Purvi Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency)
Purvi Champaran Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: पूर्वी चंपारण लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) 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 parliamenatary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.
Assembly segments
Presently, Purvi Champaran Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Radha Mohan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | Radha Mohan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Radha Mohan Singh | 4,00,452 | 48.68 | ||
| RJD | Binod Kumar Srivastava | 2,08,289 | 25.32 | ||
| JD(U) | Avaneesh Kumar Singh | 1,28,604 | 15.63 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 13,261 | 1.61 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,92,163 | 23.36 | |||
| Turnout | 8,22,671 | 58.09 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
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