# Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency

Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 1957 and from 1957 to 2019, the constituency has elected six parliamentarians from the Yadav caste as well as five parliamentarians from the Kushwaha caste. Both the Yadav and Kushwaha communities are preponderant in this constituency and dominate the political scenario.

## History

In this constituency a total of eleven candidates from Yadav and Koeri caste has been elected between 1957 and 2019 general elections. The Koeri candidates who became MPs from this constituency are Kameshwar Prasad Singh, Chandra Shekhar Prasad Verma, Satish Prasad Singh, Shakuni Choudhury and Renu Kushwaha. In 2024 Indian general elections, the INDIA alliance put Sanjay Kushwaha against Rajesh Verma of National Democratic Alliance. Sanjay Kushwaha who belonged to Koeri caste was sought as candidate to fulfill region's caste dynamics. The CPI(M) candidate Sanjay Kushwaha was also picked up by alliance as his father Yogendra Singh Kushwaha has been an MLA from Khagaria Assembly constituency located within this Lok Sabha constituency and the voters were supposed to prefer local candidate against outsider. Besides this, according to CPI(M)'s official social media handles, Kushwaha is a nephew of Indian independence activist Prabhu Narayan, who was martyred during 1942 Quit India movement, while trying to unfurl India's national flag, at the age of 21.

## Assembly segments

Since last delimitation exercise, from 2009 Lok Sabha elections Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead |
| 76 | Simri Bakhtiarpur | Saharsa | Yusuf Salahuddin | RJD | LJP (RV) |
| 140 | Hasanpur | Samastipur | Tej Pratap Yadav | RJD | LJP (RV) |
| 148 | Alauli (SC) | Khagaria | Ramvrikish Sada | RJD | LJP (RV) |
| 149 | Khagaria | Khagaria | Chhatrapati Yadav | INC | LJP (RV) |
| 150 | Beldaur | Khagaria | Panna Lal Patel | JD(U) | LJP (RV) |
| 151 | Parbatta | Khagaria | Sanjeev Kumar | JD(U) | LJP (RV) |

## Members of Parliament

Source:
| Year | Name | Party |
| 1957 | Jiyalal Mandal | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Jiyalal Mandal | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Kameshwar Prasad Singh | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| 1971 | Shiva Shankar Prasad Yadav | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| 1977 | Gyaneshwar Prasad Yadav | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Satish Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Chandra Shekhar Prasad Verma | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Ram Sharan Yadav | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Ram Sharan Yadav | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Anil Kumar Yadav | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Shakuni Choudhary | Samata Party |
| 1999 | Renu Kushawaha | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2004 | Rabindra Kumar Rana | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2014 | Mehboob Ali Kaiser | Lok Janshakti Party |
| 2019 | Mehboob Ali Kaiser | Lok Janshakti Party |
| 2024 | Rajesh Verma | Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Khagaria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LJP(RV) | Rajesh Verma | 538,657 | 50.73 |
| | CPI(M) | Sanjay Kumar Kushwaha | 3,77,526 | 35.55 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 31,111 | 2.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.48 |
| | LJP(RV) gain from LJP | LJP(RV) gain from LJP | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Khagaria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LJP | Mehboob Ali Kaiser | 510,193 | 52.77 |
| | VIP | Mukesh Sahani | 2,61,623 | 27.06 |
| | Independent | Priadarshi Dinkar | 51,847 | 5.36 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 7,596 | 0.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,48,570 | 25.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,67,411 | 57.7 |
| | LJP hold | LJP hold | Swing | |

### General elections 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Khagaria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LJP | Mehboob Ali Kaiser | 3,13,806 | 35.01 |
| | RJD | Krishna Yadav | 2,37,803 | 26.53 |
| | JD(U) | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | 2,20,316 | 24.58 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 23,868 | 2.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76,003 | 8.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,96,310 | 59.49 |
| | LJP gain from JD(U) | LJP gain from JD(U) | Swing | |