Maharajganj, Bihar Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, India
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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.
| Maharajganj | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 19,34,937 (2024)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
| Preceded by |  RJD |
Assembly segments
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 | Hemnarayan Sah | JD(U) | ||||
| 113 | Ekma | Saran | Manoranjan Singh | ||||
| 114 | Manjhi | Randhir Kumar Singh | |||||
| 115 | Baniapur | Kedar Nath Singh | BJP | ||||
| 116 | Taraiya | Janak Singh | |||||
Members of Parliament
^ by poll
Elections results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Janardan Singh Sigriwal | 529,533 | 52.22 | ||
| INC | Akash Prasad Singh | 4,26,882 | 42.09 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 21,687 | 2.14 | ||
| BSP | Madhusudan Singh | 13,402 | 1.32 | ||
| AIMIM | Akhileshwar Prasad Singh | 7,767 | 0.77 | ||
| Majority | 1,02,651 | 10.13 | |||
| Turnout | 10,15,313 | 52.27 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| 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
| 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
| 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. | Vikash 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 | ||||