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Lok Sabha constituency 5 · Bihar

Sitamarhi is parliamentary constituency number 5 in Bihar, made up of 6 assembly segments. In the 2024 general election Devesh Chandra Thakur of the Janata Dal (United) won with 47.1% of the vote, 51,356 votes ahead of Arjun Ray (RJD).

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Sitamarhi · 2024PC 5
  1. 01
    Devesh Chandra Thakur
    JD(U)
    5,15,719
    47.14%
  2. 02
    Arjun Ray
    RJD
    4,64,363
    42.45%
  3. 03
    Saiqua Nawaz Azmat
    Independent
    28,912
    2.64%
  4. 04
    Shyam Nandan Kishor Prasad
    Independent
    11,188
    1.02%
  5. 05
    Bhola Singh
    BSP
    8,810
    0.81%
  6. 9 other candidates · 32,867 votesNOTA · 32,133 (2.94%)

Margin 51,356 votes · 4.69% of valid votes

19,50,028
Registered electors
2024 election
56.3%
Turnout
20 May 2024
51,356
Victory margin
4.7% of valid votes
2024 · candidate-wise result

All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of 10,93,992 valid votes, NOTA included.

Sitamarhi 2024 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Devesh Chandra ThakurMale · 71 yrsJD(U)5,15,719
47.14%
2Arjun RayMale · 52 yrsRJD4,64,363
42.45%
—NOTANOTA32,133
2.94%
3Saiqua Nawaz AzmatFemale · 27 yrsIndependent28,912
2.64%
4Shyam Nandan Kishor PrasadMale · 46 yrsIndependent11,188
1.02%
5Bhola SinghMale · 54 yrsBSP8,810
0.81%
6Upendra SahaniMale · 52 yrsRJBP8,454
0.77%
7Chandrika PrasadMale · 49 yrsIndependent7,114
0.65%
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8Vinod SahMale · 53 yrsIndependent4,481
0.41%
9Krishna KishoreMale · 38 yrsIndependent3,280
0.30%
10Mushahid RazaMale · 33 yrsDJHP2,192
0.20%
11Umesh Kumar YadavMale · 37 yrsIndependent2,128
0.19%
12Rajendra MahtoMale · 62 yrsKPJD1,981
0.18%
13Anand KumarMale · 27 yrsIndependent1,796
0.16%
14Abdul SamadMale · 51 yrsIndependent1,441
0.13%
Past results

Winners and vote share in every Lok Sabha election on the current boundaries.

0%20%40%60%2009201420192024JD(U) 47.1%RJD 42.5%BLSP 45.7%INC 21.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Devesh Chandra ThakurJD(U) · 47.1% · margin 51,356Turnout56.3%
2019Sunil Kumar PintuJD(U) · 54.6% · margin 2,50,539Turnout59.3%
2014Ram Kumar SharmaBLSP · 45.7% · margin 1,47,965Turnout57.2%
2009Arjun RoyJD(U) · 40.4% · margin 1,10,566Turnout42.5%

Sitamarhi Lok Sabha result 2019

Sitamarhi 2019 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sunil Kumar PintuJD(U)5,67,745
54.65%
2Arjun RayRJD3,17,206
30.53%
3Dharmendra KumarIndependent20,487
1.97%
4Vinod SahIndependent17,724
1.71%
5Mahesh Nandan SinghIndependent17,270
1.66%
6Ramesh Kumar MishraIndependent11,056
1.06%
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—NOTANOTA10,318
0.99%
7Amit Chaudhary Urf Madhav ChaudharyIndependent9,837
0.95%
8Raghunath KumarAAP9,009
0.87%
9Thakur Chandan Kumar SinghIndependent7,287
0.70%
10Jasem AhamadBSP7,112
0.68%
11Nand Kishore GuptaIndependent6,588
0.63%
12Braj KishorAIFB6,307
0.61%
13Raj Kishore PrasadPBI5,965
0.57%
14Lalbabu PaswanIndependent5,192
0.50%
15Surendra KumarBJKVP4,240
0.41%
16Shashi Kumar SinghIndependent4,006
0.39%
17Dr. Junaid KhanIndependent3,298
0.32%
18Mohan SahKPOI3,064
0.29%
19Chandrika PrasadIndependent2,663
0.26%
20Ravindra Kumar Chandra Urf Dr. Raja BabuBMtrP2,475
0.24%

