Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency

Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008, following delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.

Valmiki Nagar
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Assembly constituenciesValmiki Nagar
Ramnagar
Narkatiaganj
Bagaha
Lauriya
Sikta
Established2008
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party   JD(U)
Elected year2020

Assembly segments

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This constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

# Name District Member Party 2024 Lead
1 Valmiki Nagar West Champaran Dhirendra Pratap Singh JD(U) JD(U)
2 Ramnagar (SC) Bhagirathi Devi BJP JD(U)
3 Narkatiaganj Rashmi Verma BJP JD(U)
4 Bagaha Ram Singh BJP JD(U)
5 Lauriya Vinay Bihari BJP JD(U)
9 Sikta Birendra Prasad Gupta CPI(M-L)L JD(U)

Members of Parliament

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Year Name Party
Till 2008 : See Bagaha
2009 Baidyanath Prasad Mahto Janata Dal (United)
2014 Satish Chandra Dubey Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Baidyanath Prasad Mahto Janata Dal (United)
2020^ Sunil Kumar Kushwaha
2024[1]

^ bye-poll

Election results

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2024 General Election

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2024 Indian general elections Valmiki Nagar[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Sunil Kumar Kushwaha 523,422 47.50  9.42
RJD Deepak Yadav 4,24,747 38.55 New
ASP(KR) Shaifi Mohammad Miya 13,432 1.22
NOTA None of the above
Majority 98,675 8.95
Turnout 11,01,830
JD(U) hold Swing

2020 Bye- Election

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Bye-elections were needed due to the death of the sitting MP, Baidyanath Prasad Mahto. Sunil Kumar, Mahto's son won the by-election.[4]

Bye-election, 2020: Valmiki Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Sunil Kumar Kushwaha 403,360 38.08  20.31
INC Pravesh Kumar Mishra 3,80,821 35.95  11.92
BPP Shailendra Kumar 1,09,711 10.36  10.36
RLSP Prem Kumar Chaudhary 52,396 4.95  4.95
NOTA None of the Above 41,041 3.87  0.53
Majority 22,539 2.13
Turnout 10,61,198 61.36
JD(U) hold Swing

2019 general election

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2019 Indian general elections: Valmiki Nagar[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Baidyanath Prasad Mahto 6,02,660 58.39  49.32
INC Shashwat Kedar 2,48,044 24.03  3.32
BSP Deepak Yadav 62,963 6.10  
Independent Suresh Sah 14,870 1.44  
NOTA None of the Above 34,338 3.33  1.61
Majority 3,54,616 34.36
Turnout 10,32,090 61.97
JD(U) gain from BJP Swing

2014 general elections

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2014 Indian general elections: Valmiki Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Satish Chandra Dubey 3,64,013 40.44 +40.44
INC Purnmasi Ram 2,46,218 27.35 +22.88
JD(U) Baidyanath Prasad Mahto 81,612 9.07 −37.33
Independent Dilip Varma 58,817 6.53 +6.53
BED Amar Sahani 35,888 3.99 +3.99
JMM Prof. Amaresh Prasad 27,603 3.07 +3.07
NOTA None of the Above 15,515 1.72
CPI(ML)L Virendra Prasad Gupta 12,581 1.40 −0.89
BSP Shailesh Kumar Diwakar 11,668 1.30 −6.40
Majority 1,17,795 13.09
Turnout 9,00,127 61.80
BJP gain from JD(U) Swing

2009 general elections

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2009 Indian general elections: Valmiki Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Baidyanath Prasad Mahto 2,77,696 46.40
Independent Fakhruddin 94,021 15.71
BSP Manan Mishra 46,058 7.70
RJD Raghunath Jha 45,699 7.64
NCP Dilip Varma 38,650 6.46
INC Mohammad Shamim Akhtar 26,762 4.47
Majority 1,83,675 30.69
Turnout 5,98,447 46.91
JD(U) win (new seat)

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Valmiki Nagar". Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Valmiki Nagar Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2024". Bru Times News.
  3. ^ "Result 2024". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha By-election Result 2020: Sunil Kumar of JDU wins, beats Congress by over 22,000 votes - Elections News". Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ Firstpost (2019). "Valmiki Nagar Elections 2019". Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
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