Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency
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.
| Valmiki Nagar | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Assembly constituencies | Valmiki Nagar Ramnagar Narkatiaganj Bagaha Lauriya Sikta |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Assembly segments
This constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2019 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valmiki Nagar | West Champaran | Dhirendra Pratap Singh | JDU | JDU | ||
| 2 | Ramnagar (SC) | Bhagirathi Devi | BJP | JDU | |||
| 3 | Narkatiaganj | Rashmi Verma | BJP | JDU | |||
| 4 | Bagaha | Ram Singh | BJP | JDU | |||
| 5 | Lauriya | Vinay Bihari | BJP | JDU | |||
| 9 | Sikta | Birendra Prasad Gupta | CPIML | JDU | |||
Members of Parliament
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Till 2008 : See Bagaha | |||
| 2009 | Baidyanath Prasad Mahto | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2014 | Satish Chandra Dubey | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | Baidyanath Prasad Mahto | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2020^ | Sunil Kumar Kushwaha | ||
^ by-poll
Election results
2020 by-election
Bye-elections were needed due to the death of the sitting MP, Baidyanath Prasad Mahto. Sunil Kumar, Mahto's son won the by-election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Sunil Kumar | 403,360 | 38.08 |  20.31 | |
| INC | Pravesh Kumar Mishra | 3,80,821 | 35.95 |  11.92 | |
| BPP | Shailendra Kumar | 1,09,711 | 10.36 | 10.36 | |
| RLSP | Prem Kumar Chaudhary | 52,396 | 4.95 | 4.95 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 41,041 | 3.87 | 0.53 | |
| Majority | 22,539 | 2.13 | |||
| Turnout | 10,61,198 | 61.36 | |||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2019 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Baidyanath Prasad Mahto | 6,02,660 | 58.39 | 49.32 | |
| INC | Shashwat Kedar | 2,48,044 | 24.03 | 3.32 | |
| BSP | Deepak Yadav | 62,963 | 6.10 | | |
| Independent | Suresh Sah | 14,870 | 1.44 | | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 34,338 | 3.33 | 1.61 | |
| Majority | 3,54,616 | 34.36 | |||
| Turnout | 10,32,090 | 61.97 | |||
| JD(U) gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2014 general elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Satish Chandra Dubey | 3,64,013 | 40.44 | +40.44 | |
| INC | Purnmasi Ram | 2,46,218 | 27.35 | +22.88 | |
| JD(U) | Baidyanath Prasad Mahto | 81,612 | 9.07 | -37.33 | |
| Independent | Dilip Varma | 58,817 | 6.53 | +6.53 | |
| BED | Amar Sahani | 35,888 | 3.99 | +3.99 | |
| JMM | Prof. Amaresh Prasad | 27,603 | 3.07 | +3.07 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 15,515 | 1.72 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Virendra Prasad Gupta | 12,581 | 1.40 | -0.89 | |
| BSP | Shailesh Kumar Diwakar | 11,668 | 1.30 | -6.40 | |
| Majority | 1,17,795 | 13.09 | |||
| Turnout | 9,00,127 | 61.80 | |||
| BJP gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2009 general elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Baidyanath Prasad Mahto | 2,77,696 | 46.40 | ||
| Independent | Fakhruddin | 94,021 | 15.71 | ||
| BSP | Manan Mishra | 46,058 | 7.70 | ||
| RJD | Raghunath Jha | 45,699 | 7.64 | ||
| NCP | Dilip Varma | 38,650 | 6.46 | ||
| INC | Mohammad Shamim Akhtar | 26,762 | 4.47 | ||
| Majority | 1,83,675 | 30.69 | |||
| Turnout | 5,98,447 | 46.91 | |||
| JD(U) win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes
References
- "Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha By-election Result 2020: Sunil Kumar of JDU wins, beats Congress by over 22,000 votes - Elections News". Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- Firstpost (2019). "Valmiki Nagar Elections 2019". Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
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