Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency
Sasaram | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Bihar |
Established | 1957 |
Reservation | SC |
Member of Parliament | |
17th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected year | 2019 |
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
As of May 2019, Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
# | Name | District | Member | Party | 2019 lead | ||
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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 | Janata Dal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
207 | Chenari (SC) | Rohtas | Murari Prasad Gautam | Indian National Congress | 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 |
Note:M.L.A of Constituency No.206 Chainpur won as a candidate of BSP but later joined JD(U).
Members of Parliament
The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this Lok Sabha constituency:
Election results
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Chhedi Paswan | 3,66,087 | 43.19 | ||
INC | Meira Kumar | 3,02,760 | 35.72 | ||
Janata Dal (United) | 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
- Jagivan Ram (Cong for Democracy, w Janata Party support) : 327,995 votes
- Mungeri Lall (INC) : 84,185
1952 Election
- 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