VAISHALI
Constituency no. 16 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1977.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called VAISHALI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 15 results.
Winner, 2009
RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH
RJD
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
RJD
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2009
22,308
3.57% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
JD(U)VIJAY KUMAR SHUKLA
- Votes
- 2,62,171
- Vote share
- 41.96%
- Behind by
- 22,308
Electors
12,78,891
Total votes polled
6,24,859
Valid votes
6,24,859
NOTA votes
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Turnout
48.9%
Full result, 2009
12 candidates · 6,24,859 valid votes
RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGHRJDwon
2,84,479
45.5%
VIJAY KUMAR SHUKLAJD(U)
2,62,171
42.0%
SHANKAR MAHTOBSP
17,462
2.8%
JITENDRA PRASADIND
16,072
2.6%
HIND KESRI YADAVINC
11,934
1.9%
INDARDEO RAIIND
9,368
1.5%
BINOD PANDITLPSP
7,332
1.2%
PUNAMRI DEVIUWF
4,872
0.8%
BALAK NATH SAHANIIJP
2,964
0.5%
BADRI PASWANRKSP
2,947
0.5%
LALJI KUMAR RAKESHRSWD
2,674
0.4%
PRAMOD KUMAR SHARMABJKVP
2,584
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | VEENA DEVI | LJP(RV) | 5,67,043 | 48.38% | VIJAY KUMAR SHUKLA | 89,634 |
| 2019 | Veena Devi (W/o Dinesh Prasad Singh) | LJP | 5,68,215 | 52.87% | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | 2,34,584 |
| 2014 | RAMA KISHORE SINGH | LJP | 3,05,450 | 32.99% | RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH | 99,267 |
| 2009 | RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH | RJD | 2,84,479 | 45.53% | VIJAY KUMAR SHUKLA | 22,308 |
| 2004 | RAGHUBANSH PRASAD SINGH | RJD | 3,61,503 | 48.28% | VIJAY KUMAR SHUKLA | 1,05,935 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
