Maharajganj, Bihar Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, India

Maharajganj

Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country| India
Region| East India
State| Bihar
Established| 1957
Total electors| 19,34,937 (2024)[1]
Reservation| None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

Janardan Singh Sigriwal

Party|   BJP
Alliance| NDA
Elected year| 2024
Preceded by|    RJD

Maharajganj is one of the 40 Lok Sabha parliamentary constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. There is a constituency by the same name in Uttar Pradesh as well.

## Assembly segments

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Presently, Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments.

#  | Name  | District  | Member  | Party  | 2024 lead

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111  | Goriakhoti | Siwan | Devesh Kant Singh  |  | BJP |  | BJP
112  | Maharajganj | Vijay Shanker Dubey |  | INC |  | BJP
113  | Ekma | Saran | Srikant Yadav |  | RJD |  | BJP
114  | Manjhi | Satyendra Yadav |  | CPM |  | BJP
115  | Baniapur | Kedar Nath Singh |  | RJD |  | BJP
116  | Taraiya | Janak Singh |  | BJP |  | BJP

## Members of Parliament

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Year  | Name  | Party

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1957 | Mahendra Nath Singh |  | Indian National Congress
1962 | Krishnakanta Singh
1967 | Mrityunjay Prasad
1971 | Ram Deo Singh |  | Samyukta Socialist Party
1977 |  | Janata Party
1980 | Krishan Pratap Singh |  | Indian National Congress (I)
1984 |  | Indian National Congress
1989 | Chandra Shekhar |  | Janata Dal
1989^  | Ram Bahadur Singh
1991 | Girija Devi
1996 | Ram Bahadur Singh |  | Samajwadi Janata Party
1998 | Prabhunath Singh |  | Samata Party
1999 |  | Janata Dal (United)
2004
2009 | Uma Shankar Singh |  | Rashtriya Janata Dal
2013^  | Prabhunath Singh
2014 | Janardan Singh Sigriwal |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2019
2024

^ by poll

## Elections results

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### 2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Maharajganj[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Janardan Singh Sigriwal | 529,533  | 52.22  |
| INC | Akash Prasad Singh  | 4,26,882  | 42.09  |
| NOTA | None of the above  | 21,687  | 2.14  |
| BSP | Madhusudan Singh  | 13,402  | 1.32  |
| AIMIM | Akhileshwar Prasad Singh  | 7,767  | 0.77  |
Majority | 1,02,651  | 10.13  |
Turnout | 10,15,313  | 52.27  |
| BJP hold | Swing |  |

### 2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Maharajganj Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Janardan Singh Sigriwal | 546,352  | 56.17  |
| RJD | Randhir Singh  | 3,15,580  | 32.44  |
| BSP | Sadhu Yadav | 25,039  | 2.57  |
| NOTA | None of the above  | 22,168  | 2.28  |
Majority | 2,30,772  | 23.73  |
Turnout | 9,72,989  | 53.82  | +2.26
| BJP hold | Swing |  |

### General Election 2014

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General Election, 2014: Maharajganj Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Janardan Singh Sigriwal | 320,753  | 37.88  | +37.88
| RJD | Prabhunath Singh | 2,82,338  | 33.34  | −21.09
| JD(U) | Manoranjan Singh  | 1,49,483  | 17.65  | −17.21
| IND. | Brinda Pathak  | 17,186  | 2.03  | +2.03
| IND. | Umashankar Tiwari  | 11,599  | 1.37  | +1.37
| NOTA | None of the Above | 23,404  | 2.76  | +2.76
Majority | 38,415  | 4.54  | −15.03
Turnout | 8,46,654  | 51.56  | +4.81
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | -16.55  |

### By Election 2013

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Bye-election, 2013: Maharajganj  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| RJD | Prabhunath Singh | 233.452  | 50.20  |
| JD(U) | Prashant Kumar Shahi  | 1,56,890  | 33.60  |
| INC | Jitendra Swami  | 33,905  | 7.50  |
| IND. | Vikas Kumar Singh  | 17,046  | 3.70  |
| BED | Balendra Kumar Ray  | 13,064  | 2.95  |
| IND. | Om Prakash Singh  | 10,995  | 2.20  |
Majority | 76562  | 26.5  |
Turnout | 465352  | 31.05  |
| RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing |  |

## See also

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* Saran district
* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

## References

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1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2024.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^ "Result 2024".

## External links

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* Maharajganj lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details

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Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar

Current|

* Araria
* Arrah
* Aurangabad
* Banka
* Begusarai
* Bhagalpur
* Buxar
* Darbhanga
* Gaya
* Gopalganj
* Hajipur
* Jahanabad
* Jamui
* Jhanjharpur
* Karakat
* Katihar
* Khagaria
* Kishanganj
* Madhepura
* Madhubani
* Maharajganj
* Munger
* Muzaffarpur
* Nalanda
* Nawada
* Paschim Champaran
* Pataliputra
* Patna Sahib
* Purnia
* Purvi Champaran
* Samastipur
* Saran
* Sasaram
* Sheohar
* Sitamarhi
* Siwan
* Supaul
* Ujiarpur
* Vaishali
* Valmiki Nagar

Defunct|

* Bagaha
* Balia
* Barh
* Bettiah
* Bikramganj
* Chapra
* Motihari
* Patna
* Rosera
* Saharsa
* Shahabad

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Saran division topics

General|

* Hathwa Raj

Districts|

* Gopalganj
* Saran
* Siwan

Community development blocks|

* Sonpur
* Dariapur
* Kuchaikote
* Ziradei

Rivers|

* Burhi Gandak
* Gandaki
* Ganges

Transport|

* NH 727
* NH 531
* NH 331
* NH 722
* Digha–Sonpur Bridge
* Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
* Arrah–Chhapra Bridge

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Gopalganj
* Maharajganj
* Saran
* Siwan

Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

| Saran|

* Ekma
* Manjhi
* Baniapur
* Taraiya
* Marhaura
* Chapra
* Garkha
* Amnour
* Parsa
* Sonpur

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Gopalganj|

* Baikunthpur
* Barauli
* Gopalganj
* Kuchaikote
* Bhore
* Hathua

Siwan|

* Siwan
* Ziradei
* Darauli
* Raghunathpur
* Daraunda
* Barharia
* Goriakothi
* Maharajganj

Former Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Kateya
* Mirganj
* Mairwa
* Basantpur
* Masrakh
* Jalalpur

Former Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Chapra

See also|

* Cities and towns in Saran Division
* Villages in Gopalganj district
* Villages in Saran district
* People from Siwan district
* Bihar topics

Other divisions|

* Bhagalpur
* Darbhanga
* Kosi
* Magadh
* Munger
* Patna
* Purnia
* Tirhut

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