Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Saran Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: सारण 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 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamenatary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.
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Assembly segments
Presently, Saran Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Lalu Prasad | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2014 | Rajiv Pratap Rudy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election Results
General Elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajiv Pratap Rudy | 3,55,120 | 41.12 | +2.83 | |
| RJD | Rabri Devi | 3,14,172 | 36.38 | -10.38 | |
| JD(U) | Saleem Perwez | 1,07,008 | 12.39 | N/A | |
| BSP | Bal Mukund Chauhan | 15,500 | 1.79 | -5.96 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 19,163 | 2.22 | N/A | |
| Majority | 40,948 | 4.74 | -4.18 | ||
| Turnout | 8,63,254 | 56.10 | +7.33 | ||
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
General elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Lalu Prasad | 2,74,209 | 47.21 | ||
| BJP | Rajiv Pratap Rudy | 2,22,394 | 38.29 | ||
| BSP | Salim Parwez | 45,027 | 7.75 | ||
| Independent | Sheo Das Singh | 9,798 | 1.69 | ||
| Majority | 51,815 | 8.92 | |||
| Turnout | 5,80,829 | 48.77 | |||
| RJD win (new seat) | |||||
