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Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The state of Bihar, which received the lowest voter turnout in Phase 1, with just 49.26 per cent, witnessed a significant rise in Phase 2 when it registered a voter turnout of 59.45 per cent. However, the state witnessed yet another slight dip in the voter turnout percentage when they secured only 58.18 per cent in phase 3. In phase 4, the state registered yet another dip, recording a total voter turnout percentage of 57.06 per cent. In phase 5, Bihar bettered its number once again but still remained one of the lowest in the countries, with just 57.76 per cent. In phase 6 on Saturday, May 25, the numbers again went down to just 55.24 per cent, which was significantly lower than the national average of 61.76 per cent. After five phases Bihar’s overall voter turnout now stands at 56.07 per cent.
The remaining 8 seats of Bihar have their polling in phase 7 on Saturday, June 1, with the final results scheduled to be announced on Tuesday, June 4.
The state of Bihar is considered as one of the pioneers of Indian politics as it has produced several veteran politicians and it is still considered one of the biggest assets to Indian politics with 40 Lok Sabha seats. Bihar is the fourth highest (with 40 LS seats) by any state overall and that’s how the state can turn the tides of General Elections at any given time.
As a result of having the fourth most seats in Lok Sabha, the 2024 General Elections in Bihar will be held on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1, covering all the phases.
Phase 1: Date of polling- April 19
Phase 2: Date of polling- April 26
Phase 3: Date of polling- May 7
Phase 4: Date of polling- May 13
Phase 5: Date of polling- May 20
Phase 6: Date of polling- May 25
Phase 7: Date of polling- June 1
The General Elections in Bihar are typically split into all the phases of elections, and as announced by the ECI (Election Commission of India), the polls in Bihar will once again be split into all 7 phases in the 2024 General Elections.
The state of Bihar has a total of 40 constituencies under its belt with the seats differentiated between reserved and unreserved candidates. In the 2019 elections, out of 40 seats, 34 seats were unreserved, while a total of six seats including, Gopalganj, Hajipur, Samastipur, Sasaram, Gaya, and Jamui, were reserved for SC (Scheduled Caste) candidates.
Complete list of candidates for the Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024:
| No | Constituencies | Candidates (I.N.D.I.A) |
Candidates (NDA)
|
| 1 | Valmiki Nagar | Deepak Yadav (RJD) | Sunil Kumar (JDU) |
| 2 | Paschim Champaran | Madan Mohan Tiwari (INC) | Sanjay Jaiswal (BJP) |
| 3 | Purvi Champaran | Rajesh Kushwaha (VIP) | Radha Mohan Singh (BJP) |
| 4 | Sheohar | Ritu Jaiswal (RJD) | Lavli Anand (JDU) |
| 5 | Sitamarhi | Arjun Rai (RJD) | Devesh Chandra Thakur (JDU) |
| 6 | Madhubani | Ali Ashraf Fatmi (RJD) | Ashok Kumar Yadav (BJP) |
| 7 | Jhanjharpur | Gulab Yadav (VIP) | Ramprit Mandal (JDU) |
| 8 | Supaul | Chandrahas Chaupal (RJD) | Dileshwar Kamait (JDU) |
| 9 | Araria | Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam (RJD) | Pradeep Kumar Singh (BJP) |
| 10 | Kishanganj | Mohammad Jawed (INC) | Mujahid Alam (JDU) |
| 11 | Katihar | Tariq Anwar (INC) | Dulalchandra Goswami (JDU) |
| 12 | Purnia | Beema Bharti (RJD) | Santosh Kumar (JDU) |
| 13 | Madhepura | Professor Kumar Chandradeep (RJD) | Dinesh Chandra Yadav (JDU) |
| 14 | Darbhanga | Lalit Kumar Yadav (RJD) | Gopal Jee Thakur (BJP) |
| 15 | Muzaffarpur | Ajay Nishad (INC) | Raj Bhusan Nishad (BJP) |
| 16 | Vaishali | Munna Shukla (RJD) | Veena Devi (LJP (RV)) |
| 17 | Gopalganj | Premnath Chanchal (VIP) | Alok Kumar Suman (JDU) |
| 18 | Siwan | Awadh Bihari Choudhary (RJD) | Vijay Laxmi Devi (JDU) |
| 19 | Maharajganj | Vijay Shanker Dubey (INC) | Janardan Singh Sigriwal (BJP) |
| 20 | Saran | Rohini Acharya (RJD) | Rajiv Pratap Rudy (BJP) |
| 21 | Hajipur | Shiv Chandra Ram (RJD) | Chirag Paswan (LJP (RV)) |
| 22 | Ujiarpur | Alok Kumar Mehta (RJD) | Nityanad Rai (BJP) |
| 23 | Samastipur | Sunny Hazari (INC) | Shambhavi Chaudhary (LJP (RV)) |
| 24 | Begusarai | Awadhesh Kumar Rai (RJD) | Giriraj Singh (BJP) |
| 25 | Khagaria | Sanjay Kumar Kushwaha (CPI (M)) | Rajesh Verma (LJP (RV)) |
| 26 | Bhagalpur | Ajeet Sharma (INC) | Ajay Kumar Mandal (JDU) |
| 27 | Banka | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav (RJD) | Giridhari Yadav (JDU) |
| 28 | Munger | Anita Devi Mahto (RJD) | Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh (JDU) |
| 29 | Nalanda | Sandeep Saurav (CPI (ML)L)) | Kaushalendra Kumar (JDU) |
| 30 | Patna Sahib | Anshul Avijit Kushwaha (INC) | Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP) |
| 31 | Pataliputra | Misa Bharti (RJD) | Ram Kripal Yadav (BJP) |
| 32 | Arrah | Sudama Prasad (CPI (ML)L)) | R K Singh (BJP) |
| 33 | Buxar | Sudhakar Singh (RJD) | Mithilesh Tiwari (BJP) |
| 34 | Sasaram | Chhedi Paswan (INC) | Shivesh Ram (BJP) |
| 35 | Karakat | Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha (CPI (ML)L)) | Upendra Kushwaha (RLM) |
| 36 | Jahanabad | Surendra Prasad Yadav (RJD) | Chandeshwar Prasad (JDU) |
| 37 | Aurangabad | Abhay Kushwaha (RJD) | Sushil Kumar Singh (BJP) |
| 38 | Gaya | Kumar Sarvjeet (RJD) | Jitan Ram Manjhi (HAM (S)) |
| 39 | Nawada | Shravan Kushwaha (RJD) | Vivek Thakur (BJP) |
| 40 | Jamui | Archana Ravidas (RJD) | Arun Bharti (LJP(RV)) |
During the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, NDA (BJP, JDU and LJP) registered a landslide victory in the elections, winning a total of 39 out of 40 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan (INC, RJD and RLSP) won only one seat, which went to INC’s candidate Md. Jawed from Kishanganj.
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 |
Despite being one of the founding members of the I.N.D.I.A alliance, the party of Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, created huge turmoil ahead of Lok Sabha Election 2024, by ending JDU’s ties with the newly formed alliance and switching back to NDA, with whom they contested the last General Elections.
NDA and I.N.D.I.A alliance are going to be the two main fronts in the upcoming mega elections with BJP and JDU, leading the charge for the NDA, while RJD and INC leading I.N.D.I.A alliance.
