Arrah Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, India
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Arrah (formerly Shahabad) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar, India. It is a part of the Bhojpur district and comprises seven Assembly constituencies: Sandesh, Barhara, Arrah, Agiaon (SC), Tarari, Jagdishpur and Shahpur.
| Arrah | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Assembly constituencies | Sandesh Barhara Arrah Agiaon Tarari Jagdishpur Shahpur |
| Established | 1957 (Shahabad) 1977 (Arrah) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(ML)L |
| Alliance | INDIA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
| Preceded by | Raj Kumar Singh BJP |
About
In 1977, the erstwhile Shahabad Lok Sabha constituency was renamed as Arrah Lok Sabha.
Assembly segments
1976-2008
From 1976 to 2008, the Arrah Lok Sabha constituency had 6 Bihar Legislative Assembly seats. Maner and Paliganj from Patna district and Sandesh, Barhara, Arrah and Sahar from Bhojpur district.[1]
2008-Present
Arrah Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven Bihar Legislative Assembly seats, all from Bhojpur district.
| No | Name | District | Member | 2025 | 2024 lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | Sandesh | Bhojpur | Radha Charan Sah | JD(U) | BJP | ||
| 193 | Barhara | Raghvendra Pratap Singh | BJP | ||||
| 194 | Arrah | Sanjay Singh Tiger | CPI(ML)L | ||||
| 195 | Agiaon (SC) | Mahesh Paswan | |||||
| 196 | Tarari | Vishal Prashant | |||||
| 197 | Jagdishpur | Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha | JD(U) | BJP | |||
| 198 | Shahpur | Rakesh Ojha | BJP | ||||
Members of Parliament
1952-1957
See Patna-cum-Shahabad Lok Sabha constituency for 1st Lok Sabha.
1957-1977
See Shahabad Lok Sabha constituency. It was in existence from 2nd to 5th Lok Sabha
1977-Present
As present day Arrah Lok Sabha constituency. It is in existence since the 6th Lok Sabha. The erstwhile Shahabad district was bifurcated into Bhojpur district (Arrah) and Rohtas district (Sasaram) in year 1972.
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(ML)L | Sudama Prasad | 529,382 | 48.28 | ||
| BJP | R. K. Singh | 469,574 | 42.82 | ||
| IND | Virendra Kumar Singh | 23,635 | 2.16 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 16,963 | 1.55 | ||
| IND | Shiv Das Singh | 13,379 | 1.22 | ||
| IND | 3 Independent Candidates | 12,834 | 1.17 | ||
| OTH | 7 Other Party Candidates | 30,794 | 2.81 | ||
| Majority | 59,808 | 5.46 | |||
| Turnout | 1,097,080 | 50.24 | |||
| Swing to CPI(ML)L from BJP | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | R. K. Singh | 566,480 | 52.42 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Raju Yadav | 419,195 | 38.79 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 21,825 | 2.02 | ||
| IND | 4 Independent Candidates | 35,392 | 3.27 | ||
| OTH | 5 Other Party Candidates | 37,792 | 3.50 | ||
| Majority | 147,285 | 13.63 | |||
| Turnout | 1,082,464 | 51.81 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Raj Kumar Singh | 391,074 | 43.78 | ||
| RJD | Sribhagwan Singh Kushwaha | 255,204 | 28.57 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Raju Yadav | 98,805 | 11.06 | ||
| JD(U) | Meena Singh | 75,962 | 8.50 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 14,703 | 1.65 | ||
| IND | 3 Independent Candidates | 18,794 | 2.10 | ||
| OTH | 5 Other Party Candidates | 38,671 | 4.33 | ||
| Majority | 135,870 | 15.21 | |||
| Turnout | 893,213 | 48.96 | |||
| Swing to BJP from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Meena Singh | 212,726 | 38.24 | ||
| LJP | Rama Kishore Singh | 138,006 | 24.81 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Arun Singh | 115,966 | 20.84 | ||
| BSP | Reeta Singh | 21,688 | 3.90 | ||
| INC | Haridwar Prasad Singh | 20,519 | 3.69 | ||
| IND | 4 Independent Candidates | 27,134 | 4.88 | ||
| OTH | 7 Other Party Candidates | 20,312 | 3.65 | ||
| Majority | 74,720 | 13.43 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing to JD(U) from RJD | Swing | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Kanti Singh | 299,422 | 38.03 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Ram Naresh Ram | 149,679 | 19.01 | ||
| IND | Brahmeshwar Nath Singh | 148,973 | 18.92 | ||
| JD(U) | Ashok Kumar Verma | 147,525 | 18.74 | ||
| SAP | Haridwar Prasad Singh | 11,776 | 1.50 | ||
| SP | Narendra Kumar Singh | 7,699 | 0.98 | ||
| BSP | Ram Kundal Sharma | 7,050 | 0.90 | ||
| IND | Rameshwar Prasad Gupta | 5,604 | 0.71 | ||
| JP | Rameshwar Kumar Bharti | 4,539 | 0.58 | ||
| IND | Rana Singh | 2,881 | 0.37 | ||
| ABJS | Jitendra Tiwary | 2,251 | 0.29 | ||
| Majority | 149,743 | 19.02 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| RJD hold | Swing | ||||
