Araria Lok Sabha constituency
| Araria | |
|---|---|
Sikti | |
| Established | 1967 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
| Preceded by | Sarfaraz Alam |
Araria Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. In 2024, the incumbent Pradeep Kumar Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party again won the election from this constituency.[1]
Assembly segments
Araria Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six assembly segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Narpatganj
|
Araria | Jai Prakash Yadav | BJP
| |
| 47 | Raniganj (SC)
|
Achmit Rishidev | JDU | ||
| 48 | Forbesganj
|
Vidya Sagar Keshri | BJP
| ||
| 49 | Araria
|
Avidur Rahman | INC | ||
| 50 | Jokihat
|
Shahnawaz Alam | AIMIM
| ||
| 51 | Sikti
|
Vijay Kumar Mandal | BJP
| ||
Members of Parliament
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
1967
|
Tulmohan Ram | Indian National Congress | |
1971
| |||
1977
|
Mahendra Narayan Sardar | Janata Party | |
1980
|
Dumar Lal Baitha | Indian National Congress (I)
| |
1984
|
Indian National Congress | ||
1989
|
Sukdeo Paswan | Janata Dal | |
1991
| |||
| 1996 | |||
1998
|
Ramjidas Rishidev | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
1999
|
Sukdeo Paswan | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
2004
|
Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
2009
|
Pradeep Kumar Singh | ||
2014
|
Taslimuddin
|
Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2018^ | Sarfaraz Alam | ||
2019
|
Pradeep Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | |||
^ by poll
Source:[2]
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pradeep Kumar Singh | 600,146 | 47.91 |  4.96
| |
| RJD | Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam | 5,80,052 | 46.31 |  5.17
| |
| Independent | Shatrughan Prasad Suman | 13,746 | 1.1 | New | |
| BSP | Md Ghousul Azam | 12,690 | 1.01 | 0.13
| |
| Independent | Md Mobinul Haque | 12,008 | 0.96 | 0.70
| |
| Bharatiya Momin Front | Md Ismail | 7,354 | 0.59 | New | |
| Independent | Akhilesh Kumar | 5,120 | 0.41 | New | |
| Independent | Mushtak Alam | 4,899 | 0.39 | New | |
| The National Road Map Party Of India | Jawed Akhtar | 3041 | 0.24 | New | |
NOTA
|
NOTA | 13,504 | 1.08 | 0.68
| |
| Margin of victory | 20,094 | 1.6 | 10.16
| ||
| Turnout | 12,52,560 | ||||
BJP hold
|
Swing | 4.96
|
|||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pradeep Kumar Singh | 618,434 | 52.87 | +9.68 | |
| RJD | Sarfaraz Alam | 4,81,193 | 41.14 | -8.01 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above
|
20,618 | 1.76 | +0.06 | |
| BSP | Ram Narayan Bharti | 10,294 | 0.88 | 0.94
| |
| Independent | Abdul Wahid Khan | 8,168 | 0.70 | New | |
| BMUP | Tarachand Paswan | 7,266 | 0.62 | New | |
| Independent | Shahin Pravin | 7,139 | 0.61 | New | |
| Independent | Rama Nand Rishideo | 5,959 | 0.51 | New | |
| Independent | Md Mobinul Haque | 3,037 | 0.26 | New | |
| Majority | 1,37,241 | 11.73 | +5.77 | ||
| Turnout | 11,69,741 | 64.79 | +5.13 | ||
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | +3.72 | |||
2018 By election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Sarfaraz Alam | 509,334 | 49.15 | +7.34 | |
| BJP | Pradeep Kumar Singh | 4,47,546 | 43.19 | +16.39 | |
JAP(L)
|
Prince Victor | 20,922 | 2.02 | N/A | |
| RJSP | Upendra Sahani | 18,772 | 1.81 | N/A | |
| IND. | Sudama Singh | 11,347 | 1.10 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 17,607 | 1.70 | -- | |
| Majority | 61,788 | 5.96 | -9.05 | ||
| Turnout | 10,36,194 | 59.62 | -1.82 | ||
| RJD hold | Swing | +7.34 | |||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Taslimuddin | 407,978 | 41.81 | +41.81 | |
| BJP | Pradeep Kumar Singh | 2,61,474 | 26.80 | -11.91 | |
| JD(U) | Vijay Kumar Mandal | 2,21,769 | 22.73 | +22.73 | |
| BSP | Abdul Rahman | 17,724 | 1.82 | +0.37 | |
| IND. | Pankaj Kishor Mandal | 10,704 | 1.10 | +1.10 | |
| SJP(R) | Sar Wat Jahre Ansari | 6,376 | 0.65 | +0.65 | |
| AAP | Chandra Bhushan | 5,685 | 0.58 | +0.58 | |
| Independent | Alamdar Hussain | 5,645 | 0.58 | +0.58 | |
CPI(ML)L
|
Sanjay Kumar Rishidev | 5,292 | 0.54 | +0.22 | |
| Janta Dal Rashtravadi | Md. Aslam Beg | 5,149 | 0.53 | +0.53 | |
| Bharat Vikas Morcha | Rajesh Kumar | 4,646 | 0.48 | +0.48 | |
| Lok Dal | Ramanand Rishideo | 3,411 | 0.35 | +0.35 | |
| Bahujan Mukti Party | Bidayanand Paswan | 3,350 | 0.34 | +0.34 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above
|
16,608 | 1.70 | ||
| Majority | 1,46,504 | 15.01 | +11.93 | ||
| Turnout | 9,75,811 | 61.48 | +5.77 | ||
| RJD gain from BJP | Swing | +3.10 | |||
References
- ^ "Result 2024". Election Commission of India.
- ^ "Election Commission of India" Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine