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Maharajganj Lok Sabha Elections

Maharajganj Lok Sabha Constituency, is one of 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in the eastern state of Bihar and will cast its vote in the 2019 election on May 12.

Voting for Lok Sabha election in Bihar will be held in all the seven phases and counting will be held on May 23.

Maharajganj constituency covers six assembly segments – Goriakothi, Maharajganj, Ekma, Manjhi, Baniapur and Taraiya.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Janardan Singh Sigriwal of the of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – won by getting a margin of over 38 thousand votes. He had defeated Prabhunath Singh of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. Sigriwal had secured 320753 votes while Singh got 282338 votes.

The voter turnout figure was at 51.57 percent across 1546 polling stations.

Some of the other candidates in the fray were Manoranjan Singh of the Janata Dal (United) and Brinda Pathak who was an Independent.

In the year 2009, it was a close contest between RJD and JD(U) candidates. Uma Shanaker Singh of the RJD managed to secure his winning position by getting just over 2 thousand votes against Prabhu Nath Singh of the JD(U). While Uma Shanaker got 211610 seats, Prabhu Nath secured 208813 seats.

Other members in the fray were Tarkeshwar Singh of the Indian National Congress and Ravindra Nath Mishra of the Bahujan Samaj Party.

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Janardan Singh 'Sigriwal" BJP

Won

546352
Randhir Kumar Singh RJD

Lost

315580
Anirudh Prasad Alias Sadhu Yadav BSP

Lost

25039
Nota Nota

Lost

22168
M.K. Singh Rathour IND

Lost

20497
Dr. Shree Bhagwan Singh IND

Lost

13137
Aravind Kumar Sharma BJKD(D)

Lost

8006
Rajendra Kumar IND

Lost

7057
Menka Raman IND

Lost

6026
Ali Azhar Ansari MVJP

Lost

3301
Subash Singh JGHP

Lost

2900
Dr. Gopal Prasad BNSKP

Lost

2640

Maharajganj News

Chinese national arrested while trying to enter country from India-Nepal border in UP's Maharajganj

Chinese national arrested while trying to enter country from India-Nepal border in UP's Maharajganj

A case was registered against him under Section 420 (cheating) of the IPC and provisions of the Foreigners Act. 

Aug 23, 2020, 21:21 PM IST
Dalits attacked with sharp-edged weapons, sticks in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh, 12 held

Dalits attacked with sharp-edged weapons, sticks in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh, 12 held

Action is being initiated against them under the stringent National Security Act (NSA), a senior officer said, adding that the SHO of Maharajganj Police Station, Arvind Pandey, was suspended for

Jun 13, 2020, 13:27 PM IST
8-yr-old girl raped by neighbour in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj

8-yr-old girl raped by neighbour in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj

The girl later narrated the incident to her family members, who registered a complaint in this regard with police.

May 08, 2020, 21:23 PM IST
Full list of candidates going to polls in Uttar Pradesh in seventh phase of Lok Sabha election 2019

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

The last and final phase of Lok Sabha election 2019 will see Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking re-election from Varanasi. 

May 18, 2019, 18:51 PM IST
Maharajganj Lok Sabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Maharajganj Lok Sabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Maharajganj Lok Sabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh.

May 03, 2019, 17:54 PM IST
Maharajganj Lok Sabha Constituency of Bihar: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Maharajganj 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 Maharajganj Lok Sabha Constituency of Bihar.

Apr 29, 2019, 11:37 AM IST
Maharajganj Lok Sabha Constituency of UP

Maharajganj Lok Sabha Constituency of UP

Pankaj Chaudhary of BJP was elected from this seat in the 2014 polls.

Apr 28, 2019, 21:08 PM IST
Maharajganj Lok Sabha Constituency

Maharajganj Lok Sabha Constituency

Maharajganj constituency covers six assembly segments –  Goriakothi, Maharajganj, Ekma, Manjhi, Baniapur and Taraiya.

Apr 24, 2019, 12:11 PM IST
40 school students injured in collision of 2 buses in UP

40 school students injured in collision of 2 buses in UP

The injured students were taken to hospital, where they received preliminary treatment, police said, adding, a probe into the matter is on.

Feb 28, 2019, 11:58 AM IST
Teen creates UP DGP's fake Twitter handle, orders to expedite probe in case involving brother

Teen creates UP DGP's fake Twitter handle, orders to expedite probe in case involving brother

According to the teen, a resident of Maharajganj - Sadiq Ansari - had borrowed a sum of Rs 45, 000 from his brother. In return, the man had promised to get his brother an employment in Dubai.

Apr 23, 2018, 07:04 AM IST
Caught on cam: Goons brutally thrash couple in UP's Maharajgang, circulate video

Caught on cam: Goons brutally thrash couple in UP's Maharajgang, circulate video

In a shocking incident, a boy and a girl were mercilessly thrashed up by three goons in the name of moral policing in Maharajgang district of Uttar Pradesh. 

Jul 20, 2017, 11:21 AM IST

Man arrested for carrying drugs in Uttar Pradesh

A man was arrested for allegedly carrying smack worth Rs 40 lakh in Sonauli area along the Indo-Nepal border here, officials said today.

Jul 13, 2017, 12:18 PM IST

UP: Roadways bus rams into electric police, one electrocuted, 24 injured

One person was electrocuted and about 24 others suffered burn injuries as a roadways bus rammed into an electric pole here this morning.

Jun 16, 2017, 13:34 PM IST
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