# Aurangabad, Bihar Lok Sabha constituency

The Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Between 1952 and 2019, the constituency elected candidates belonging to only Rajput caste to Lok Sabha. From 1989 to 2019, the constituency remained the space for political battle between the families of Satyendra Narayan Singh and Ram Naresh Singh. In 2024, Abhay Kushwaha defeated Sushil Kumar Singh, son of Ram Naresh Singh to become first non-Rajput parliamentarian from the constituency.

## Assembly segments

Presently, Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead |
| 222 | Kutumba (SC) | Aurangabad | Rajesh Kumar | INC | RJD |
| 223 | Aurangabad | Aurangabad | Anand Shankar Singh | INC | RJD |
| 224 | Rafiganj | Aurangabad | Mohammad Nehaluddin | RJD | RJD |
| 225 | Gurua | Gaya | Vinay Yadav | RJD | RJD |
| 227 | Imamganj (SC) | Gaya | Deepa Manjhi | HAM | RJD |
| 231 | Tikari | Gaya | Anil Kumar | HAM | RJD |

## Members of Parliament

The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this constituency, the first Member of Parliament from the constituency was eminent freedom fighter Shri Satyendra Narain Singh.
| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Satyendra Narayan Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Satyendra Narayan Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1961^ | Ramesh Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Maharani Lalita Rajya Lakshmi | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | Mudrika Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Satyendra Narayan Sinha | Indian National Congress (O) |
| 1977 | Satyendra Narayan Sinha | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Satyendra Narayan Sinha | Janata Party |
| 1984 | Satyendra Narayan Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Ram Naresh Singh | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Ram Naresh Singh | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Virendra Kumar Singh | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Sushil Kumar Singh | Samata Party |
| 1999 | Shyama Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Nikhil Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Sushil Kumar Singh | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2014 | Sushil Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Sushil Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Abhay Kushwaha | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
^ by poll

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Aurangabad, Bihar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Abhay Kushwaha | 465,567 | 49.22 | 11.1 |
| | BJP | Sushil Kumar Singh | 386,456 | 40.86 | 4.97 |
| | BSP | Sunesh Kumar | 20,309 | 2.15 | 1.46 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 22,627 | 2.39 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79,111 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,45,880 | 50.35 | 3.32 |
| | RJD gain from BJP | RJD gain from BJP | Swing | | |
Detailed Results at: https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS0437.htm
(#): Joint candidate (HAM(S) in MGB in 2019)

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Aurangabad, Bihar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sushil Kumar Singh | 431,541 | 45.83 | +6.67 |
| | HAM(S) | Upendra Prasad | 3,58,934 | 38.12 | |
| | BSP | Naresh Yadav | 34,033 | 3.61 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 22,632 | 2.4 | +0.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72,607 | 7.61 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,35,469 | 53.67 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General elections 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Aurangabad, Bihar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Sushil Kumar Singh | 307,941 | 39.16 |
| | INC | Nikhil Kumar | 2,41,594 | 30.72 |
| | JD(U) | Bagi Kumar Verma | 1,36,137 | 17.31 |
| | BSP | Santosh Kumar | 27,833 | 3.54 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 17,454 | 2.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66,347 | 7.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,86,274 | 51.19 |
| | BJP gain from JD(U) | BJP gain from JD(U) | Swing | |

### General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Aurangabad, Bihar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(U) | Sushil Kumar Singh | 260,153 | 43.48 |
| | RJD | Shakil Ahmad Khan | 1,88,095 | 31.44 |
| | INC | Nikhil Kumar | 54,581 | 9.12 |
| | BSP | Archna Chandra | 45,173 | 7.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72,058 | 12.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,98,309 | 43.47 |
| | JD(U) gain from INC | JD(U) gain from INC | Swing | |