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Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Schedule, phase, seats and all you need to know

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Schedule and Date: On March 16, India’s Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the entire schedule of the 2024 Lok Sabha election schedule, spanning 28 states and eight union territories.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar announced that the polling will start in the country on April 19 and will continue till June 1. Here are the important dates and facts about the Lok Sabha elections to be held in Indian state of Bihar this year:

When is Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024?

The 2024 general elections will be held in Bihar in seven phases from April 19 to June 1 to elect 40 members who will be part of the 18th Lok Sabha. The results will be announced on June 4.

Phase 1: Date of polling – April 19

  1. Aurangabad
  2. Gaya
  3. Nawada
  4. Jamui

Phase 2: Date of polling – April 26

  1. Kishanganj
  2. Katihar
  3. Purnia
  4. Bhagalpur
  5. Banka

Phase 3: Date of polling – May 7

  1. Jhanjharpur
  2. Supaul
  3. Araria
  4. Madhepura
  5. Khagaria

Phase 4: Date of polling – May 13

  1. Darbhanga
  2. Ujiarpur
  3. Samastipur
  4. Begusarai
  5. Munger

Phase 5: Date of polling – May 20

  1. Sitamarhi
  2. Madhubani
  3. Muzaffarpur
  4. Saran
  5. Hajipur

Phase 6: Date of polling – May 25

  1. Valmiki Nagar
  2. Paschim Champaran
  3. Purvi Champaran
  4. Sheohar
  5. Vaishali
  6. Gopalganj
  7. Siwan
  8. Maharajganj

Phase 7: Date of polling – June 1

  1. Nalanda
  2. Patna Sahib
  3. Pataliputra
  4. Arrah
  5. Buxar
  6. Sasaram
  7. Karakat
  8. Jahanabad

How many phases Bihar will have?

The 2024 general election will be held in Bihar in all seven phases. Indian states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are the only states where polls will be held in all seven phases.

How many Lok Sabha constituencies Bihar has?

There are 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Indian state of Bihar. These are Gaya, Nawada, Jamui, Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Banka, Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Khagaria, Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Saran, Hajipur, Valmiki Nagar, Paschim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar, Vaishali, Gopalganj, Siwan, Maharajganj, Nalanda, Patna Sahib, Pataliputra, Arrah, Buxar, Sasaram,Karakat and Jahanabad.

Complete list of candidates for the Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024:

No Constituencies Candidates (I.N.D.I.A) Candidates (NDA)
1 Valmiki Nagar
2 Paschim Champaran
3 Purvi Champaran
4 Sheohar
5 Sitamarhi
6 Madhubani
7 Jhanjharpur
8 Supaul
9 Araria
10 Kishanganj
11 Katihar
12 Purnia
13 Madhepura
14 Darbhanga
15 Muzaffarpur
16 Vaishali
17 Gopalganj
18 Siwan
19 Maharajganj
20 Saran
21 Hajipur
22 Ujiarpur
23 Samastipur
24 Begusarai
25 Khagaria
26 Bhagalpur
27 Banka
28 Munger
29 Nalanda
30 Patna Sahib
31 Pataliputra
32 Arrah
33 Buxar
34 Sasaram
35 Karakat
36 Jahanabad
37 Aurangabad
38 Gaya
39 Nawada
40 Jamui

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2019 – A Recap

The 2019 Indian general elections were held in Bihar in seven phases between April 11 and 23. In the elections, BJP won 17 seats, JD(U) won 16 seats, LJP won six seats and INC clinched only one seat.

Complete list of elected candidates in Bihar Lok Sabha elections 2019:

No Constituencies Elected Members Party
1. Valmiki Nagar Baidyanath Prasad Mahto JDU
2. Paschim Champaran Sanjay Jaiswal BJP
3. Purvi Champaran Radha Mohan Singh BJP
4. Sheohar Rama Devi BJP
5. Sitamarhi Sunil Kumar Pintu JDU
6. Madhubani Ashok Kumar Yadav BJP
7. Jhanjharpur Ramprit Mandal JDU
8. Supaul Dileshwar Kamait JDU
9. Araria Pradeep Kumar Singh BJP
10. Kishanganj Mohammad Jawed INC
11. Katihar Dulal Chandra Goswami JDU
12. Purnia Santosh Kumar JDU
13. Madhepura Dinesh Chandra Yadav JDU
14. Darbhanga Gopal Jee Thakur BJP
15. Muzaffarpur Ajay Nishad BJP
16. Vaishali Veena Devi LJP
17. Gopalganj Alok Kumar Suman JDU
18. Siwan Kavita Singh JDU
19. Maharajganj Janardan Singh Sigriwal BJP
20. Saran Rajiv Pratap Rudy BJP
21. Hajipur Pashupati Kumar Paras LJP
22. Ujiarpur Nityanand Rai BJP
23. Samastipur Ram Chandra Paswan LJP
24. Begusarai Giriraj Singh BJP
25. Khagaria Mehboob Ali Kaiser LJP
26. Bhagalpur Ajay Kumar Mandal JDU
27. Banka Giridhari Yadav JDU
28. Munger Lalan Singh JDU
29. Nalanda Kaushalendra Kumar JDU
30. Patna Sahib Ravi Shankar Prasad BJP
31. Pataliputra Ram Kripal Yadav BJP
32. Arrah R. K. Singh BJP
33. Buxar Ashwini Kumar Choubey BJP
34. Sasaram Chhedi Paswan BJP
35. Karakat Mahabali Singh JDU
36. Jahanabad Chandreshwar Prasad JDU
37. Aurangabad Sushil Kumar Singh BJP
38. Gaya Vijay Kumar Manjhi JDU
39. Nawada Chandan Singh LJP
40. Jamui Chirag Paswan LJP

Political scenario in Bihar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was one of the founding members of the I.N.D.I.A alliance created a huge chaos months before the Lok Sabha Election 2024. He suddenly snapped ties with RJD and joined hands with NDA again with whom his JDU had fought the last General Elections.

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