| Karakat | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Assembly constituencies | Nokha Dehri Karakat Goh Obra Nabinagar |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 1,569,989 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(ML)L |
| Alliance | INDIA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Karakat is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. 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. Karakat is considered as a Kushwaha dominated constituency.[1]
Caste and communities
The caste data of this constituency shows that there are 2 lakh (200,000) voters belonging to each of Koeri (Kushwaha), Rajput and Yadav communities. For last few elections, the constituency has been a place of contest between Mahabali Singh and Upendra Kushwaha, both belonging to Koeri caste.[2][3] In 2024 Indian general election, Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation won the election in a triangular contest involving Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief Upendra Kushwaha and Bhojpuri singer and actor Pawan Singh.[4]
Due to victory of candidates belonging to only Kushwaha caste from this constituency, ever since its formation, it is referred to as 'Kushwaha land' in Bihar's political circle.[5]
Assembly segments
Presently, Karakat Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211 | Nokha | Rohtas | Nagendra Chandravanshi | JD(U) | CPI(ML)L | ||
| 212 | Dehri | Rajeev Ranjan Singh | LJP(RV) | ||||
| 213 | Karakat | Arun Kushwaha | CPI(ML)L | ||||
| 219 | Goh | Aurangabad | Amrendra Kumar | RJD | |||
| 220 | Obra | Prakash Chandra | LJP(RV) | ||||
| 221 | Nabinagar | Chetan Anand | JD(U) | ||||
Members of Parliament
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Before 2009 : Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2009 | Mahabali Singh Kushwaha | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2014 | Upendra Kushwaha | Rashtriya Lok Samata Party | |
| 2019 | Mahabali Singh Kushwaha | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2024 | Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation | |
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(ML)L | Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha | 380,581 | 36.89 |  34.02 | |
| IND | Pawan Singh | 274,723 | 26.63 | ||
| RLM | Upendra Kushwaha | 253,876 | 24.61 | ||
| BSP | Dheeraj Kumar Singh | 23,657 | 2.29 |  0.21 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 21,595 | 2.09 | 0.45 | |
| IND | Raja Ram Singh | 21,383 | 2.07 | ||
| AIMIM | Priyanka Prasad Choudhary | 11,006 | 1.07 | ||
| IND | Indra Raj Roushan | 6,324 | 0.61 | ||
| OTH | 6 Other Party Candidates | 38,473 | 3.73 | ||
| Majority | 105,858 | 10.26 | 0.53 | ||
| Turnout | 1,033,379 | 54.73 | 5.64 | ||
| Swing to CPI(ML)L from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Mahabali Singh | 398,408 | 45.86 | 36.15 | |
| RLSP | Upendra Kushwaha | 313,866 | 36.13 | 6.77 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Raja Ram Singh | 24,932 | 2.87 | 1.27 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 22,104 | 2.54 | 1.25 | |
| BSP | Raj Narayan Tiwari | 21,715 | 2.50 | 3.26 | |
| IND | 8 Independent Candidates | 23,140 | 2.66 | ||
| OTH | 15 Other Party Candidates | 64,633 | 7.44 | ||
| Majority | 84,542 | 9.73 | 3.59 | ||
| Turnout | 869,546 | 49.09 | 0.92 | ||
| Swing to JD(U) from RLSP | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLSP | Upendra Kushwaha | 338,892 | 42.90 | ||
| RJD | Kanti Singh | 233,651 | 29.58 | 1.00 | |
| JD(U) | Mahabali Singh | 76,709 | 9.71 | 24.42 | |
| BSP | Sanjay Kewat | 45,503 | 5.76 | 0.20 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Raja Ram Singh | 32,686 | 4.14 | 2.36 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 10,185 | 1.29 | ||
| IND | 5 Independent Candidates | 27,213 | 3.45 | ||
| OTH | 5 Other Party Candidates | 25,088 | 3.18 | ||
| Majority | 105,241 | 13.32 | 9.77 | ||
| Turnout | 790,361 | 50.01 | |||
| Swing to RLSP from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Mahabali Singh | 196,946 | 34.13 | ||
| RJD | Kanti Singh | 176,463 | 30.58 | ||
| INC | Awadhesh Kumar Singh | 71,057 | 12.31 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Raja Ram Singh | 37,493 | 6.50 | ||
| BSP | Upendra Kumar Sharma | 32,074 | 5.56 | ||
| RSWD[a] | Jyoti Rashmi | 21,114 | 3.66 | ||
| IND | 6 Independent Candidates | 27,440 | 4.76 | ||
| OTH | 4 Other Party Candidates | 14,453 | 2.50 | ||
| Majority | 20,483 | 3.55 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| JD(U) win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- Rashtra Sewa Dal
See also
References
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