# Arrah Lok Sabha constituency

Arrah (formerly Shahabad) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar, India. It is a part of the Bhojpur district and comprises seven Assembly constituencies: Sandesh, Barhara, Arrah, Agiaon (SC), Tarari, Jagdishpur and Shahpur.

## About

In 1977, the erstwhile Shahabad Lok Sabha constituency was renamed as Arrah Lok Sabha.

## Social equation

The constituency was represented by only two parliamentarians till 1980. Bali Ram Bhagat, who hailed from Yadav caste and Chandradeo Prasad Verma, who was a member of Kushwaha (Koeri) caste were the parliamentarians, who had the distinction of getting elected from this seat for multiple times. After these two parliamentarians, the constituency elected different candidates everytime in next elections till 2009. This constituency is known for struggle between some caste groups for getting their men elected in Indian General Elections to Lok Sabha from the first General Elections itself.
Until 2004, only Yadav and Koeri candidates were elected in different elections, except in 1989, when Rameshwar Prasad, a member of Extremely Backward Caste was elected on the symbol of Indian People's Front. In 1996, 1998 and 1999 elections, Chandradeo Prasad Verma, Haridwar Prasad Singh and Ram Prasad Kushwaha, all three belonging to Koeri caste were elected from this constituency. From 2009 onwards, the candidates belonging to Rajput caste are getting elected.

## Assembly segments
### 1976-2008

From 1976 to 2008, the Arrah Lok Sabha constituency had 6 Bihar Legislative Assembly seats. Maner and Paliganj from Patna district and Sandesh, Barhara, Arrah and Sahar from Bhojpur district.

### 2008-Present

Arrah Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven Bihar Legislative Assembly seats, all from Bhojpur district.
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead |
| 192 | Sandesh | Bhojpur | Kiran Devi Yadav | RJD | CPI(ML)L |
| 193 | Barhara | Bhojpur | Raghvendra Pratap Singh | BJP | CPI(ML)L |
| 194 | Arrah | Bhojpur | Amrendra Pratap Singh | BJP | BJP |
| 195 | Agiaon (SC) | Bhojpur | Shiv Prakash Ranjan | CPI(ML)L | CPI(ML)L |
| 196 | Tarari | Bhojpur | Vishal Prashant | BJP | CPI(ML)L |
| 197 | Jagdishpur | Bhojpur | Ram Vishnun Singh | RJD | CPI(ML)L |
| 198 | Shahpur | Bhojpur | Rahul Tiwari | RJD | CPI(ML)L |

## Members of Parliament
### 1952-1957

See Patna-cum-Shahabad Lok Sabha constituency for 1st Lok Sabha.

### 1957-1977

See Shahabad Lok Sabha constituency. It was in existence from 2nd to 5th Lok Sabha

### 1977-Present

As present day Arrah Lok Sabha constituency. It is in existence since the 6th Lok Sabha. The erstwhile Shahabad district was bifurcated into Bhojpur district (Arrah) and Rohtas district (Sasaram) in year 1972.
| Year | Name | Party |
| 1977 | Chandradeo Prasad Verma | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Chandradeo Prasad Verma | Janata Party (Secular) |
| 1984 | Bali Ram Bhagat | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Rameshwar Prasad | Indian People's Front |
| 1991 | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Chandradeo Prasad Verma | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Haridwar Prasad Kushwaha | Samata Party |
| 1999 | Ram Prasad Kushwaha | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Kanti Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Meena Singh | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2014 | R. K. Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | R. K. Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Sudama Prasad | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Arrah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(ML)L | Sudama Prasad | 529,382 | 48.28 | 9.49 |
| | BJP | R. K. Singh | 469,574 | 42.82 | 9.6 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 16,963 | 1.55 | 0.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59,808 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,96,561 | | |
| | CPI(ML)L gain from BJP | CPI(ML)L gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Arrah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | R. K. Singh | 566,480 | 52.42 | +8.64 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Raju Yadav | 419,195 | 38.79 | +27.73 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 21,825 | 2.02 | +0.37 |
| | BSP | Manoj Yadav | 10,772 | 1.53 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,47,285 | 13.63 | −1.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,82,464 | 51.81 | +2.85 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Arrah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | R. K. Singh | 3,91,074 | 43.78 |
| | RJD | Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha | 2,55,204 | 28.57 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Raju Yadav | 98,805 | 11.06 |
| | JD(U) | Meena Singh | 75,962 | 8.50 |
| | Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh | Bharat Bhushan Pandey | 10,950 | 1.23 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 14,703 | 1.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,35,870 | 15.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,93,213 | 48.96 |
| | BJP gain from JD(U) | BJP gain from JD(U) | Swing | |