
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]] | |||
|votes = 7,596 | |||
|percentage = 0.79 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box majority| | |||
|votes=2,48,570 | |||
|percentage=25.71 | |||
|change=}} | |||
{{Election box turnout| | |||
|votes=9,67,411 | |||
|percentage=57.7 | |||
|change=}} | |||
{{Election box hold with party link| | {{Election box hold with party link| | ||
|winner = Lok Janshakti Party | |winner = Lok Janshakti Party | ||
| Line 160: | Line 200: | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
==General elections 2014== | ===General elections 2014=== | ||
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Khagaria]]<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=2015-09-23 |page=69}}</ref><ref name=web-arch-turnout>{{cite web|title=Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm |publisher=ECI New Delhi |access-date=2015-09-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606003137/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm |archive-date=June 6, 2014 }}</ref> }} | {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Khagaria]]<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=2015-09-23 |page=69 |archive-date=23 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123041546/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/33%20-%20Constituency%20wise%20detailed%20result.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=web-arch-turnout>{{cite web|title=Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm |publisher=ECI New Delhi |access-date=2015-09-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606003137/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm |archive-date=June 6, 2014 }}</ref> }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Lok Janshakti Party|candidate=[[Mehboob Ali Kaiser]]|votes=3,13,806|percentage=35.01|change=}} | {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Lok Janshakti Party|candidate=[[Mehboob Ali Kaiser]]|votes=3,13,806|percentage=35.01|change=}} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Rashtriya Janata Dal|candidate=[[Krishna Yadav]]|votes=2,37,803|percentage=26.53|change=}} | {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Rashtriya Janata Dal|candidate=[[Krishna Yadav]]|votes=2,37,803|percentage=26.53|change=}} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link| | |||
|party = Janata Dal (United) | |||
|candidate = [[Dinesh Chandra Yadav (Indian politician)|Dinesh Chandra Yadav]] | |||
|votes = 2,20,316 | |||
|percentage = 24.58 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|votes=23,868|percentage=2.66|change=}}{{Election box majority||votes=76,003|percentage=8.48|change=}} | {{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|votes=23,868|percentage=2.66|change=}}{{Election box majority||votes=76,003|percentage=8.48|change=}} | ||
{{Election box turnout||votes=8,96,310|percentage=59.49|change=}} | {{Election box turnout||votes=8,96,310|percentage=59.49|change=}} | ||
| Line 173: | Line 219: | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[Khagaria district]] | |||
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar}} | {{Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:56, 19 January 2026
| Khagaria | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Assembly constituencies | Simri Bakhtiarpur Hasanpur Alauli Khagaria Beldaur Parbatta |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,673,314 (in 2019) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | [[Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)|Template:Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)/meta/shortname]] |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
| Preceded by | Mehboob Ali Kaiser |
Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.[1] This constituency came into existence in 1957 and from 1957 to 2019, the constituency has elected six parliamentarians from the Yadav caste as well as five parliamentarians from the Kushwaha caste. Both the Yadav and Kushwaha communities are preponderant in this constituency and dominate the political scenario.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
In this constituency a total of eleven candidates from Yadav and Koeri caste has been elected between 1957 and 2019 general elections. The Koeri candidates who became MPs from this constituency are Kameshwar Prasad Singh, Chandra Shekhar Prasad Verma, Satish Prasad Singh, Shakuni Choudhury and Renu Kushwaha.[2] In 2024 Indian general elections, the INDIA alliance put Sanjay Kushwaha against Rajesh Verma of National Democratic Alliance. Sanjay Kushwaha who belonged to Koeri caste was sought as candidate to fulfill region's caste dynamics. The CPI(M) candidate Sanjay Kumar was also picked up by alliance as his father Yogendra Singh Kushwaha has been an MLA from Khagaria Assembly constituency located within this Lok Sabha constituency and the voters were supposed to prefer local candidate against outsider.[3][4] Besides this, according to CPI(M)'s official social media handles, Kushwaha is a nephew of Indian independence activist Prabhu Narayan, who was martyred during 1942 Quit India movement, while trying to unfurl India's national flag, at the age of 21.[5][6]
Assembly segments[edit | edit source]
Since last delimitation exercise, from 2009 Lok Sabha elections Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[7]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Simri Bakhtiarpur | Saharsa | Sanjay Kumar Singh | LJP(RV) | Lok Janshakti Party | ||
| 140 | Hasanpur | Samastipur | Raj Kumar Ray | JD(U) | |||
| 148 | Alauli (SC) | Khagaria | Ram Chandra Sada | ||||
| 149 | Khagaria | Bablu Kumar | |||||
| 150 | Beldaur | Panna Lal Singh Patel | |||||
| 151 | Parbatta | Babulal Shorya | LJP(RV) | ||||
Members of Parliament[edit | edit source]
Election results[edit | edit source]
2024[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP(RV) | Rajesh Verma | 538,657 | 50.73 | ||
| CPI(M) | Sanjay Kumar Kushwaha | 3,77,526 | 35.55 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 31,111 | 2.93 | ||
| Majority | 1,61,131 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,62,299 | 57.62 | |||
| Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) gain from LJP | Swing | ||||
2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP | Mehboob Ali Kaiser | 510,193 | 52.77 | ||
| VIP | Mukesh Sahani | 2,61,623 | 27.06 | ||
| Independent | Priadarshi Dinkar | 51,847 | 5.36 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,596 | 0.79 | ||
| Majority | 2,48,570 | 25.71 | |||
| Turnout | 9,67,411 | 57.7 | |||
| LJP hold | Swing | ||||
General elections 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP | Mehboob Ali Kaiser | 3,13,806 | 35.01 | ||
| RJD | Krishna Yadav | 2,37,803 | 26.53 | ||
| JD(U) | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | 2,20,316 | 24.58 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 23,868 | 2.66 | ||
| Majority | 76,003 | 8.48 | |||
| Turnout | 8,96,310 | 59.49 | |||
| LJP gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Khagaria Lok Sabha Constituency of Bihar: Full list of candidates, polling dates". zeenews-india-com.cdn.ampproject.org. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "खगड़िया लोकसभा क्षेत्र में यादव और कुशवाहा का वर्चस्व:अब तक 6 यादव तो 5 कुशवाहा बने सांसद; कैसर के सामने हैट्रिक लगाने की चुनौती". Dainik Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ↑ "In Bihar's 'Red land', CPM back in LS poll race after 30 years, NDA's lone Muslim MP now with it". Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ↑ "It's local vs outsider in Khagaria". Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ↑ "Story of Prabhu Narayan who gave martyrdom at the age of 21". Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ↑ "Meet CPI(M) candidate".
- ↑ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India" Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Lok Sabha Former Members" Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Khagaria". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ↑ "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 69. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI New Delhi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.