Karakat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...
(parliamentary) constituencies in
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
state in eastern
India
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. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of
delimitation
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Delimitation Commission of India
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constituted in 2002.
Assembly segments
Presently, Karakat Lok Sabha constituency comprises six
Vidhan Sabha
The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislati ...
(legislative assembly) segments. These are:
Members of Parliament
Source:
"Lok Sabha Former Members"
Election results
See also
* Rohtas district
Rohtas District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. It came into existence when Shahabad District was bifurcated into Bhojpur & Rohtas in 1972. Administrative headquarter of the district is Sasaram. Rohtas district has th ...
* 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 while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after ar ...
* Maudihan
References
External links
Karakat lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details
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Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar
Politics of Rohtas district
Politics of Aurangabad district, Bihar
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