Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Valmiki 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
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Baidyanath Prasad Mahto | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2014 | Satish Chandra Dubey | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election Results
| 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 | ||||
| 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
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