Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha Constituency in Bihar
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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.
Most successful parties from Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha
- JD(U) (4 times) (80.0%)
- BJP (1 time) (20.0%)
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CountryIndia
Assembly constituenciesValmiki Nagar
Ramnagar
Narkatiaganj
Bagaha
Lauriya
Sikta
Ramnagar
Narkatiaganj
Bagaha
Lauriya
Sikta
| 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 | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Assembly segments
This constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valmiki Nagar | West Champaran | Surendra Kushwaha | INC | JD(U) | ||
| 2 | Ramnagar (SC) | Nand Kishor Ram | BJP | ||||
| 3 | Narkatiaganj | Sanjay Pandey | |||||
| 4 | Bagaha | Ram Singh | |||||
| 5 | Lauriya | Vinay Bihari | |||||
| 9 | Sikta | Sammridh Varma | JD(U) | ||||
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 | ||
| 2024[1] | |||
^ bye-poll
Election results
2024 General Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Sunil Kumar Kushwaha | 523,422 | 47.50 |  9.42 | |
| RJD | Deepak Yadav | 4,24,747 | 38.55 | New | |
| ASP(KR) | Shaifi Mohammad Miya | 13,432 | 1.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 30,709 | 2.79 | ||
| Majority | 98,675 | 8.95 | |||
| Turnout | 11,03,474 | 60.33 | |||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2020 Bye- 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.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Sunil Kumar Kushwaha | 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 Kumar 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) | |||||