Jamui (Lok Sabha constituency)
Jamui Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency again came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.
| Jamui | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Current MP, Chirag Kumar Paswan | |
| Incumbent | Chirag Kumar Paswan |
| Parliamentary Party | Lok Janshakti Party |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1952 - 1977 2008 - present |
| Reservation | Scheduled Castes |
| State | Bihar |
| Most Successful Party | Indian National Congress (4 times) |
| Assembly Constituencies | Tarapur Sheikhpura Sikandra Jamui Jhajha Chakai |
Assembly segmentsEdit
Presently, Jamui Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | MLA | Party | Party Leading (in 2019) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | Tarapur | None | Munger | Rajeev Kumar Singh | JD(U) | LJP |
| 169 | Sheikhpura | None | Sheikhpura | Vijay Kumar | RJD | LJP |
| 240 | Sikandra | SC | Jamui | Prafull Kumar Manjhi | HAM(S) | LJP |
| 241 | Jamui | None | Jamui | Shreyasi Singh | BJP | LJP |
| 242 | Jhajha | None | Jamui | Damodar Rawat | JD(U) | LJP |
| 243 | Chakai | None | Jamui | Sumit Kumar Singh | IND | LJP |
Members of ParliamentEdit
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Banarsi Prasad Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| Nayan Tara Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Nayan Tara Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Nayan Tara Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Bhola Manjhi | Communist Party of India |
| 1977-2004: Constituency does not exist. | ||
| 2009 | Bhudeo Choudhary | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2014 | Chirag Kumar Paswan | Lok Janshakti Party |
| 2019 | Chirag Kumar Paswan | Lok Janshakti Party |
Election resultsEdit
General elections 2019Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP | Chirag Kumar Paswan | 5,28,771 | 55.76 | +18.95 | |
| [[Rashtriya Lok Samta Party|Template:Rashtriya Lok Samta Party/meta/shortname]] | Bhudeo Choudhary | 2,87,716 | 30.34 | +30.34 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 39,450 | 4.16 | +1.64 | |
| BSP | Upendra Ravidas | 31,598 | 3.33 | +1.40 | |
| IND | Subash Paswan | 16,701 | 1.76 | +1.76 | |
| Majority | 2,41,049 | 25.40 | +14.32 | ||
| Turnout | 9,49,561 | 55.25 | +5.24 | ||
| LJP hold | Swing | ||||
General elections 2014Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP | Chirag Kumar Paswan | 2,85,352 | 36.79 | ||
| RJD | Sudhansu Kumar Bhaskar | 1,99,407 | 25.71 | ||
| JD(U) | Uday Narayan Choudhary | 1,98,599 | 25.60 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 19,517 | 2.52 | ||
| BSP | Brahmadev Anand Paswan | 15,008 | 1.93 | ||
| JMM | Upendra Ravidas | 10,748 | 1.39 | ||
| Majority | 85,947 | 11.08 | |||
| Turnout | 7,75,650 | 50.01 | |||
| LJP gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Election Commission of India. Notification 02.04.2014
External linksEdit
Template:Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar