BEGUSARAI
Constituency no. 24 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called BEGUSARAI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2019
Giriraj Singh
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2019
4,22,217
34.45% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
CPIKanhaiya Kumar
- Votes
- 2,69,976
- Vote share
- 22.03%
- Behind by
- 4,22,217
Electors
19,58,382
Total votes polled
12,25,594
Valid votes
12,25,594
NOTA votes
20,445
1.67% of votes polled
Turnout
62.6%
Full result, 2019
10 candidates · 12,25,594 valid votes
Giriraj SinghBJPwon
6,92,193
56.5%
Kanhaiya KumarCPI
2,69,976
22.0%
Mo. Tanweer HassanRJD
1,98,233
16.2%
SaurabhIND
18,638
1.5%
Shambhu Kumar SinghIND
10,019
0.8%
Dhiraj NarainIND
4,278
0.3%
Umesh PatelSSD
4,172
0.3%
Maksudan PaswanBMUP
3,194
0.3%
Amar KumarIND
2,560
0.2%
Gaurav KumarBLRP
1,886
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | GIRIRAJ SINGH | BJP | 6,49,331 | 50.15% | ABDHESH KUMAR ROY | 81,480 |
| 2019 | Giriraj Singh | BJP | 6,92,193 | 56.48% | Kanhaiya Kumar | 4,22,217 |
| 2014 | BHOLA SINGH | BJP | 4,28,227 | 39.73% | MD. TANVEER HASSAN | 58,335 |
| 2009 | DR. MONAZIR HASSAN | JD(U) | 2,05,680 | 28.64% | SHATRUGHNA PRASAD SINGH | 40,837 |
| 2004 | RAJIV RANJAN SINGH | JD(U) | 3,01,562 | 44.43% | KRISHNA SAHI | 20,491 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BEGUSARAI constituency in 2024?
GIRIRAJ SINGH (BJP) won BEGUSARAI in 2024, by a margin of 81,480 votes.
Which party has won BEGUSARAI the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BEGUSARAI gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won BEGUSARAI the most times?
KRISHNA SHAHI, with 2 wins between 1980 and 1984.