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Ram Prasad Singh | 264,140 | 38.74 | ||
| JD(U) | H. P. Singh | 171,858 | 25.21 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Rameshwar Prasad | 141,939 | 20.82 | ||
| IND | Rang Bahadur Singh | 87,263 | 12.80 | ||
| IND | 2 Independent Candidates | 1,423 | 0.20 | ||
| OTH | 8 Other Party Candidates | 15,166 | 2.23 | ||
| Majority | 92,282 | 13.53 | |||
| Turnout | 689,472 | 61.46 | |||
| Swing to RJD from SAP | Swing | ||||
1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP | H. P. Singh | 286,286 | 39.41 | ||
| RJD | Chandra Deo Prasad Verma | 228,122 | 31.41 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Krishna Deo Yadav | 163,945 | 22.57 | ||
| BJC[a] | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | 24,886 | 3.43 | ||
| INC | Siddhnath Ray | 5,744 | 0.79 | ||
| JD | Punam Singh | 4,660 | 0.64 | ||
| IND | 7 Independent Candidates | 10,274 | 1.42 | ||
| OTH | 3 Other Party Candidates | 2,456 | 0.33 | ||
| Majority | 58,164 | 8.00 | |||
| Turnout | 736,254 | 65.88 | |||
| Swing to SAP from JD | Swing | ||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | Chandra Deo Prasad Verma | 192,046 | 30.13 | ||
| SAP | Ram Prasad Singh | 151,005 | 23.69 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Rameshwar Prasad | 146,398 | 22.97 | ||
| INC | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | 124,628 | 19.55 | ||
| AIIC(T) | Amlendu Satya Vrat Pandey | 3,658 | 0.57 | ||
| IND | 53 Independent Candidates | 17,755 | 2.76 | ||
| OTH | 3 Other Party Candidates | 1,835 | 0.29 | ||
| Majority | 41,041 | 6.44 | |||
| Turnout | 644,523 | 58.49 | |||
| JD hold | Swing | ||||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | 275,320 | 40.92 | ||
| JP | Surajdeo Singh | 219,972 | 32.69 | ||
| IPF | Rameshwar Prasad | 117,262 | 17.43 | ||
| BJP | Ramdeo Mahto | 27,031 | 4.02 | ||
| INC | Shrikant Nirala | 21,986 | 3.27 | ||
| IND | 27 Independent Candidates | 8,325 | 1.26 | ||
| OTH | 6 Other Party Candidates | 3,011 | 0.44 | ||
| Majority | 55,348 | 8.23 | |||
| Turnout | 689,440 | 64.40 | |||
| Swing to JD from IPF | Swing | ||||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPF | Rameshwar Prasad | 178,211 | 32.65 | ||
| JD | Tulsi Singh | 161,771 | 29.64 | ||
| INC | Baliram Bhagat | 125,384 | 22.97 | ||
| BJP | Satinder Narayan Singh | 54,246 | 9.94 | ||
| IND | 13 Independent Candidates | 12,439 | 2.28 | ||
| OTH | 4 Other Party Candidates | 13,740 | 2.52 | ||
| Majority | 16,440 | 3.01 | |||
| Turnout | 557,507 | 52.56 | |||
| Swing to IPF from INC | Swing | ||||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Baliram Bhagat | 227,206 | 53.19 | ||
| LKD | Noor Ahmad | 72,284 | 16.92 | ||
| JP | Chandra Deo Prasad Verma | 45,479 | 10.65 | ||
| IND | Hardwar Singh | 30,477 | 7.13 | ||
| IND | Ramashish Gupta | 14,089 | 3.30 | ||
| IND | Gupteshwar Singh | 10,811 | 2.53 | ||
| IND | Ram Shankar Pandey | 5,338 | 1.25 | ||
| IND | Rajan Singh | 4,353 | 1.02 | ||
| IND | 18 Independent Candidates | 17,149 | 4.02 | ||
| Majority | 154,922 | 36.27 | |||
| Turnout | 432,394 | 48.58 | |||
| Swing to INC from JP(S) | Swing | ||||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP(S) | Chandradeo Prasad Verma | 158,533 | 38.43 | ||
| JP | Imamul Hai Khan | 149,584 | 36.26 | ||
| INC(I) | Budhdeo Singh | 74,659 | 18.10 | ||
| IND | Ram Subhag Singh | 15,183 | 3.68 | ||
| RRP | Krishna Kumar Pandey | 1,364 | 0.33 | ||
| IND | 11 Independent Candidates | 13,162 | 3.20 | ||
| Majority | 8,949 | 2.17 | |||
| Turnout | 417,138 | 50.29 | |||
| Swing to JP(S) from JP | Swing | ||||
1977
Social equation
The constituency was represented by only two parliamentarians till 1980. Bali Ram Bhagat, who hailed from Yadav caste and Chandradeo Prasad Verma, who was a member of Kushwaha (Koeri) caste were the parliamentarians, who had the distinction of getting elected from this seat for multiple times. After these two parliamentarians, the constituency elected different candidates everytime in next elections till 2009. This constituency is known for struggle between some caste groups for getting their men elected in Indian General Elections to Lok Sabha from the first General Elections itself.[3]
Until 2004, only Yadav and Koeri candidates were elected in different elections, except in 1989, when Rameshwar Prasad, a member of Extremely Backward Caste was elected on the symbol of Indian People's Front. In 1996, 1998 and 1999 elections, Chandradeo Prasad Verma, Haridwar Prasad Singh and Ram Prasad Kushwaha, all three belonging to Koeri caste were elected from this constituency. From 2009 onwards, the candidates belonging to Rajput caste are getting elected.[3][4]
Notes
- Bihar Jana Congress