Vaishali (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vaishali Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. The first Member of Parliament was Digvijay Narain Singh while the first woman to represent the constituency in Lok Sabha was Kishori Sinha.
| Existence | 1952 - present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | none |
| Current MP | Veena Devi |
| Party | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| State | Bihar |
| Most Successful Party | Indian National Congress (6 times) |
Assembly segments
Vaishali Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
Members of Parliament
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1952-1977 | Seat did not exist | |
| 1977 | Digvijay Narain Singh | Bharatiya Lok Dal |
| 1980 | Kishori Sinha | Janata Party |
| 1984 | Kishori Sinha | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1989 | Usha Sinha | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Shiva Saran Singh | Janata Dal |
| 1994^ | Lovely Anand | Samata Party |
| 1996 | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 1999 | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Rama Kishore Singh | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 2019 | Veena Devi | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
Election results
General elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP | Veena Devi | 5,68,215 | 52.87 | ||
| RJD | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, | 3,33,631 | 31.04 | ||
| Independent | Abha Rai | 27,497 | 2.56 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,34,584 | 21.83 |  | ||
| Turnout | 10,74,751 | 61.91 | |||
| LJP hold | Swing | |
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General elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP | Rama Kishore Singh | 3,05,450 | 32.99 | ||
| RJD | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, | 2,06,183 | 22.17 | ||
| JD(U) | Vijay Kumar Sahni | 1,44,807 | 15.71 | ||
| Independent | Anu Shukla | 1,04,229 | 11.26 | ||
| AAP | Raaj Mangal Prasad | 7,768 | 0.84 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 6,060 | 0.65 | ||
| Majority | 99,267 | 10.82 | |||
| Turnout | 9,25,951 | 59.12 | |||
| Swing to LJP from RJD | Swing | ||||
General elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | 2,83,454 | |||
| JD(U) | Vijay Kumar Shukla | 2,62,049 | |||
| BSP | Sankar Mahto | 17,448 | |||
| INLD | Jitendra Prasad | 16,057 | |||
| INC | Hind Kesari Yadav | 11,925 | |||
| Majority | 21,405 | ||||
See also
- Muzaffarpur district
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
External links
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