Jamui (Lok Sabha constituency)

Jamui Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency again came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.

Assembly segments

Presently, Jamui Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:

  1. (164) Tarapur
  2. (169) Sheikhpura
  3. (240) Sikandra
  4. (241) Jamui
  5. (242) Jhajha
  6. (243) Chakai

Sikandra, Jamui, Jhajha and Chakai is in Jamui district, Tarapur is in Munger district, while Sheikhpura is in Sheikhpura district of Bihar.

Members of Parliament


Year Winner Party
1952 Banarsi Prasad Sinha Indian National Congress
Nayan Tara Das Indian National Congress
1962 Nayan Tara Das Indian National Congress
1967 Nayan Tara Das Indian National Congress
1971 Bhola Manjhi Communist Party of India
1977-2004: Constituency does not exist.
2009 Bhudeo Choudhary Janata Dal (United)
2014 Chirag Paswan Lok Janshakti Party
2019 Chirag Paswan Lok Janshakti Party

Election results

General elections 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Jamui
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LJP Chirag Paswan 5,28,771 55.76 +18.95
RLSP Bhudeo Choudhary 2,87,716 30.34
NOTA None of the Above 39,450 4.16
BSP Upendra Ravidas 31,598 4.33
IND. Subhash Paswan 16,701 1.76
Majority 2,41,049 25.40
Turnout 9,49,561 55.25 +5.24
LJP hold Swing

General elections 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Jamui
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LJP Chirag Paswan 2,85,352 36.79
RJD Sudhansu Kumar Bhaskar 1,99,407 25.71
JD(U) Uday Narayan Choudhary 1,98,599 25.60
NOTA None of the Above 19,517 2.52
BSP Brahmadev Anand Paswan 15,008 1.93
JMM Upendra Ravidas 10,748 1.39
Majority 85,947 11.08
Turnout 7,75,650 50.01
LJP gain from JD(U) Swing

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See also

References

  1. Election Commission of India. Notification 02.04.2014

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