Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Sasaram constituency, Bihar

Lok Sabha Elections constituency watch - Sasaram, Bihar

Chhedi Paswan of the BJP is the current member of Parliament from Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar’s Rohtas district reserved for Scheduled Castes.

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Chhedi Paswan had defeated veteran Congress leader Meira Kumar from the seat in the last general election in 2014. Kumar had won the seat in 2009.

State: Bihar

Name of the Lok Sabha constituency: Sasaram

Date of voting: May 19

2019 candidates: Meira Kumar (Congress), Chhedi Paswan (BJP)

Sitting MP, Party: Chhedi Paswan, BJP

Winning margin in 2014: 63,327

Runner up name, party: Meira Kumar, Congress

Number of voters in 2014: 846,788

Percentage of votes polled in 2014: 52.67%

Number of polling booths in 2014: 1,732

Number of women voters: 748,350