Sitamarhi Lok Sabha result 2014

Sitamarhi 2014 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ram Kumar SharmaBLSP4,11,265
45.67%
2Sitaram YadavRJD2,63,300
29.24%
3Arjun RaiJD(U)97,188
10.79%
4Mahesh Nandan SinghIndependent20,613
2.29%
5Kishori DasAAP18,043
2.00%
6Rajeev RanjanTMC11,250
1.25%
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7Chandrika PrasadIndependent8,846
0.98%
8Mahesh KumarBSP8,521
0.95%
9Satyendra BhandariBMUP7,853
0.87%
10Mohammad Faiyaz AhmadIndependent7,586
0.84%
11Sone Lal SahIndependent6,115
0.68%
12Narendra MishraIndependent6,078
0.67%
—NOTANOTA5,949
0.66%
13Ajay KumarIndependent5,454
0.61%
14Syed Abu DojanaSP4,692
0.52%
15Surendra KumarBJKVP4,501
0.50%
16Jay Kumar ChaudharyLD3,880
0.43%
17Mahendra PrasadSJP(R)3,695
0.41%
18Vinod SahIndependent2,996
0.33%
19Bharat Bhushan SahniSKLP2,763
0.31%

Sitamarhi Lok Sabha result 2009

Sitamarhi 2009 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Arjun RoyJD(U)2,32,782
40.36%
2Samir Kumar MahasethINC1,22,216
21.19%
3Sitaram YadavRJD1,18,798
20.60%
4S. Abu DaujanaLTSD40,596
7.04%
5Maya Shankar SharanBSP15,172
2.63%
6Sone Lal SahIndependent10,166
1.76%
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7Shankar SinhaRSP9,853
1.71%
8Ravindra KumarIndependent4,185
0.73%
9Ram Kishore PrasadIndependent4,115
0.71%
10Mohammad Afzal PaintherANC3,539
0.61%
11Chandrika PrasadIndependent2,738
0.47%
12Chitranjan GiriRPP2,635
0.46%
13Mukesh Kumar GuptaIndependent2,603
0.45%
14Pappu Kumar MishraIndependent2,586
0.45%
15Dinesh PrasadIndependent2,574
0.45%
16ZahidIndependent2,190
0.38%
Assembly segments

Lead of Devesh Chandra Thakur (JD(U)) over Arjun Ray (RJD) in each assembly segment. Bars to the right are segments the winner led; bars to the left went to the runner-up.

◀ Arjun Ray (RJD) ledDevesh Chandra Thakur (JD(U)) led ▶

EVM votes by assembly segment (ECI report 34). Postal ballots are counted at constituency level only, so segment totals are slightly lower than the final result.

Assembly segments of Sitamarhi: Lok Sabha lead and assembly winner
SegmentElectorsLed in Lok Sabha 2024Assembly winner (latest)
Bathnaha AC 243,30,033JD(U) by 14,501BJP (2025)
Parihar AC 253,36,300RJD by 5,534BJP (2025)
Sursand AC 263,31,440JD(U) by 10,161JD(U) (2025)
Bajpatti AC 273,41,652JD(U) by 10,714RSHTLKM (2025)
Sitamarhi AC 283,15,199JD(U) by 2,417BJP (2025)
Runnisaidpur AC 292,95,404JD(U) by 19,574JD(U) (2025)
Map

Sitamarhi outlined in orange among the Bihar Lok Sabha seats, each coloured by the 2024 winner. Click a seat to open it. Boundaries are approximate.

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FAQ

Answers use the Election Commission of India statistical report for the 2024 general election.

Who won the Sitamarhi Lok Sabha seat in 2024?

Devesh Chandra Thakur of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Sitamarhi in the 2024 Lok Sabha election with 5,15,719 votes (47.14%). The margin over Arjun Ray (RJD) was 51,356 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Sitamarhi in 2024?

10,96,960 of 19,50,028 registered electors voted, a turnout of 56.25% across 1,932 polling stations.

Which assembly segments are in Sitamarhi?

Sitamarhi is made up of 6 assembly segments: Bathnaha, Parihar, Sursand, Bajpatti, Sitamarhi, Runnisaidpur. Devesh Chandra Thakur led in 5 of them on EVM votes.

Who has won Sitamarhi in past Lok Sabha elections?

2024: Devesh Chandra Thakur (JD(U)); 2019: Sunil Kumar Pintu (JD(U)); 2014: Ram Kumar Sharma (BLSP); 2009: Arjun Roy (JD(U)).

Is Sitamarhi a reserved Lok Sabha seat?

No, Sitamarhi is a general (unreserved) constituency.

When is the next Lok Sabha election for Sitamarhi?

The Lok Sabha elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by mid-2029 unless the house is dissolved early or a bye-election is held for this seat.

Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to Lok Sabha 2024 statistical reports — 33 (constituency-wise detailed result), 32 (constituency data summary) and 34 (details of assembly segments). Segment figures are EVM votes only. Boundaries: DataMeet india_pc_2019 (simplified, CC0), approximate.

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