Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency

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]

Khagaria
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Assembly constituenciesSimri Bakhtiarpur
Hasanpur
Alauli
Khagaria
Beldaur
Parbatta
Established1957
Total electors1673314 (in 2019)
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party   LJP(RV)
AllianceNDA
Elected year2024
Preceded byMehboob Ali Kaiser,   LJP

History

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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 Kushwaha 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

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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 Yusuf Salahuddin RJD LJP (RV)
140 Hasanpur Samastipur Tej Pratap Yadav RJD LJP (RV)
148 Alauli (SC) Khagaria Ramvrikish Sada RJD LJP (RV)
149 Khagaria Chhatrapati Yadav INC LJP (RV)
150 Beldaur Panna Lal Patel JD(U) LJP (RV)
151 Parbatta Sanjeev Kumar JD(U) LJP (RV)

Members of Parliament

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Source:[8][9]

Year Name Party
1957 Jiyalal Mandal Indian National Congress
1962
1967 Kameshwar Prasad Singh Samyukta Socialist Party
1971 Shiva Shankar Prasad Yadav
1977 Gyaneshwar Prasad Yadav Janata Party
1980 Satish Prasad Singh Indian National Congress
1984 Chandra Shekhar Prasad Verma
1989 Ram Sharan Yadav Janata Dal
1991
1996 Anil Kumar Yadav
1998 Shakuni Choudhary Samata Party
1999 Renu Kushawaha Janata Dal (United)
2004 Rabindra Kumar Rana Rashtriya Janata Dal
2009 Dinesh Chandra Yadav Janata Dal (United)
2014 Mehboob Ali Kaiser Lok Janshakti Party
2019
2024 Rajesh Verma Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)

Election results

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2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Khagaria[10]
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
Turnout 57.48
LJP(RV) gain from LJP Swing

2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Khagaria
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

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2014 Indian general elections: Khagaria[11][12]
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

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References

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  1. ^ "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. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "It's local vs outsider in Khagaria". Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Story of Prabhu Narayan who gave martyrdom at the age of 21". Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Meet CPI(M) candidate".
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Election Commission of India" Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Lok Sabha Former Members" Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Khagaria". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI New Delhi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

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