Paschim Champaran Lok Sabha Constituency, is one of 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in the eastern state of Bihar and cast its vote in the 2019 election on May 12. This constituency came into existence following delimitation in 2008.
In Bihar, around 59.38 percent turnout was recorded for the eight Lok Sabha seats.
Brijesh Kumar Kushwaha of Rashtriya Lok Samta Party, Rakesh Kumar of Bahujan Samaj Party and Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal of Bharatiya Janata Party are some of the prominent names that will contest the Lok Sabha election 2019 from Paschim Champaran Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.
Voting for Lok Sabha election in Bihar was held in all the seven phases and counting will be held on May 23.
Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Paschim Champaran Lok Sabha Constituency of Bihar.
Bihar Lok Sabha Constituencies: All you need to know
| SL. NO. | Candidate Name | Party Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIJESH KUMAR KUSHWAHA | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 2 | RAKESH KUMAR | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 3 | DR. SANJAY JAISWAL | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | BIPIN NATH TIWARI | Loktantrik Jan Swaraj Party |
| 5 | AJAY KUMAR SINHA | Independent |
| 6 | NAFISH AHMAD | Independent |
| 7 | RATAN KUMAR SARKAR | Independent |
| 8 | VIKASH KUMAR PRASAD | Independent |
| 9 | SANJAY KUMAR PATEL | Independent |
Also read: Paschim Champaran Lok Sabha Constituency
Paschim Champaran constituency covers six assembly segments – Nautan, Chanpatia, Bettiah, Raxaul, Sugauli and Narkatia.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal of the of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – won by getting a margin of over 1.10 lakh votes. He had defeated film maker Prakash Jha of the Janata Dal (United). Jaiswal had secured 371232 votes while Jha got 260978 votes.
