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Buxar Lok Sabha Elections

Buxar is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar. In the 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party's Ashwini Kumar Choubey defeated Rashtriya Janata Dal's Jagadanand Singh by a margin of 186674 votes.

The Buxar parliamentary constituency comprises of six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Brahmpur, Buxar, Dumraon, Rajpur, Dinara and Ramgarh. Of the 40 seats in Bihar, 34 are unreserved seats and 6 are reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates.

In nearly the last two decades, the seat has majorly elected BJP leaders. In the first two elections in 1952 and 1957, Independent candidate Kamal Singh won followed by Congress candidates winning thrice consecutively in 1962, 1967 and 1971 election. In 1977, Bharatiya Lok Dal's Ramanand Tiwary won. In 1980, Congress candidate Kamla Kant Tewary bagged the seat again for the Congress. In 1989 and 1991, Communist Party of India's Tej Narain Singh won from the seat. However, in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004, BJP's Lalmuni Chaubey won. In 2009, Rashtriya Janata Dal took the seat away from the BJP with its candidate Jagada Nand Singh winning the poll. The BJP took back the seat in 2014 with Ashwani Kumar Choubey winning the seat.

As for the 2019 election, if reports are to be believed, the Janata Dal United is likely to field poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor as an NDA nominee from Buxar Lok Sabha constituency. Kishor, who is also the JDU national vice president is a resident of Buxar district. He shot to fame in 2014 when he managed the poll campaign for Narendra Modi, then the prime ministerial candidate of the BJP, which went on to put up its best-ever electoral performance.

In 2014 election, Bihar witnessed an overall turnout of 56.28 per cent of which 57.66 per cent were female voters and 55.08 per cent were male voters. The Buxar seat saw an overall voter turnout of 52.67 per cent which included 49.80 per cent female and 55.17 per cent male voters.

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Ashwini Kumar Choubey BJP

Won

473053
Jagadanand Singh RJD

Lost

355444
Sushil Kumar Singh BSP

Lost

80261
Nota NOTA

Lost

16447
Uday Narayan Rai SBSP

Lost

14170
Ramchandra Singh Yadav IND

Lost

10730
Anil Kumar JVKP

Lost

9756
Rakesh Kumar Ray IND

Lost

6802
Dhanjit Singh VPI

Lost

4171
Ranjit Singh IND

Lost

3905
Arvind Kumar Pandey IND

Lost

2351
Santosh Kumar Yadav BMP

Lost

2236
Jay Prakash Ram IND

Lost

2233
Anil Kumar Rai RD(U)

Lost

1907
Ravi Raj PSP(L)

Lost

1778
Binod Kumar Bikrant PPI(D)

Lost

1617

Buxar News

Bihar Train Accident: North East Express' Coaches Overturn In Buxar; One Dead

Bihar Train Accident: North East Express' Coaches Overturn In Buxar; One Dead

The incident occurred near Raghunathpur station close to Buxar at around 9:35 pm, while the train was en route to Kamakhya near Guwahati in Assam.

Oct 11, 2023, 23:48 PM IST
Assistant jailer, constable flout ban on alcohol, arrested in Bihar

Assistant jailer, constable flout ban on alcohol, arrested in Bihar

The assistant jailer and constable were sent to the district hospital for medical examination, where it was confirmed that they had consumed alcohol, and a case was filed against them.  

Oct 22, 2022, 21:53 PM IST
Dead bodies floating in Ganga: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar pained at tragedy, damage to holy river

Dead bodies floating in Ganga: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar pained at tragedy, damage to holy river

At least 71 bodies, which were found floating in the river Ganga, were fished out, said officials, triggering suspicion that the abandoned corpses could be those of COVID-19 patients. 

May 11, 2021, 19:32 PM IST
After Bihar, hundreds of floating corpses spotted in Ganga in UP’s Ghazipur

After Bihar, hundreds of floating corpses spotted in Ganga in UP’s Ghazipur

The locals suspect the bodies floating in the river to be of Covid-19 patients. The locals believe that due to the absence of any COVID-19 protocols at rural crematoriums, their families must have

May 11, 2021, 16:15 PM IST
Bihar: 45 decomposed bodies of suspected COVID-19 victims found in river Ganga

Bihar: 45 decomposed bodies of suspected COVID-19 victims found in river Ganga

Many local residents, who spoke before cameras with their faces masked, claimed that the district administration was "in denial over many such unfortunate incidents involving residents of Buxar".

May 10, 2021, 22:07 PM IST
Bihar: Woman gangraped, thrown into river with 5-year-old son in Buxar

Bihar: Woman gangraped, thrown into river with 5-year-old son in Buxar

The victim said that locals rushed to her rescue when she raised an alarm; however, her child had died by then.

Oct 11, 2020, 20:01 PM IST
Full list of candidates going to polls in Bihar in seventh phase of Lok Sabha election 2019

Full list of candidates going to polls in Bihar in seventh phase of Lok Sabha election 2019

The seats where voting will be held are Nalanda, Patna Sahib, Patliputra, Ara, Buxar, Sasaram, Karakat and Jahanabad. 

May 18, 2019, 17:57 PM IST
Buxar Lok Sabha constituency of Bihar: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Buxar Lok Sabha constituency of Bihar: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Buxar Lok Sabha Constituency of Bihar.

May 06, 2019, 10:39 AM IST
Buxar Lok Sabha constituency: A BJP stronghold in the last two decades

Buxar Lok Sabha constituency: A BJP stronghold in the last two decades

Janata Dal United is likely to field poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor as an NDA nominee from Buxar Lok Sabha constituency. 

Feb 25, 2019, 13:56 PM IST
Bhojpuri superstar Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua and the Border film team play cricket match in Buxar

Bhojpuri superstar Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua and the Border film team play cricket match in Buxar

'Border' is made on an extensive budget and is a large scale multi-starrer production. It taps the patriotic spirit and will be released in pan India on Eid this year on June 15.

Jun 12, 2018, 06:47 AM IST
Nitish Kumar's convoy attacked, pelted with stones in Bihar; two injured

Nitish Kumar's convoy attacked, pelted with stones in Bihar; two injured

The attackers threw stones but the chief minister was rescued safely. However, two of the security personnel in his convoy were injured.

Jan 12, 2018, 15:02 PM IST

Bihar MLA demands CBI probe into Buxar DM ​Mukesh​ Pandey's death

Mukesh Pandey, an IAS officer of the 2012 batch, took charge as District Magistrate of Buxar on August 3, 2017. 

Aug 11, 2017, 14:45 PM IST

Lightning kills 26 people in Bihar, State Government announces compensation of Rs 4 lakh

Deaths were reported from Vaishali, Patna, Rohtas, Saran, Buxar, Bhojpur, Gaya, Samastipur, Siwan, Araria and Aurangabad districts on Sunday, Bihar State Disaster Department official Anirudh Kumar

Jul 10, 2017, 12:13 PM IST
Buxar Dalit attack: Lalu Prasad Yadav initiates action, orders immediate probe

Buxar Dalit attack: Lalu Prasad Yadav initiates action, orders immediate probe

Former chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav demanded immediate action against the perpetrators who have subjected dalits to severe mistreatment.

May 14, 2017, 13:19 PM IST
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