Sasaram (Lok Sabha constituency)
Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.
Vidhan Sabha segments
As of May 2019, Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
Mohania, Bhabua and Chainpur is in Kaimur district, while Chenari, Sasaram and Kargahar is in Rohtas district of Bihar.
Members of Lok Sabha
The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this Lok Sabha constituency:[1][2]
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Jagjivan Ram | Indian National Congress (Constituency was named Shahabad South) [3] |
| Ram Subhag Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Jagjivan Ram | Indian National Congress |
| Ram Subhag Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Jagjivan Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Jagjivan Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Jagjivan Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Jagjivan Ram | Congress For Democracy, using Bharatiya Lok Dal symbol |
| 1980 | Jagjivan Ram | Janata Party |
| 1984 | Jagjivan Ram | Indian National Congress (Jagjivan). Died mid-term in 1986. |
| 1986 ^ | Bye-poll winner not known. | |
| 1989 | Chhedi Paswan | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Chhedi Paswan | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Muni Lall | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Muni Lall | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Muni Lall | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Meira Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Meira Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Chhedi Paswan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Chhedi Paswan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results
2019 Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chhedi Paswan | 4,94,800 | 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Rohtas district, in Bihar
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
- "Election Commission of India" Archived 31 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- "Lok Sabha Former Members" Archived 16 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1951-election-results.html
- "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 77. 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.
- https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1977-election-results.html
External links
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