Maharajganj, Bihar Lok Sabha constituency

Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: महाराजगंज लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.

Assembly segments

Presently, Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. This includes 4 assembly segments of Saran district.

Goriakothi - 111
Maharajganj - 112
Ekma - 113
Manjhi - 114
Baniapur - 115
Taraiya - 116

Members of Parliament

1957: Mahendra Nath Singh, Indian National Congress
1962: Nagendra Nath Singh, Indian National Congress
1980: Krishan Pratap Singh, Indian National Congress (Indira)
1984: Krishan Pratap Singh, Indian National Congress
1989: Chandrasekhar Singh, Janata Dal
1989: Ram Bahadur Singh, Janata Dal
1991: Girija Devi, Janata Dal
1996: Ram Bahadur Singh, Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
1998: Prabhunath Singh, Janata Dal (United)
1999: Prabhunath Singh, Janata Dal (United)
2004: Prabhunath Singh, Janata Dal (United)
2009: Uma Shankar Singh, Rashtriya Janata Dal
2013: Prabhunath Singh, Rashtriya Janata Dal (By Poll)
2014: Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Bharatiya Janata Party

Elections results

General Election 2014

General Election, 2014: Maharajganj
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Janardan Singh Sigriwal	3,20,753	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

By Election, 2013: Maharajganj
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	RJD	Prabhunath Singh	3,81,452	54.43
	JD(U)	Prashant Kumar Shahi	2,44,326	34.86
	INC	Jitendra Swami	33,905	4.84
	IND.	Vikas Kumar Singh	17,046	2.43
	BED	Balendra Kumar Ray	13,064	1.86
	IND.	Om Prakash Singh	10,995	1.57
Majority			1,37,126	19.57
Turnout			7,00,788	46.75
	RJD gain from JD(U)		Swing

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