# Bhagalpur Lok Sabha constituency

Bhagalpur (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bhagalpur in Bihar state in eastern India.

## Vidhan Sabha segments

Presently, Bhagalpur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead |
| 152 | Bihpur | Bhagalpur | Kumar Shailendra | BJP | JD(U) |
| 153 | Gopalpur | Bhagalpur | Gopal Mandal | JD(U) | JDU) |
| 154 | Pirpainti | Bhagalpur | Lalan Kumar | BJP | JD(U) |
| 155 | Kahalgaon | Bhagalpur | Pawan Kumar Yadav | BJP | JD(U) |
| 156 | Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur | Ajeet Sharma | INC | INC |
| 158 | Nathnagar | Bhagalpur | Ali Ashraf Siddiqui | RJD | INC |

## Members of Lok Sabha

The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this Lok Sabha constituency
| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Anoop Lal Mehta | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Kirai Mushahar | Socialist Party |
| 1952^ | J. B. Kripalani | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1952^ | Kirai Mushahar | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1957 | Banarsi Prasad Jhunjhunwala | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Bhagwat Jha Azad | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Bhagwat Jha Azad | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Bhagwat Jha Azad | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Ramjee Singh | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Bhagwat Jha Azad | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Bhagwat Jha Azad | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Chunchun Prasad Yadav | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Chunchun Prasad Yadav | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Chunchun Prasad Yadav | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Prabhas Chandra Tiwari | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Subodh Ray | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2004 | Sushil Kumar Modi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2006^ | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Shailesh Kumar Mandal | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Ajay Kumar Mandal | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2024 | Ajay Kumar Mandal |
^ by-poll

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Bhagalpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(U) | Ajay Kumar Mandal | 536,031 | 50.38 |
| | INC | Ajeet Sharma | 431,163 | 40.52 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 31803 | 2.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104868 | 9.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.50 |
| | JD(U) hold | JD(U) hold | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Bhagalpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD(U) | Ajay Kumar Mandal | 618,254 | 59.30 | |
| | RJD | Shailesh Kumar (Bulo Mandal) | 3,40,624 | 32.67 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 31,567 | 3.03 | |
| | IND. | Nurullah | 9,620 | 0.92 | |
| | BSP | Mohammad Ashiq Ibrahimi | 9,572 | 0.92 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,77,630 | 26.63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,43,182 | 57.20 | −0.60 |
| | JD(U) gain from RJD | JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | | |

### 2014 election

2014 Indian general elections: Bhagalpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | RJD | Shailesh Kumar (Bulo Mandal) | 3,67,623 | 37.74 |
| | BJP | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain | 3,58,138 | 36.76 |
| | JD(U) | Abu Qaiser | 1,32,256 | 13.58 |
| | IND | Ramjee Mandal | 18,937 | 1.94 |
| | IND | Indradeo Kumar Singh | 12,710 | 1.30 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 11,875 | 1.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,485 | 0.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,74,016 | 57.80 |
| | RJD gain from BJP | RJD gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 1957 election

* Banarshi Prasad Jhunjhunwala (INC) : 93,315 votes
* Chhabinath Singh (CPI) : 43,876