Vaishali Lok Sabha constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Indian parliament in Bihar}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Vaishali
| type = LS
| established = 1977
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Veena Devi Lok Sabha MP (cropped).jpg
| mp = Veena Devi
| party = Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
| alliance = NDA
| latest_election_year = 2019
| preceded_by = Rama Kishore Singh
| state = Bihar
| assembly_cons = Minapur
Kanti
}}
Vaishali is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}
Assembly segments
Vaishali Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| class="wikitable"
!# !Name !District !Member !colspan="2"| Party !colspan="2"| 2024 lead |
| 90
|rowspan="5"| Muzaffarpur |style="background-color: {{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}" | |RJD |style="background-color: {{party color|Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)}}" | |
| 95
|style="background-color: {{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}" | |RJD |style="background-color: {{party color|Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)}}" | |
| 96
|style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" | |BJP |style="background-color: {{party color|Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)}}" | |
| 97
|style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" | |BJP |style="background-color: {{party color|Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)}}" | |
| 98
|style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" | |BJP |style="background-color: {{party color|Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)}}" | |
| 125
|Siddharth Patel |style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" | |JDU |style="background-color: {{party color|Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)}}" | |
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Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Name ! colspan="2" |Party |
| colspan="4" |{{center|1952-77 : Seat did not exist}} |
| 1977
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |
| 1980
| rowspan="2" |Kishori Sinha |
| 1984
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1989
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=2}} |
| 1991
|Shiva Saran Singh |
| 1994^
|{{Full party name with color|Bihar People's Party}} |
| 1996
| rowspan="5" |Raghuvansh Prasad Singh |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}} |
| 1998
| {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal|rowspan=4}} |
| 1999 |
| 2004 |
| 2009 |
| 2014
| {{Full party name with color|Lok Janshakti Party|rowspan=2}} |
| 2019
| rowspan="2"|Veena Devi |
| 2024
| {{Full party name with color|Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)|dab=yes}} |
^ by-poll
Election results
=2024=
{{Election box begin |title=2024 Indian General Election: Vaishali{{cite web |title=Parliamentary Constituency 16 - Vaishali (Bihar) |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS0416.htm |website=ECI}}{{cite web |title=Vaishali Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/politics/vaishali-constituency-lok-sabha-election-results-2024 |website=Bru Times News |language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)|candidate=Veena Devi|votes=5,67,043|percentage=48.38|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Rashtriya Janata Dal|candidate=Vijay Kumar Shukla (Munna Shukla)|votes=4,77,409|percentage=40.37|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Vikky kumar|votes=34,256|percentage=2.92|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Shambhu Kumar Singh|votes=21,436|percentage=1.83|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=27,460|percentage=2.34|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes =89,634
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=11,72,436|percentage=62.63|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)|loser=Lok Janshakti Party|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2019=
{{Election box begin | title=2019 Indian general elections: Vaishali{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/1551-general-election-2019-including-vellore-pc/ |title=General Election 2019 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 22 October 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = Veena Devi
|votes = 5,68,215
|percentage = 52.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
|votes = 3,33,631
|percentage = 31.04
|change
}}
{{Election box candidate |
|candidate = Abha Rai
|party = IND.
|votes = 27,497
|percentage = 2.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate |
|candidate = Ismohamad Alias Md. Munna
|party = IND.
|votes = 21,857
|percentage = 2.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate |
|candidate = Rinkoo Devi
|party = IND.
|votes = 16,738
|percentage = 1.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes =2,34,584
|percentage =21.83
|change =+11.00
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =10,74,751
|percentage =61.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Lok Janshakti Party
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|swing = +19.88
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General elections 2014=
{{Election box begin | title=2014 Indian general elections: Vaishali{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/2857-constituency-wise-detailed-result/ |title=General Election 2014 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 22 October 2021}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = Rama Kishore Singh
|votes = 3,05,450
|percentage = 32.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
|votes = 2,06,183
|percentage = 22.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Vijay Kumar Sahni
|votes = 1,44,807
|percentage = 15.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Anu Shukla
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 1,04,229
|percentage = 11.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Raaj Mangal Prasad
|votes = 7,768
|percentage = 0.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 6,060
|percentage = 0.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 99,267
|percentage = 10.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,25,951
|percentage = 59.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box swing with party link|
|winner = Lok Janshakti Party
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General elections 2009=
{{Election box begin | title=2009 Indian general elections: Vaishali{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/98-general-election-2009/ |title=General Election 2009 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 22 October 2021}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
|votes = 2,83,454
|percentage = 45.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Vijay Kumar Shukla
|votes = 2,62,049
|percentage = 41.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Sankar Mahto
|votes = 17,448
|percentage = 2.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jitendra Prasad
|party = Indian National Lok Dal
|votes = 16,057
|percentage =2.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Hind Kesari Yadav
|votes = 11,925
|percentage = 1.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21,405
|percentage = 3.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,24,859
|percentage =48.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}{{cite web |title=General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4116-general-election-1977-vol-i-ii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=Election Commission of India}}{{cite web |title=General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4125-general-election-1999-vol-i-ii-iii/ |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=Election Commission of India}}{{cite web |title=General Election 2004 |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/4126-general-election-2004-vol-i-ii-iii/ |access-date=22 October 2021 |publisher=Election Commission of India}}
See also
References
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}
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