Saran Lok Sabha constituency

Saran is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.^[1][2] This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.^[3] Before delimitation, it was Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency).

Saran
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Bihar
Established	2009
Reservation	None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Party	BJP
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2024
Preceded by	Lalu Prasad Yadav,   RJD

Vidhan Sabha segments

Presently, Saran Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

#	Name	District	Member	Party		2024 lead
117	Marhaura	Saran	Jitendra Kumar Ray		RJD		BJP
118	Chapra		C. N. Gupta		BJP		BJP
119	Garkha (SC)		Surendra Ram		RJD		RJD
120	Amnour		Krishna Kumar (Mantu Patel)		BJP		BJP
121	Parsa		Chhote Lal Ray		RJD		RJD
122	Sonpur		Ramanuj Prasad Yadav		RJD		RJD

Members of Lok Sabha

Year	Name	Party
Until 2008 : See Chapra
2009	Lalu Prasad Yadav		Rashtriya Janata Dal
2014	Rajiv Pratap Rudy		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019
2024

Election results

2024^[4]

2024 Indian general election: Saran^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Rajiv Pratap Rudy	4,71,752	46.18	5.11
	RJD	Rohini Acharya	4,58,091	44.84	3.51
	NOTA	None of the above	11,417	1.11	1.89
Majority			13,661	1.34
Turnout			10,21,508	56.73
	BJP hold		Swing

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Saran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Rajiv Pratap Rudy	499,342	51.29	+10.17
	RJD	Chandrika Roy	3,60,913	41.33	+4.95
	NOTA	None of the Above	28,267	3.00	+0.78
Majority			1,38,429	14.70
Turnout			9,43,615	56.60
	BJP hold		Swing

General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Saran^[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Rajiv Pratap Rudy	3,55,120	41.12	+2.83
	RJD	Rabri Devi	3,14,172	36.38	−10.38
	JD(U)	Saleem Perwez	1,07,008	12.39	N/A
	BSP	Bal Mukund Chauhan	15,500	1.79	−5.96
	NOTA	None of the Above	19,163	2.22	N/A
Majority			40,948	4.74	−4.18
Turnout			8,63,254	56.10	+7.33
	BJP gain from RJD		Swing

General elections 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Saran

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RJD	Lalu Prasad Yadav	2,74,209	47.21
	BJP	Rajiv Pratap Rudy	2,22,394	38.29
	BSP	Salim Parwez	45,027	7.75
	Independent	Sheo Das Singh	9,798	1.69
Majority			51,815	8.92
Turnout			5,80,829	48.77
	RJD win (new seat)

See also

• Saran district
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
• Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)

References

1. "safe in their lairs?". 12 February 2014.
2. "Forthcoming State Assembly Elections Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa - 2022".
3. "It is a Clash of 'Stylish' Titans in Bihar's Saran as Rajiv Rudy, Chandrika Rai Give Classy Twist to LS Battle". 3 May 2019.
4. The Economic Times (6 June 2024). "Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
5. "Result 2024". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
6. "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 65. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
7. "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI New Delhi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

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