Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency

Sasaram
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Established1957
ReservationSC
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2024

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 2024 lead
204 Mohania (SC) Kaimur Sangita Kumari BJP INC
205 Bhabhua Bharat Bind RJD INC
206 Chainpur Mohd Zama Khan[a] JD(U) BJP
207 Chenari (SC) Rohtas Murari Prasad Gautam BJP INC
208 Sasaram Rajesh Kumar Gupta RJD BJP
209 Kargahar Santhosh Kumar Mishra INC BJP
  1. ^ Elected as BSP candidate switched to JD(U)

Members of Parliament

1952-1957

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

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

1957-Present

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
2024 Manoj Kumar Indian National Congress

Election results

2024 Indian general elections

2024 Indian general elections: Sasaram[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Manoj Kumar 513,004 46.76 Increase13
BJP Shivesh Kumar 493,847 45.01 Decrease5.75
NOTA None of the above 17,219 1.57
Majority 19,157 1.75 Decrease15.25
Turnout 1,097,075
INC gain from BJP Swing

2019

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

2014 Indian general elections: Sasaram[4][5]
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

  • Jagivan Ram (Cong for Democracy, w Janata Party support) : 327,995 votes
  • Mungeri Lall (INC) : 84,185 [6]

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

See also

References

  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. ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Sasaram". Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  4. ^ "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 77. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI New Delhi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  6. ^ "1977 India General (6th Lok Sabha) Elections Results".

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