Ujiyarpur
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Established2009
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

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.[1] All the six assembly constituency which constitute Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency are dominated by Kushwahas and Yadavs equally.[2][3]

Caste and communities

The Ujiarpur constituency has nearly 2 lakh Koeri and 1.8 lakh Yadav voters. 1.7 lakh Bhumihar voters and around 1Lakh Brahmin and Rajput 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.[4]

Vidhan Sabha segments

From the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments, which are:[5]

# Name District Member Party
130 Patepur (SC) Vaishali Lakhendra Raushan BJP
134 Ujiarpur Samastipur Alok Mehta RJD
135 Morwa Ranvijay Sahu RJD
136 Sarairanjan Vijay Chaudhary JDU
137 Mohiuddinagar Rajesh Kumar Singh BJP
138 Bibhutipur Ajay Kumar CPM

    Members of Parliament

    Year Name[6] Party
    Until 2008 : Constituency did not exist
    2009 Ashwamedh Devi Janata Dal (United)
    2014 Nityanand Rai Bharatiya Janata Party
    2019

    Election results

    2019

    2019 Indian general elections: Ujiarpur[7][8]
    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

    2014 Indian general elections: Ujiarpur[9]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    BJP Nityanand Rai 3,17,352 36.95
    RJD Alok Kumar Mehta 2,56,883 29.91
    Janata Dal (United) Ashwamedh Devi 1,19,669 13.93
    CPI(M) Ram Deo 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 Janata Dal (United) Swing

    2009

    2009 Indian general elections: Ujiarpur[10]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Janata Dal (United) 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
    Janata Dal (United) win (new seat)

    References

    1. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
    2. ↑ "Ujiarpur youth roots for development, though caste still an important factor". newindianexpress. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
    3. ↑ "Kushwahas found a leader in Upendra". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
    4. ↑ "ujiarpur-grapples-with-new-caste-equations-delimitation-changes-constituency-s-constitution-not-its-share-of-problems". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
    5. ↑ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
    6. ↑ "Ujiarpur (Bihar) Lok Sabha Election Results, Winning MP and Party Name 2019, 2014, 2009". www.elections.in. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022.
    7. ↑ "Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Ujiarpur". news18. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
    8. ↑ "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
    9. ↑ "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
    10. ↑ "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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