Siwan Lok Sabha constituency explained

Siwan
Type:LS
Established:1956
Reservation:None
Incumbent Image:Vijay Lakshmi Kushwaha (cropped).jpg
Incumbent Image Size:90
Mp:Vijay Lakshmi Kushwaha
Preceded By:Kavita Singh
Party:Janata Dal (United)
Alliance:NDA
Latest Election Year:2024
State:Bihar
Assembly Cons:Siwan
Ziradei
Darauli
Raghunathpur
Daraunda
Barharia

Siwan is a Lok Sabha constituency in the state of Bihar in India. The Lok Sabha is the lower house of the Parliament of India. The constituency was formed following the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 and the constituency boundaries were readjusted by the Delimitation Order of 2008. The constituency consists of 6 Assembly segments (constituencies) of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.[1]

Overview

The Siwan constituency of the Lok Sabha is encompassed in the administrative district of Siwan of the state of Bihar. The constituency is assigned the number 18 of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state of Bihar by the Election Commission of India. It consists of 6 Assembly segments (constituencies) numbered 105–110 of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, one of which is reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates in accordance with the Delimitation Order of 2008 implemented on the basis of the Delimitation Act of 2002. The Siwan constituency of the Lok Sabha has no reservation status.[2]

Assembly segments

NameDistrictMemberParty2024 lead
105SiwanSiwanAwadh Bihari ChoudharyRJDJDU
106ZiradeiAmarjeet KushwahaCPIMLLJDU
107Darauli (SC)Satyadeo RamCPIMLLJDU
108RaghunathpurHari Shankar YadavRJDIND
109DaraundaKaranjeet SinghBJPJDU
110BarhariaBachcha PandeyRJDJDU

Members of Parliament

YearNameParty
1957Jhulan Sinha
1962Mohammad Yusuf
1967
1971
1977Mrityunjay Prasad
1980Mohammad Yusuf
1984Abdul Ghafoor
1989Janardan Tiwari
1991Brishin Patel
1996Mohammad Shahabuddin
1998
1999
2004
2009Om Prakash YadavIndependent
2014
2019Kavita SinghJanata Dal (United)
2024Vijay Lakshmi Kushwaha

Election results

2004 election

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India.
  2. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008. Election Commission of India.