Purvi Champaran Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency of the Indian parliament in Bihar
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Purvi Champaran 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 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.
| Purvi Champaran | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Assembly constituencies | Harsidhi Govindganj Kesaria Kalyanpur Pipra Motihari |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Related proposals
There have been public discussions and local-level demands in the Mehsi region for the creation of a separate Mehsi Assembly constituency, GI Tag and Mehsi Subdivision. The demand is mainly associated with Mehsi block and nearby areas, including Tetaria and Salempur blocks of East Champaran district. Supporters of the proposal argue that Mehsi has a distinct cultural and economic identity within the district, with agriculture (especially litchi production), small industries, and local trade forming an important part of its economy. They also state that administrative restructuring could improve local governance and representation.
Assembly segments
Presently, Purvi Champaran Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Harsidhi (SC) | East Champaran | Krishnanandan Paswan | BJP | VIP | ||
| 14 | Govindganj | Raju Tiwari | LJP(RV) | BJP | |||
| 15 | Kesaria | Shalini Mishra | JD(U) | ||||
| 16 | Kalyanpur | Sachindra Prasad Singh | BJP | ||||
| 17 | Pipra | Shyambabu Yadav | |||||
| 19 | Motihari | Pramod Kumar | |||||
Members of Parliament
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Till 2008 : See Motihari | |||
| 2009 | Radha Mohan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | |||
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Radha Mohan Singh | 542,193 | 50.50 | ||
| VIP | Rajesh Kushwaha | 4,53,906 | 42.28 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 19,788 | 1.84 | ||
| Margin of victory | 88,287 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,74,344 | 59.90 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Radha Mohan Singh | 574,081 | 57.81 | ||
| RLSP | Aakash Prasad Singh | 2,81,500 | 28.43 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 22,706 | 2.27 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,93,648 | 29.38 | |||
| Turnout | 10,00,135 | 60.30 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Radha Mohan Singh | 400,452 | 48.68 | +6.94 | |
| RJD | Binod Kumar Srivastava | 2,08,289 | 25.32 | +0.04 | |
| JD(U) | Avaneesh Kumar Singh | 1,28,604 | 15.63 | +15.63 | |
| AAP | Amit Kumar Choubey | 77,512 | 10.91 | +10.91 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 13,261 | 1.61 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,92,163 | 23.36 | |||
| Turnout | 8,22,671 | 58.09 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Radha Mohan Singh | 201,114 | 41.72 | ||
| RJD | Akhilesh Prasad Singh | 1,21,824 | 25.27 | 28% | |
| INC | Arvind Kumar Gupta | 68,323 | 14.17 | ||
| LTSD | Nagendra Sahani | 31,057 | 6.44 | ||
| CPI | Ram Chandra Prasad | 20,742 | 4.30 | ||
| Margin of victory | 79,290 | 16.45 | |||
| Turnout | 4,82,094 | 40.61 | |||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||