Valmiki Nagar Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News Valmiki Nagar, Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Bihar Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Valmiki Nagar MP Issues
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Valmiki Nagar Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News Valmiki Nagar, Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Bihar Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Valmiki Nagar MP Issues
About the Constituency:
The Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency came into existence in 2008, and is one of the 40 Lok Sabha seats which belong to the politically active state of Bihar. The Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 1) consists of 1,275,653 number of electorates in totality, of these 690,155 are males and 585,498 are females as the Election commission of India 2009 data suggests.
Assembly Segments:
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Names of Assembly Constituencies |
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Valmiki Nagar |
Ramnagar (SC) |
Narkatiaganj |
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Bagaha |
Lauriya |
Sikta |
About Valmiki Nagar:
It lies in the West Champaran District, an administrative district located in the Tirhut Division of Bihar. With Bettiah as the administrative seat of the district, the West Champaran district is part of the Red Corridor. Owing to the fluid border this district shares with the neighbouring country of Nepal, this region is prone to high levels of corruption and crime, including illicit dealings of marijuana and weapons. This has resulted in extreme political instability. This region has a glorious history. According to mythology, the great sage Valmiki wrote the epic Ramayana in this region. In the 20th century history of anti-colonial struggle, West Champaran was a prominent region, as it was in this district that Mahatma Gandhi had begun the first traces of his famous Satyagraha Andolan.
Present Political Scenario:
JDU citadel
This is a JDU stronghold from where Baidyanath Prasad Mahto had won the 2009 elections with close to 2 lakh votes. This time there is rebellion within JDU against Mahato’s candidature as agriculture minister Narendra Singh and Transport minister Bishen Patel have been raising a red flag against the sitting MP. BJP has nominated Narkatiyaganj MLA, Satish Chandra Dubey for this seat who is expecting big leads from his home constituency and Ramnagar assembly segment. The split in Muslim votes this time is also a key factor, especially in assembly segments like Sikta.
A Look: Sitting MP
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Name of MP |
Baidyanath Prasad Mahto |
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Age |
66 |
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Nature of Membership |
Elected |
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Term |
18-May-09 to In office |
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Political Party |
Janata Dal (United) |
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Gender |
Male |
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Educational Qualification |
Matric |
Performance in the 15thLok Sabha
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Debates participated |
27 |
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Private member bills passed |
0 |
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Questions asked |
300 |
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Attendance |
92% |