Jamui is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency and Lok Sabha seat is dominated by Yadav, Paswan and Rajput castes. This constituency again 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.
| Jamui | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Assembly constituencies | Tarapur Sheikhpura Sikandra Jamui Jhajha Chakai |
| Established | 1952–1977; 2008 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2019 |
| Preceded by | Bhudeo Choudhary |
Assembly segments edit
Presently, Jamui Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2019 lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | Tarapur | Munger | Rajeev Singh | Janata Dal (United) | Lok Janshakti Party | ||
| 169 | Sheikhpura | Sheikhpura | Vijay Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Lok Janshakti Party | ||
| 240 | Sikandra (SC) | Jamui | Prafull Manjhi | Hindustani Awam Morcha | Lok Janshakti Party | ||
| 241 | Jamui | Shreyasi Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | Lok Janshakti Party | |||
| 242 | Jhajha | Damodar Rawat | Janata Dal (United) | Lok Janshakti Party | |||
| 243 | Chakai | Sumit Singh | Independent politician | Lok Janshakti Party | |||
Members of Parliament edit
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Banarsi Prasad Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| Nayan Tara Das | |||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | Bhola Manjhi | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977-2004: Constituency does not exist. | |||
| 2009 | Bhudeo Choudhary | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2014 | Chirag Paswan | Lok Janshakti Party | |
| 2019 | |||
Election results edit
2024 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Archana Kumari | ||||
| LJP(RV) | Arun Bharti | ||||
| Loktantrik Samajik Nyay Party | Jagdish Prasad | ||||
| BSP | Sakaldeo Das | ||||
| SUCI(C) | Santosh Kumar Das | ||||
| Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party | Srawon Kumar | ||||
| Independent | Subhash Paswan | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
2019 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP | Chirag Paswan | 528,771 | 55.76 | +18.95 | |
| RLSP | Bhudeo Choudhary | 2,87,716 | 30.34 | +30.34 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 39,450 | 4.16 | +1.64 | |
| BSP | Upendra Ravidas | 31,598 | 3.33 | +1.40 | |
| IND | Subash Paswan | 16,701 | 1.76 | +1.76 | |
| Majority | 2,41,049 | 25.40 | +14.32 | ||
| Turnout | 9,49,561 | 55.25 | +5.24 | ||
| LJP hold | Swing | ||||
General elections 2014 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP | Chirag Kumar Paswan | 285,352 | 36.79 | ||
| RJD | Sudhansu Kumar Bhaskar | 1,99,407 | 25.71 | ||
| JD(U) | Uday Narayan Choudhary | 1,98,599 | 25.60 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 19,517 | 2.52 | ||
| BSP | Brahmadev Anand Paswan | 15,008 | 1.93 | ||
| JMM | Upendra Ravidas | 10,748 | 1.39 | ||
| Majority | 85,947 | 11.08 | |||
| Turnout | 7,75,650 | 50.01 | |||
| LJP gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Election Commission of India. Notification 02.04.2014