Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. The constituency is reserved for SC. Former Bihar Chief Minister Ram Sundar Das first contested from this seat in 1957 as a Socialist when he was 36 years old, and 57 years later in 2014 for Nitish Kumar's JD-U when he was 93. He lost both those polls but won in 1991 and 2009.
| Hajipur BR-21 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Assembly constituencies | Hajipur Lalganj Mahua Raja Pakar Raghopur Mahnar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  LJP(RV) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
| Preceded by | Pashupati Paras RLJP |
From 1977 to 2019, this seat was dominated by Ram Vilas Paswan who won eight times from here and lost only twice, in 1984 and 2009. In 1991 Paswan contested and won from Rosera, the only time in 42 years that he did not contest from Hajipur. In 2019 he vacated the seat for his younger brother Pashupati Kumar Paras. In 1977, Paswas polled 89.3% votes, probably the highest voting percentage ever, and he also established a record (since broken) of securing a majority of 4.24 lakh votes. Sitting PM Narasimha Rao secured 89.48% votes in 1991 but that was in a bye-poll, not General Election, for Nandyal seat.
Vidhan Sabha segments
editHajipur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | Hajipur | Vaishali | Awadhesh Singh | BJP | LJP (RV) | ||
| 124 | Lalganj | Sanjay Kumar Singh | BJP | LJP (RV) | |||
| 126 | Mahua | Mukesh Raushan | RJD | LJP (RV) | |||
| 127 | Raja Pakar (SC) | Pratima Kumari | INC | LJP (RV) | |||
| 128 | Raghopur | Tejashwi Yadav | RJD | RJD | |||
| 129 | Mahnar | Bina Singh | RJD | LJP (RV) | |||
Members of Parliament
editElection results
edit2024 Indian General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP(RV) | Chirag Paswan | 615,718 | 53.29 | −0.42 | |
| RJD | Shiv Chandra Ram | 445,613 | 38.57 | +5.24 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 32,967 | 3.20 | ||
| Independent | Surendra Kumar Paswan | 17,245 | 1.49 | ||
| Majority | 1,70,105 | 14.72 | |||
| Turnout | 11,55,324 | ||||
| LJP(RV) gain from LJP | Swing | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP | Pashupati Kumar Paras | 541,310 | 53.76 | +3.45 | |
| RJD | Shiv Chandra Ram | 3,35,861 | 33.36 | +33.36 | |
| Independent | Raj Kumar Paswan | 30,797 | 3.06 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 25,256 | 2.51 | +0.85 | |
| BSP | Umesh Das | 14,579 | 1.45 | +0.05 | |
| NCP | Dasai Chowdhary | 4,875 | 0.48 | +0.48 | |
| Majority | 2,05,449 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,07,680 | 55.26 | +0.41 | ||
| LJP hold | Swing | ||||
General Elections 2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP | Ramvilas Paswan | 455,652 | 50.31 |  12.70
| |
| INC | Sanjeev Prasad Toni | 2,30,152 | 25.41 | 21.52
| |
| JD(U) | Ram Sundar Das | 95,790 | 10.58 |  33.86
| |
| Independent | Viphiya Devi | 24,399 | 2.69 | N/A | |
| Independent | Dina Nath Ram | 21,045 | 2.32 | N/A | |
| BSP | Dhaneshwar Ram | 12,688 | 1.40 | 0.47
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 15,047 | 1.66 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,25,500 | 24.90 | 18.07
| ||
| Turnout | 9,04,706 | 54.85 | 13.02
| ||
| LJP gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
General Elections 2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Ram Sundar Das | 246,715 | 44.44 | ||
| LJP | Ram Vilas Paswan | 2,08,761 | 37.61 | ||
| INC | Dasai Choudhary | 21,585 | 3.89 | ||
| LTSD | Dinesh Chandra Bhushan | 17,150 | 3.09 | ||
| Independent | Sanjay Pashwan | 14,217 | 2.56 | ||
| Independent | Rajendra Kumar Paswan | 13,071 | 2.35 | ||
| Independent | Ram Tirth Paswan | 10,537 | 1.90 | ||
| Independent | Pratima Kumari | 5,948 | 1.07 | ||
| BSP | Maheshwar Das | 5,175 | 0.93 | ||
| Independent | Nand Lal Paswan | 4,621 | 0.78 | ||
| Majority | 37,954 | 6.83 | |||
| Turnout | 5,55,107 | 41.83 | |||
| JD(U) gain from LJP | Swing | ||||
General Elections 1989
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | Ram Vilas Paswan | 615,129 | 84.08 | ||
| INC(I) | Mahabir Paswan | 1,10,681 | 15.13 | ||
| Majority | 5,04,448 | 68.95 | |||
| Turnout | 7,31,592 | 66.74 | |||
| JD gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General Elections 1977
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Ram Vilas Paswan | 469,007 | 89.30 | ||
| INC | Baleshwar Ram | 44,462 | 8.47 | ||
| Majority | 4,24,545 | 80.83 | |||
| Turnout | 5,25,179 | 76.45 | |||
| JP gain from INC(O) | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Hajipur". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 66. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI New Delhi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ a b c "General Election 2009". Hajipur. Indiaelections.co.in. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.