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Maharajganj, Bihar Lok Sabha constituency

Coordinates: 26°06′N 84°30′E / 26.1°N 84.5°E / 26.1; 84.5
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Maharajganj
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Established1957
Total electors19,34,937 (2024)[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  BJP
AllianceNDA
Elected year2024
Preceded by   RJD

Maharajganj is one of the 40 Lok Sabha parliamentary constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. There is a constituency by the same name in Uttar Pradesh as well.

Assembly segments

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Presently, Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments.

# Name District Member Party 2024 lead
111 Goriakhoti Siwan Devesh Kant Singh BJP BJP
112 Maharajganj Vijay Shanker Dubey INC BJP
113 Ekma Saran Srikant Yadav RJD BJP
114 Manjhi Satyendra Yadav CPM BJP
115 Baniapur Kedar Nath Singh RJD BJP
116 Taraiya Janak Singh BJP BJP

Members of Parliament

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Year Name Party
1957 Mahendra Nath Singh Indian National Congress
1962 Krishnakanta Singh
1967 Mrityunjay Prasad
1971 Ram Deo Singh Samyukta Socialist Party
1977 Janata Party
1980 Krishan Pratap Singh Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 Chandra Shekhar Janata Dal
1989^ Ram Bahadur Singh
1991 Girija Devi
1996 Ram Bahadur Singh Samajwadi Janata Party
1998 Prabhunath Singh Samata Party
1999 Janata Dal (United)
2004
2009 Uma Shankar Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
2013^ Prabhunath Singh
2014 Janardan Singh Sigriwal Bharatiya Janata Party
2019
2024


^ by poll

Elections results

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2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Maharajganj[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Janardan Singh Sigriwal 529,533 52.22
INC Akash Prasad Singh 4,26,882 42.09
AIMIM Akhileshwar Prasad Singh 7,767 0.77
BSP Madhusudan Singh 13,402 1.32
NOTA None of the above 21,687 2.14
Majority 1,02,651 10.13
Turnout 1014109
Registered electors 19,34,937
BJP hold Swing

2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Maharajganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Janardan Singh Sigriwal 546,352 56.17
RJD Randhir Singh 3,15,580 32.44
BSP Sadhu Yadav 25,039 2.57
NOTA None of the above 22,168 2.28
Majority 2,30,772 23.73
Turnout 9,72,989 53.82 +2.26
BJP hold Swing

General Election 2014

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General Election, 2014: Maharajganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Janardan Singh Sigriwal 320,753 37.88 +37.88
RJD Prabhunath Singh 2,82,338 33.34 −21.09
JD(U) Manoranjan Singh 1,49,483 17.65 −17.21
IND. Brinda Pathak 17,186 2.03 +2.03
IND. Umashankar Tiwari 11,599 1.37 +1.37
NOTA None of the Above 23,404 2.76 +2.76
Majority 38,415 4.54 −15.03
Turnout 8,46,654 51.56 +4.81
BJP gain from RJD Swing -16.55

By Election 2013

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Bye-election, 2013: Maharajganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RJD Prabhunath Singh 233.452 50.20
JD(U) Prashant Kumar Shahi 1,56,890 33.60
INC Jitendra Swami 33,905 7.50
IND. Vikas Kumar Singh 17,046 3.70
BED Balendra Kumar Ray 13,064 2.95
IND. Om Prakash Singh 10,995 2.20
Majority 76562 26.5
Turnout 465352 31.05
RJD gain from JD(U) Swing


See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Result 2024".
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