Ujiarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008, following delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.

Caste and Communities

The Ujiarpur constituency has nearly 2 lakh Koeri voter followed by 1.8 lakh Yadav. The Constituency was once won by Alok Kumar Mehta in 2004 but he lost to Ashwamedh Devi, the widow of veteran Koeri leader Pradip Mahto in 2009.Nityanand Rai of Bhartiya Janata Party is representing the seat since 2014.[1]

Vidhan Sabha segments

From the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments, which are:[2]

  1. (130) Patepur
  2. (134) Ujiarpur
  3. (135) Morwa
  4. (136) Sarairanjan
  5. (137) Mohiuddinnagar
  6. (138) Bibhutipur

Patepur assembly seat is in Vaishali district, while the remaining 5 seats are in Samastipur district of Bihar.

Members of Lok Sabha
Year Winner Party
1952-2008 Constituency did not exist
2009 Ashwamedh Devi Janata Dal (United)
2014 Nityanand Rai Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Nityanand Rai Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

General Election 2019
2019 Indian general elections: Ujiarpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nityanand Rai 5,43,906 56.11
RLSP Upendra Kushwaha 2,66,628 27.51
CPI (M) Ajay Kumar 27,577 2.85
Independent Mamta Kumari 23,590 2.43
NOTA None of the Above 14,434 1.49
Majority 2,77,278 28.60
Turnout 9,69,862 60.15
BJP hold Swing

General Election 2014
2014 Indian general elections: Ujiarpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nityanand Rai 3,17,352 36.95
RJD Alok Kumar Mehta 2,56,883 29.91
JD(U) Ashwamedh Devi 1,19,669 13.93
CPI (M) Ram Deo Verma 53,044 6.18
BSP Dharmendra Sahani 15,198 1.77
NOTA None of the Above 6,171 0.72
Majority 60,469 7.04
Turnout 8,58,925 60.22
BJP gain from JD(U) Swing

General Election 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Ujiarpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Ashwamedh Devi 1,80,082 31.92
RJD Alok Kumar Mehta 1,54,770 27.43
CPI (M) Ram Deo Verma 58,900 10.44
INC Sheel Kumar Roy 43,038 7.63
SHS Jitendra Kumar Roy 42,279 7.49
Majority 25,312 4.49
Turnout 5,64,199 45.89
JD(U) win (new seat)

References
  1. "ujiarpur-grapples-with-new-caste-equations-delimitation-changes-constituency-s-constitution-not-its-share-of-problems". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.

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