Arrah 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-pas ...

(parliamentary) constituencies in the

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 ...

state of

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. It is a part of the Bhojpur district and comprises of 7 Assembly constituencies consisting of Sandesh, Barhara,

Arrah Arrah (also transliterated as Ara) is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district (formerly known as Shahabad district) in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the confluence of the G ...

Agiaon Agiaon is a village and corresponding community development block in Bhojpur district of Bihar, India. As of 2011, its population was 4,801, in 835 households. The total block population was 148,373, in 23,117 households. Demographics Agiaon i ...

(SC), Tarari,

Jagdishpur Jagdishpur is a nagar panchayat town of the district Bhojpur of the state of Bihar in eastern India. It was the capital of the eponymous Jagdishpur estate, ruled by Rajputs of the Ujjainiya clan. One of its rulers, Kunwar Singh, was a majo ...

and Shahpur.

Assembly segments

1951-1961

From 1951 to 1961, the Patna-cum-Shahabad Lok Sabha constituency (renamed as Shahabad in 1957) comprised the following areas: Bikram, Bihta and Paliganj police stations of

Danapur Danapur is a Indian satellite town and one of the 6 sub-divisions ( Tehsil) in Patna district of Bihar state.Patna District Patna district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar States and territories of India, state in eastern India. Patna, the capital of Bihar, is the district headquarters. The Patna district is a part of Patna division. The Patna district ...

; Barhara, Arrah Muffasil, Sahar, Sandesh, Arrah Town and Arrah Nawada police stations of Shahabad Sadar (Arrah) sub-division of

Shahabad district Shahabad district or Arrah district, headquartered at Arrah (now part of Bhojpur District, Bihar) was a Bhojpuri speaking district in western Bihar, India, making the western border of Bihar with Uttar Pradesh. In 1972, the district was split in ...

1961-1976

From 1961 to 1976, the Shahabad Lok Sabha constituency (renamed as Arrah in 1976) had 6

Bihar Legislative Assembly The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the Bihar Legislature where the first elections were held in 1952. The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated ...

seats. Bikram and Paliganj from

Patna district Patna district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar States and territories of India, state in eastern India. Patna, the capital of Bihar, is the district headquarters. The Patna district is a part of Patna division. The Patna district ...

and Sandesh,

, Arrah Muffasil and Sahar from Bhojpur district.

1976-2008

From 1976 to 2008, the Arrah Lok Sabha constituency had 6

seats. Maner and Paliganj from

and Sandesh, Barhara,

and Sahar from Bhojpur district.

2008-Present

Arrah Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven

seats, all from Bhojpur district.

Members of Parliament

1952-1957

As Patna-cum-Shahabad Lok Sabha constituency. This constituency was in existence in only the

1st Lok Sabha The First Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 after India's first general election. The 1st Lok Sabha lasted its full tenure of five years and was dissolved on 4 April 1957. The First Session of this Lok Sabha commenced on 13 May 1952. ...

from 1952 to 1957.

1957-1977

As Shahabad Lok Sabha constituency. It was in existence from 2nd to

5th Lok Sabha List of Members of the 5th Lok Sabha, ( 15 March 1971 — 18 January 1977) elected February–March 1971.The term of the House was extended two times by one year at a time. However, the House was dissolved after having been in existence for a ...

1977-Present

As present day Arrah Lok Sabha constituency. It is in existence since the

6th Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. The 6th Lok Sabha, which ran from 23 March 1977 to 22 August 1979 was elected in February and March 1977. 11 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 6t ...

. The erstwhile ''Shahabad district'' was bifurcated into Bhojpur district (Arrah) and

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 ...

(Sasaram) in year 1972.

Election Results

General Elections 2019

General Elections 2014

References

External links

Arrah lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details
{{Bihar elections Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar Politics of Bhojpur district, India