Madhepura Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Madhepura Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News Madhepura, Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Bihar Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Madhepura MP Issues
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Madhepura Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Madhepura Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News Madhepura, Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Bihar Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Madhepura MP Issues
About the Constituency:
Belonging to the administrative district of Khagaria in the eastern Indian state of Bihar is the Madhepura Parliamentary constituency. It is one of the 40 Lok Sabha seats allotted to this state. 1,508,361 is the total electorate count in the Madhepura Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 13). Out of these 790,185 number of electorates are males and the remaining 718,176 are belong to the female category as the Election commission of India 2009 reports suggest.
This constituency, conspicuous by its political importance, has alternated between the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Janata Dal (United) for the last few Lok Sabha elections. Sharad Yadav of the Janata Dal (United) has remained one of the most popular leaders in this constituency, being elected MP four times. The RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav was also an MP from Madhepura. Following the delimitation of the parliamentary and assembly constituencies in the year 2008, six Vidhan Sabha segments comprise this Parliamentary constituency. The district of Khagaria has a total population of 1,657,599, as per the 2011 Census records. The Government of India has identified this district of Khagaria as one of the economically backward districts of the country, thus being covered under the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.
Assembly Segments:
Names of Assembly Constituencies |
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Alamnagar |
Madhepura |
Saharsa |
Bihariganj |
Sonbarsha |
Mahishi |
A Look: Sitting MP
Name of MP |
Sharad Yadav |
Age |
66 |
Nature of Membership |
Elected |
Term |
18-May-09 to In office |
Political Party |
Janata Dal (United) |
Gender |
Male |
Educational Qualification |
Graduate |
Performance in the 15thLok Sabha
Debates participated |
153 |
Private member bills passed |
0 |
Questions asked |
42 |
Attendance |
83% |