Munger Lok Sabha constituency
| Munger Lok Sabha constituency | |
|---|---|
| Indian electoral constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
Munger Lok Sabha constituency (formerly Monghyr) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Mokama and Barh are in the 14 assembly segments which fall under Patna district.[1]
Assembly segments
Presently, Munger Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| No[a] | Constituency | District | Member | Party | 2019 lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165 | Munger | Munger | Pranav Kumar | BJP | JDU | ||
| 166 | Jamalpur | Ajay Kumar Singh | INC | JDU | |||
| 167 | Suryagarha | Lakhisarai | Prahlad Yadav | RJD | JDU | ||
| 168 | Lakhisarai | Vijay Kumar Sinha | BJP | JDU | |||
| 178 | Mokama | Patna | Nilam Devi | RJD | INC | ||
| 179 | Barh | Gyanendra Kumar Singh | BJP | JDU | |||
- ^ Constituency number
Members of Parliament
The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952[4] | Mathura Prasad Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| Suresh Chandra Mishra | |||
| Banarsi Pd. Sinha | |||
| Nayan Tara Das | |||
| 1957 | Banarsi Prasad Sinha | ||
| Nayan Tara Das | |||
| 1962 | Banarsi Prasad Sinha | ||
| 1964^ | Madhu Limaye | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | Devendra Prasad Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Shrikrishna Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Devendra Prasad Yadav | Indian National Congress (U) | |
| 1984 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1989 | Dhanraj Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 1991 | Brahmanand Mandal | Communist Party of India | |
| 1996 | Samata Party | ||
| 1998 | Vijay Kumar Vijay | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 1999 | Brahmanand Mandal | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2004 | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2009 | Rajiv Ranjan Singh | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2014 | Veena Devi | Lok Janshakti Party | |
| 2019 | Rajiv Ranjan Singh | Janata Dal (United) | |
^ by poll
Election results
General elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Rajiv Ranjan Singh | 5,28,762 | 51.03 | ||
| INC | Nilam Devi | 3,60,825 | 34.82 | ||
| Independent | Amarjit Patel | 18,646 | 1.80 | ||
| Independent | Dina Saw | 15,893 | 1.53 | ||
| Majority | 1,67,937 | 16.21 | |||
| Turnout | 10,36,441 | 54.90 | |||
| JD(U) gain from LJP | Swing | ||||
General elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP | Veena Devi | 3,52,911 | 36.80 | ||
| JD(U) | Rajiv Ranjan Singh | 2,43,827 | 26.67 | ||
| RJD | Pragati Mehta | 1,82,917 | 20.01 | ||
| SHS | Ashok Kumar Singh | 50,469 | 5.52 | ||
| Majority | 1,09,084 | 11.93 | |||
| Turnout | 9,14,442 | 53.17 | |||
| LJP gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
General elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Rajiv Ranjan Singh | 3,74,317 | 57.45 | ||
| RJD | Ram Badan Roy | 1,84,956 | 28.38 | ||
| INC | Ram Lakhan Singh | 27,929 | 4.29 | ||
| BSP | Mannu Mahto | 10,827 | 1.66 | ||
| Majority | 1,89,361 | 29.09 | |||
| Turnout | 6,51,597 | 41.65 | |||
| JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | ||||