Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Valmiki Nagar [ edit ]
Current MP Satish Chandra Dubey
Party BJP
Elected Year 2014
State Bihar
Total Electors 1,456,598
Most Successful Party Janata Dal (United) (1 times)
Assembly
Constituencies
Valmiki Nagar

Valmeki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: वाल्मीकि नगर लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) 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.

Assembly segments

This constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Valmiki Nagar, Ramnagar, Narkatiaganj, Bagaha, Lauriya, Sikta.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2009 Baidyanath Prasad Mahto Janata Dal (United)
2014 Satish Chandra Dubey Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

Indian general elections, 2014: Valmiki Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Satish Chandra Dubey 3,64,013 40.44
INC Purnmasi Ram 2,46,218 27.35
JD(U) Baidyanath Prasad Mahto 81,612 9.07
Independent Dilip Verma 58,817 6.53
BED Amar Sahani 35,888 3.99
JMM Prof. Amaresh Prasad 27,603 3.07
NOTA None of the Above 15,515 1.72
Majority 1,17,795 13.09
Turnout 9,00,127 61.80
BJP gain from JD(U) Swing
Indian general elections, 2009: Valmiki Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±
JD(U) Baidyanath Prasad Mahto 2,77,696 46.40
Independent Fakhruddin 94,021 15.71
BSP Manan Mishra 46,058 7.70
RJD Raghunath Jha 45,699 7.64
NCP Dilip Verma 38,650 6.46
INC Mohammad Shamim Akhtar 26,762 4.47
Majority 1,83,675 30.69
Turnout 5,98,447 46.91
JD(U) win (new seat)

See also

References

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