Aurangabad, Bihar Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Aurangabad
State:Bihar
Established:1952
Reservation:None
Mp:Abhay Kushwaha
Incumbent Image:Abhay Kushwaha.jpg
Incumbent Image Size:90
Latest Election Year:2024
Assembly Cons:Kutumba
Aurangabad
Rafiganj
Gurua
Imamganj
Tikari

The Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Between 1952 to 2019, the constituency elected candidates belonging to only Rajput caste to Lok Sabha. From 1989 to 2019, the constituency remained the space for political battle between the families of Satyendra Narayan Singh and Ram Naresh Singh. In 2024, Abhay Kushwaha defeated Sushil Kumar Singh, son of Ram Naresh Singh to become first non-Rajput parliamentarian from the constituency.[1]

Assembly segments

Presently, Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

NameDistrictMemberParty2024 lead
222Kutumba (SC)AurangabadRajesh KumarINCRJD
223AurangabadAnand Shankar SinghINCRJD
224RafiganjMohammad NehaluddinRJDRJD
225GuruaGayaVinay YadavRJDRJD
227Imamganj (SC)VacantRJD
231TikariAnil KumarHAMRJD

Members of Parliament

The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this constituency, the first Member of Parliament from the constituency was eminent freedom fighter Shri Satyendra Narain Singh.[2] [3]

YearNameParty
1952Satyendra Narayan Sinha
1957
1961^Ramesh Prasad Singh
1962Maharani Lalita Rajya Lakshmi
1967Mudrika Sinha
1971Satyendra Narayan SinhaIndian National Congress (O)
1977
1980
1984
1989Ram Naresh Singh
1991
1996Virendra Kumar Singh
1998Sushil Kumar Singh
1999Shyama Singh
2004Nikhil Kumar
2009Sushil Kumar SinghJanata Dal (United)
2014
2019
2024Abhay KushwahaRashtriya Janata Dal
^ by poll

Election results

2024

Detailed Results at:https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS0437.htm

(#): Joint candidate (HAM(S) in MGB in 2019)

General Elections 2009

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: First non Rajput candidate wins Bihar's Chittorgarh. Hindustan. 10 June 2024.
  2. http://archive.eci.gov.in/GE2004/States/index_fs.htm "Election Commission of India"
  3. http://164.100.47.134/newls/lokprev.aspx "Lok Sabha Former Members"