Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The state of Bihar, which received the lowest voter turnout in Phase 1, with just 49.26 per cent, witnessed a significant rise in Phase 2 when it registered a voter turnout of 59.45 per cent. However, the state witnessed yet another slight dip in the voter turnout percentage when they secured only 58.18 per cent in phase 3. In phase 4, the state registered yet another dip, recording a total voter turnout percentage of 57.06 per cent. In phase 5, Bihar bettered its number once again but still remained one of the lowest in the countries, with just 57.76 per cent. In phase 6 on Saturday, May 25, the numbers again went down to just 55.24 per cent, which was significantly lower than the national average of 61.76 per cent. After five phases Bihar's overall voter turnout now stands at 56.07 per cent. The remaining 8 seats of Bihar have their polling in phase 7 on Saturday, June 1, with the final results scheduled to be announced on Tuesday, June 4. The state of Bihar is considered as one of the pioneers of Indian politics as it has produced several veteran politicians and it is still considered one of the biggest assets to Indian politics with 40 Lok Sabha seats. Bihar is the fourth highest (with 40 LS seats) by any state overall and that's how the state can turn the tides of General Elections at any given time. When is Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024? As a result of having the fourth most seats in Lok Sabha, the 2024 General Elections in Bihar will be held on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1, covering all the phases. Phase 1: Date of polling- April 19 Aurangabad Gaya Nawada Jamui Phase 2: Date of polling- April 26 Kishanganj Katihar Purnia Bhagalpur Banka Phase 3: Date of polling- May 7 Jhanjharpur Supaul Araria Madhepura Khagaria Phase 4: Date of polling- May 13 Darbhanga Ujiarpur Samastipur Begusarai Munger Phase 5: Date of polling- May 20 Sitamarhi Madhubani Muzaffarpur Saran Hajipur Phase 6: Date of polling- May 25 Valmiki Nagar Paschim Champaran Purvi Champaran Sheohar Vaishali Gopalganj Siwan Maharajganj Phase 7: Date of polling- June 1 Nalanda Patna Sahib Pataliputra Arrah Buxar Sasaram Karakat Jahanabad How many phases Bihar will have? The General Elections in Bihar are typically split into all the phases of elections, and as announced by the ECI (Election Commission of India), the polls in Bihar will once again be split into all 7 phases in the 2024 General Elections. How many Lok Sabha constituencies Bihar has? The state of Bihar has a total of 40 constituencies under its belt with the seats differentiated between reserved and unreserved candidates. In the 2019 elections, out of 40 seats, 34 seats were unreserved, while a total of six seats including, Gopalganj, Hajipur, Samastipur, Sasaram, Gaya, and Jamui, were reserved for SC (Scheduled Caste) candidates. Complete list of candidates for the Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: No Constituencies Candidates (I.N.D.I.A) Candidates (NDA) 1 Valmiki Nagar Deepak Yadav (RJD) Sunil Kumar (JDU) 2 Paschim Champaran Madan Mohan Tiwari (INC) Sanjay Jaiswal (BJP) 3 Purvi Champaran Rajesh Kushwaha (VIP) Radha Mohan Singh (BJP) 4 Sheohar Ritu Jaiswal (RJD) Lavli Anand (JDU) 5 Sitamarhi Arjun Rai (RJD) Devesh Chandra Thakur (JDU) 6 Madhubani Ali Ashraf Fatmi (RJD) Ashok Kumar Yadav (BJP) 7 Jhanjharpur Gulab Yadav (VIP) Ramprit Mandal (JDU) 8 Supaul Chandrahas Chaupal (RJD) Dileshwar Kamait (JDU) 9 Araria Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam (RJD) Pradeep Kumar Singh (BJP) 10 Kishanganj Mohammad Jawed (INC) Mujahid Alam (JDU) 11 Katihar Tariq Anwar (INC) Dulalchandra Goswami (JDU) 12 Purnia Beema Bharti (RJD) Santosh Kumar (JDU) 13 Madhepura Professor Kumar Chandradeep (RJD) Dinesh Chandra Yadav (JDU) 14 Darbhanga Lalit Kumar Yadav (RJD) Gopal Jee Thakur (BJP) 15 Muzaffarpur Ajay Nishad (INC) Raj Bhusan Nishad (BJP) 16 