Aurangabad, Bihar Lok Sabha constituency

The Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Between 1952 and 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]

Aurangabad
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Assembly constituenciesKutumba
Aurangabad
Rafiganj
Gurua
Imamganj
Tikari
Established1952
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  RJD
Elected year2024

Assembly segments

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

# Name District Member Party 2024 lead
222 Kutumba (SC) Aurangabad Rajesh Kumar INC RJD
223 Aurangabad Anand Shankar Singh INC RJD
224 Rafiganj Mohammad Nehaluddin RJD RJD
225 Gurua Gaya Vinay Yadav RJD RJD
227 Imamganj (SC) Vacant RJD
231 Tikari Anil Kumar HAM RJD

Members of Parliament

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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]

Year Name Party
1952 Satyendra Narayan Sinha Indian National Congress
1957
1961^ Ramesh Prasad Singh
1962 Maharani Lalita Rajya Lakshmi Swatantra Party
1967 Mudrika Sinha Indian National Congress
1971 Satyendra Narayan Sinha Indian National Congress (O)
1977 Janata Party
1980
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 Ram Naresh Singh Janata Dal
1991
1996 Virendra Kumar Singh
1998 Sushil Kumar Singh Samata Party
1999 Shyama Singh Indian National Congress
2004 Nikhil Kumar
2009 Sushil Kumar Singh Janata Dal (United)
2014 Bharatiya Janata Party
2019
2024 Abhay Kushwaha Rashtriya Janata Dal

^ by poll

Election results

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2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Aurangabad, Bihar[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RJD Abhay Kushwaha 465,567 49.22  11.1
BJP Sushil Kumar Singh 386,456 40.86  4.97
BSP Sunesh Kumar 20,309 2.15  1.46
NOTA None of the Above 22,627 2.39
Majority 79,111
Turnout 9,45,880 50.35  3.32
RJD gain from BJP Swing

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

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

2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Aurangabad, Bihar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sushil Kumar Singh 431,541 45.83 +6.67
HAM(S) Upendra Prasad 3,58,934 38.12
BSP Naresh Yadav 34,033 3.61
NOTA None of the Above 22,632 2.4 +0.18
Majority 72,607 7.61
Turnout 9,35,469 53.67
BJP hold Swing

General elections 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Aurangabad, Bihar[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sushil Kumar Singh 307,941 39.16
INC Nikhil Kumar 2,41,594 30.72
JD(U) Bagi Kumar Verma 1,36,137 17.31
BSP Santosh Kumar 27,833 3.54
NOTA None of the Above 17,454 2.22
Majority 66,347 7.71
Turnout 7,86,274 51.19
BJP gain from JD(U) Swing

General Elections 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Aurangabad, Bihar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Sushil Kumar Singh 260,153 43.48
RJD Shakil Ahmad Khan 1,88,095 31.44
INC Nikhil Kumar 54,581 9.12
BSP Archna Chandra 45,173 7.55
Majority 72,058 12.04
Turnout 5,98,309 43.47
JD(U) gain from INC Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "First non Rajput candidate wins Bihar's Chittorgarh". Hindustan. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Election Commission of India" Archived 31 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Lok Sabha Former Members" Archived 16 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Result 2024". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  5. ^ "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 80. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI New Delhi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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