Madhepura is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.
Sharad Yadav started his political innings in his home state of Madhya Pradesh in 1970s, but he later made Madhepura his base, winning from here 4 times and losing 4 times. He won from here in 1991, 1996, (lost to Lalu Prasad Yadav in 1998), 1999 (defeating Lalu), (lost to Lalu in 2004), won again in 2009. He lost in 2014 and then again 2019, both times falling to Modi wave.
Vidhan Sabha segments After the delimitation in 2009, presently Madhepura constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha segments:
#NameDistrictMember Party 2024 lead70Alamnagar MadhepuraNarendra Narayan Yadav71BihariganjNiranjan Mehta73MadhepuraChandrashekhar Yadav74Sonbarsha (SC) SaharsaRatnesh Sada75SaharsaIndrajeet Prasad Gupta77Mahishi Gautam Krishna Yadav
Members of Parliament YearNameParty1967B. P. Mandal1968^1971Rajendra Prasad Yadav1977B. P. Mandal1980Rajendra Prasad YadavIndian National Congress (U)1984Mahabir Prasad Yadav1989Ramendra Kumar Yadav 1991Sharad Yadav19961998Lalu Prasad Yadav1999Sharad YadavJanata Dal (United)2004Lalu Prasad Yadav 2004^Pappu Yadav2009Sharad YadavJanata Dal (United)2014Pappu Yadav2019Dinesh Chandra Yadav 2024 ^ by-poll
Election results 2024
2019
2014 Lok Sabha Election
2009 Lok Sabha Election
2004 Lok Sabha Election
2004 bye-election Pappu Yadav (RJD) : 365,948 votes Rajendra Prasad Yadav (JD-U) : 157,088
1999 Lok Sabha Election Sharad Yadav (JD(U)) : 328,761 votes Lalu Prasad Yadav (RJD) : 298,441
See also Khagaria district List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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