The Janata Dal-United (JDU) is a force to reckon with in Bihar and Jharkhand. The party came into existence in 2003. Along with its alliance with BJP, it managed to retain its power in the state and swept 39 of the 40 seats. The JDU alone managed to get 16 seats with key candidates like Kaushlendra Kumar, Kavita Singh, Baidyanath Prasad Mahto emerging victorious.
Here is the list of Lok Sabha Election 2019 winners from the JDU:
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Constituency
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Winner
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|---|---|
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Valmiki Nagar
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Baidyanath Prasad Mahto
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Sitamarhi
|
Sunil Kumar Pintu
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Jhanjharpur
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Ramprit Mandal
|
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Supaul
|
Dileshwar Kamait
|
|
Katihar
|
Dulal Chandra Goswami
|
|
Purnia
|
Santosh Kumar
|
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Madhepura
|
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
|
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Gopalganj (SC)
|
Dr Alok Kumar Suman
|
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Siwan
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Kavita Singh
|
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Bhagalpur
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Ajay Kumar Mandal
|
|
Banka
|
GIRIDHARI YADAV
|
|
Munger
|
RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH
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Nalanda
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Kaushlendra Kumar
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Karakat
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Mahabali Singh
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Jahanabad
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CHANDESHWAR PRASAD
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Gaya (SC)
|
Vijay Kumar
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In 2014, the BJP-LJP-RLSP combined won 31 seats out of the total 40, while RJD-Congress-NCP won 7. NDA's ally JDU managed to bag two seats. Also, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won only four seats and the Congress won two. The JD-U, which contested separately at that time, won only two seats.
Bihar voted in all the seven phases of the Lok Sabha election 2019. The state recorded 53.06% turnout in first phase, 58.14% in second phase, 60% in third phase, 58.92% in fourth phase, 57.86% in fifth phase, 59.38% in sixth phase and 53.55% in seventh phase.