Vaishali Munna Shukla (RJD) Veena Devi (LJP (RV)) 17 Gopalganj Premnath Chanchal (VIP) Alok Kumar Suman (JDU) 18 Siwan Awadh Bihari Choudhary (RJD) Vijay Laxmi Devi (JDU) 19 Maharajganj Vijay Shanker Dubey (INC) Janardan Singh Sigriwal (BJP) 20 Saran Rohini Acharya (RJD) Rajiv Pratap Rudy (BJP) 21 Hajipur Shiv Chandra Ram (RJD) Chirag Paswan (LJP (RV)) 22 Ujiarpur Alok Kumar Mehta (RJD) Nityanad Rai (BJP) 23 Samastipur Sunny Hazari (INC) Shambhavi Chaudhary (LJP (RV)) 24 Begusarai Awadhesh Kumar Rai (RJD) Giriraj Singh (BJP) 25 Khagaria Sanjay Kumar Kushwaha (CPI (M)) Rajesh Verma (LJP (RV)) 26 Bhagalpur Ajeet Sharma (INC) Ajay Kumar Mandal (JDU) 27 Banka Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav (RJD) Giridhari Yadav (JDU) 28 Munger Anita Devi Mahto (RJD) Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh (JDU) 29 Nalanda Sandeep Saurav (CPI (ML)L)) Kaushalendra Kumar (JDU) 30 Patna Sahib Anshul Avijit Kushwaha (INC) Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP) 31 Pataliputra Misa Bharti (RJD) Ram Kripal Yadav (BJP) 32 Arrah Sudama Prasad (CPI (ML)L)) R K Singh (BJP) 33 Buxar Sudhakar Singh (RJD) Mithilesh Tiwari (BJP) 34 Sasaram Chhedi Paswan (INC) Shivesh Ram (BJP) 35 Karakat Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha (CPI (ML)L)) Upendra Kushwaha (RLM) 36 Jahanabad Surendra Prasad Yadav (RJD) Chandeshwar Prasad (JDU) 37 Aurangabad Abhay Kushwaha (RJD) Sushil Kumar Singh (BJP) 38 Gaya Kumar Sarvjeet (RJD) Jitan Ram Manjhi (HAM (S)) 39 Nawada Shravan Kushwaha (RJD) Vivek Thakur (BJP) 40 Jamui Archana Ravidas (RJD) Arun Bharti (LJP(RV)) Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2019- A Recap During the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, NDA (BJP, JDU and LJP) registered a landslide victory in the elections, winning a total of 39 out of 40 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan (INC, RJD and RLSP) won only one seat, which went to INC’s candidate Md. Jawed from Kishanganj. Complete list of elected candidates in Bihar Lok Sabha elections 2019: No Constituencies Elected members Party 1 Valmiki Nagar Baidyanath Prasad Mahto JDU 2 Paschim Champaran Sanjay Jaiswal BJP 3 Purvi Champaran Radha Mohan Singh BJP 4 Sheohar Rama Devi BJP 5 Sitamarhi Sunil Kumar Pintu JDU 6 Madhubani Ashok Kumar Yadav BJP 7 Jhanjharpur Ramprit Mandal JDU 8 Supaul Dileshwar Kamait JDU 9 Araria Pradeep Kumar Singh BJP 10 Kishanganj Mohammad Jawed INC 11 Katihar Dulal Chandra Goswami JDU 12 Purnia Santosh Kumar JDU 13 Madhepura Dinesh Chandra Yadav JDU 14 Darbhanga Gopal Jee Thakur BJP 15 Muzaffarpur Ajay Nishad BJP 16 Vaishali Veena Devi LJP 17 Gopalganj Alok Kumar Suman JDU 18 Siwan Kavita Singh JDU 19 Maharajganj Janardan Singh Sigriwal BJP 20 Saran Rajiv Pratap Rudy BJP 21 Hajipur Pashupati Kumar Paras LJP 22 Ujiarpur Nityanand Rai BJP 23 Samastipur Ram Chandra Paswan LJP 24 Begusarai Giriraj Singh BJP 25 Khagaria Mehboob Ali Kaiser LJP 26 Bhagalpur Ajay Kumar Mandal JDU 27 Banka Giridhari Yadav JDU 28 Munger Lalan Singh JDU 29 Nalanda Kaushalendra Kumar JDU 30 Patna Sahib Ravi Shankar Prasad BJP 31 Pataliputra Ram Kripal Yadav BJP 32 Arrah R. K. Singh BJP 33 Buxar Ashwini Kumar Choubey BJP 34 Sasaram Chhedi Paswan BJP 35 Karakat Mahabali Singh JDU 36 Jahanabad Chandreshwar Prasad JDU 37 Aurangabad Sushil Kumar Singh BJP 38 Gaya Vijay Kumar Manjhi JDU 39 Nawada Chandan Singh LJP 40 Jamui Chirag Paswan LJP List of candidates for 2024 Despite being one of the founding members of the I.N.D.I.A alliance, the party of Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, created huge turmoil ahead of Lok Sabha Election 2024, by ending JDU's ties with the newly formed alliance and switching back to NDA, with whom they contested the last General Elections. NDA and I.N.D.I.A alliance are going to be the two main fronts in the upcoming mega elections with BJP and JDU, leading the charge for the NDA, while RJD and INC leading I.N.D.I.A alliance.
