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Muzaffarpur (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Muzaffarpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Bihar. Vidhan Sabha segments Members of Lok Sabha ^ by-poll Election results Lok Sabha Election 2019 General Election 2014 Lok Sabha Election 2009 Lok Sabha Election 1980 * George Fernandes (Janata Party - Secular) : 195,510 votes * Digvijay Narayan Singh (Janata Party) : 172,401 votes * Congress in third place. Rajani Saha : 66,744 Lok Sabha Election 1977 * George Fernandes (Janata Party) : 396,687 votes (78.23%) * Nitishwer Prasad Singh (Congress) : 62470 (12.32%). Lost by 334,217 votes. * Ramdeo Sharma (CPI) : 26,408 References See also * Muzaffarpur district * List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur () is a city located in Muzaffarpur district in the Tirhut region of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur district and the Muzaffarpur Railway District. It is the fourth most populpus city in Bihar. Muzaffarpur is famous for Shahi lychees and is known as the Lychee Kingdom. Shahi litchi is set to become the fourth product from Bihar, after jardalu mango, katarni rice and Magahi paan (betel leaf) to get the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. It is situated on the banks of the perennial Burhi Gandak River, Budhi Gandak River, which flows from the Someshwar Hills of the Himalayas. Etymology The current city was established in 1875 during the British Raj for administrative convenience, by dividing the Tirhut district and was named after an ''Glossary of the British Raj, aumil'', Muzaffar Khan; thus the city came to be known as ''Muzaffarpur''. History The city was founded by Muẓaffar Khan in the 18th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
