| Ujiarpur | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Assembly constituencies | Patepur Ujiarpur Morwa Sarairanjan Mohiuddinagar Bibhutipur |
| Established | 2009 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Preceded by | Ashwamedh Devi |
Ujiarpur is one of the 40Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies inBihar state in easternIndia. This constituency came into existence in 2008, followingdelimitation of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of theDelimitation Commission of India.[1] All the six assembly constituency which constitute UjiarpurLok Sabha constituency are dominated byKushwahas(2 lakhs) andYadavs(1.8 lakhs) equally.[2][3]
The Ujiarpur constituency has nearly 2 lakhKushwaha and 1.8 lakhYadav voters. Constituency was once won byAlok Kumar Mehta in 2004, but he lost toAshwamedh Devi, the widow of veteran Kushwaha leader Pradip Mahto in 2009. Nityanand Rai ofBhartiya Janata Party is representing the seat since 2014.[4]
From the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency comprises sixVidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments, which are:[5]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | Patepur (SC) | Vaishali | Lakhendra Raushan | BJP | BJP | ||
| 134 | Ujiarpur | Samastipur | Alok Mehta | RJD | |||
| 135 | Morwa | Ranvijay Sahu | |||||
| 136 | Sarairanjan | Vijay Chaudhary | JD(U) | ||||
| 137 | Mohiuddinagar | Rajesh Kumar Singh | BJP | ||||
| 138 | Bibhutipur | Ajay Kumar Kushwaha | CPI(M) | RJD | |||
| Year | Name[6] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Until 2008 : Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2009 | Ashwamedh Devi | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2014 | Nityanand Rai | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nityanand Rai | 515,965 | 49.51 | ||
| RJD | Alok Kumar Mehta | 4,55,863 | 43.75 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 23,269 | 2.23 | ||
| Majority | 60,102 | 5.76 | |||
| Turnout | 10,42,749 | 59.64 | |||
| BJPhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||
| BJPhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||
| BJPgain fromJD(U) | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||
| SS | Jitendra Kumar Roy | 42,279 | 7.49 | ||
| Majority | 25,312 | 4.49 | |||
| Turnout | 5,64,199 | 45.89 | |||
| JD(U)win (new seat) | |||||