Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency

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Sasaram
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Established1957
ReservationSC
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2019

Sasaram is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Vidhan Sabha segments[edit]

As of May 2019, Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

# Name District Member Party 2019 lead
204 Mohania (SC) Kaimur Sangita Kumari Rashtriya Janata Dal Bharatiya Janata Party
205 Bhabhua Bharat Bind Rashtriya Janata Dal Bharatiya Janata Party
206 Chainpur Mohd Zama Khan[a] Janata Dal (United) Bharatiya Janata Party
207 Chenari (SC) Rohtas Murari Prasad Gautam Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party
208 Sasaram Rajesh Kumar Gupta Rashtriya Janata Dal Bharatiya Janata Party
209 Kargahar Santhosh Kumar Mishra Indian National Congress Bharatiya Janata Party
  1. ^ Elected as BSP candidate switched to JD(U)

Members of Parliament[edit]

1952-1957[edit]

As Shahabad South Lok Sabha constituency in 1st Lok Sabha.

Year Name Party
1952 Ram Subhag Singh Indian National Congress
Jagjivan Ram

1957-Present[edit]

As Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency from 2nd Lok Sabha onwards. The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this Lok Sabha constituency:[1][2]

Year Name Party
1957 Ram Subhag Singh Indian National Congress
Jagjivan Ram
1962 Jagjivan Ram
1967
1971
1977 Janata Party
1980
1984 Indian National Congress (J)
1989 Chhedi Paswan Janata Dal
1991
1996 Muni Lall Bharatiya Janata Party
1998
1999
2004 Meira Kumar Indian National Congress
2009
2014 Chhedi Paswan Bharatiya Janata Party
2019

Election results[edit]

2019[edit]

2019 Indian general elections: Sasaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Chhedi Paswan 494,800 50.76 +7.57
INC Meira Kumar 3,29,055 33.76 -1.96
BSP Manoj Kumar 86,406 8.86
NOTA None of the Above 18,988 1.95
Majority 1,65,745 17.00 +9.53
Turnout 9,75,577 54.57
BJP hold Swing

2014 Election[edit]

2014 Indian general elections: Sasaram[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Chhedi Paswan 3,66,087 43.19
INC Meira Kumar 3,02,760 35.72
JD(U) Karra Parasu Ramaiah 93,310 11.01
BSP Baleshwar Bharti 31,528 3.72
AAP Geeta Arya 11,005 1.30
NOTA None of the Above 13,379 1.58
Majority 63,327 7.47
Turnout 8,47,608 52.72
BJP gain from INC Swing

1977 Election[edit]

  • Jagivan Ram (Cong for Democracy, w Janata Party support) : 327,995 votes
  • Mungeri Lall (INC) : 84,185 [5]

1952 Election[edit]

  • Two-candidates seat, named Shahabad South
  • Ram Subhag Singh (INC) : 114,988 votes. Lok Sabha Member #1
  • Radha Mohan Singh (SP) : 74,074
  • AND
  • Jagjiwan Ram (INC) : 111,524 votes. Lok Sabha Member #2
  • Chhattu Dusadh (SP) : 62,697

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Election Commission of India" Archived 31 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Lok Sabha Former Members" Archived 16 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 77. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI New Delhi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. ^ "1977 India General (6th Lok Sabha) Elections Results".

External links[edit]

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