| Aurangabad | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Assembly constituencies | Kutumba Aurangabad Rafiganj Gurua Imamganj Tikari |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | RJD |
| Elected year | 2024 |
The Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Between 1952 to 2019, the constituency elected candidates belonging to Rajput & Kushwaha caste to Lok Sabha. From 1989 to 2019, the constituency remained the space for political battle between the families of Satyendra Narayan Singh and Ram Naresh Singh. In 2024, Abhay Kushwaha defeated Sushil Kumar Singh, son of Ram Naresh Singh to become first non-Rajput parliamentarian from the constituency.[1]
Assembly segments
Presently, Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2019 lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 222 | Kutumba (SC) | Aurangabad | Rajesh Kumar | INC | BJP | ||
| 223 | Aurangabad | Anand Shankar Singh | INC | BJP | |||
| 224 | Rafiganj | Mohammad Nehaluddin | RJD | HAM | |||
| 225 | Gurua | Gaya | Vinay Yadav | RJD | HAM | ||
| 227 | Imamganj (SC) | Jitan Ram Manjhi | HAM | BJP | |||
| 231 | Tikari | Anil Kumar | HAM | BJP | |||
Members of Parliament
The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this constituency, the first Member of Parliament from the constituency was eminent freedom fighter Shri Satyendra Narain Singh.[2][3]
^ by poll
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Abhay Kushwaha | 465,567 | 49.22 |  11.1 (#)
| |
| BJP | Sushil Kumar Singh | 386,456 | 40.86 |  4.97
| |
| BSP | Sunesh Kumar | 20,309 | 2.15 | 1.46
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 22,627 | 2.39 | ||
| Majority | 79,111 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,45,880 | 50.35 | 3.32
| ||
| RJD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Detailed Results at: https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS0437.htm
(#): Joint candidate (HAM(S) in MGB in 2019)
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sushil Kumar Singh | 431,541 | 45.83 | +6.67 | |
| HAM(S) | Upendra Prasad | 3,58,934 | 38.12 | ||
| BSP | Naresh Yadav | 34,033 | 3.61 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 22,632 | 2.4 | +0.18 | |
| Majority | 72,607 | 7.61 | |||
| Turnout | 9,35,469 | 53.67 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sushil Kumar Singh | 3,07,941 | 39.16 | ||
| INC | Nikhil Kumar | 2,41,594 | 30.72 | ||
| JD(U) | Bagi Kumar Verma | 1,36,137 | 17.31 | ||
| BSP | Santosh Kumar | 27,833 | 3.54 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 17,454 | 2.22 | ||
| Majority | 66,347 | 7.71 | |||
| Turnout | 7,86,274 | 51.19 | |||
| BJP gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
General Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Sushil Kumar Singh | 2,60,153 | 43.48 | ||
| RJD | Shakil Ahmad Khan | 1,88,095 | 31.44 | ||
| INC | Nikhil Kumar | 54,581 | 9.12 | ||
| BSP | Archna Chandra | 45,173 | 7.55 | ||
| Majority | 72,058 | 12.04 | |||
| Turnout | 5,98,309 | 43.47 | |||
| JD(U) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "First non Rajput candidate wins Bihar's Chittorgarh". Hindustan. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Election Commission of India" Archived 31 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lok Sabha Former Members" Archived 16 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Result 2024". Election Commission of India.
- ^ "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 80. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 November 2016. 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.
External links
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