Sasaram (Lok Sabha constituency)
Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: सासाराम लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.
Assembly segments
Presently, Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
- Mohania
- Bhabua
- Chainpur
- Chenari
- Sasaram
- Kargahar
Members of Parliament
The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this Lok Sabha constituency:[1][2]
- 1952: Jagjivan Ram (जगजीवन राम), Indian National Congress
- 1957: Jagjivan Ram, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Jagjivan Ram, Indian National Congress
- 1967: Jagjivan Ram, Indian National Congress
- 1971: Jagjivan Ram, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Jagjivan Ram, Janata Party
- 1980: Jagjivan Ram, Janata Party (as the Party's prime ministerial candidate)
- 1984: Jagjivan Ram, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) (Defeated Mahabir Paswan of Congress)
- 1989: Chhedi Paswan (छेदी पासवान), Janata Dal (Defeated Jagjivan Ram's daughter Meira Kumar of Congress)
- 1991: Chhedi Paswan, Janata Dal (Defeated Jagjivan Ram's daughter Meira Kumar)
- 1996: Muni Lall (मुनी लाल), Bharatiya Janata Party (Defeated Chhedi Paswan)
- 1998: Muni Lall, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1999: Muni Lall, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2004: Meira Kumar (मीरा कुमार), Indian National Congress (Jagjivan Ram's daughter)
- 2009: Meira Kumar, Indian National Congress
- 2014: Chhedi Paswan, Bharatiya Janata Party (Defeated Meira Kumar of Congress)
Election Results
| 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 | 8,46,788 | 52.67 | |||
| Swing to BJP from INC | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Election Commission of India"
- ↑ "Lok Sabha Former Members"
- ↑ "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 77. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI New Delhi. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
See also
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