Ujiarpur Lok Sabha Constituency
Ujiyarpur 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. All the six assembly constituency which constitute Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency are dominated by Kushwahas and Yadavs equally.
Caste and communities
The Ujiarpur constituency has nearly 2 lakh Koeri and 1.8 lakh Yadav voters. 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.
Vidhan Sabha segments
From the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments, which are:
# | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead | ||
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130 | Patepur (SC) | Vaishali | Lakhendra Raushan | BJP | BJP | ||
134 | Ujiarpur | Samastipur | Alok Mehta | RJD | BJP | ||
135 | Morwa | Ranvijay Sahu | RJD | BJP | |||
136 | Sarairanjan | Vijay Chaudhary | JDU | BJP | |||
137 | Mohiuddinagar | Rajesh Kumar Singh | BJP | BJP | |||
138 | Bibhutipur | Ajay Kumar Kushwaha | CPM | RJD |
Members of Parliament
Year | Name | Party | |
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Until 2008 : Constituency did not exist
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2009 | Ashwamedh Devi | Janata Dal (United) | |
2014 | Nityanand Rai | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2019 | |||
2024 |
Election results
2024
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Nityanand Rai | ||||
RJD | Alok Kumar Mehta | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 59.59 | ||||
gain from | Swing |
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Nityanand Rai | 543,906 | 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 |
2014
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) | Ramdeo 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 |
2009
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) |