Senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh has won the Begusarai Lok Sabha seat by a margin of nearly 4.20 lakh votes against his nearest CPI rival Kanhaiya Kumar. The seat went to polls in the fourth phase, held on April 29. The constituency recorded a turnout of 67 per cent. Stay tuned here for the live election results and updates emerging from Begusarai Lok Sabha seat in Bihar.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partner Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Union Minister Giriraj Singh from Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency. Meanwhile, the Mahagathbandhan's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has given ticket to Tanveer Hasan from here. Communist Party of India (CPI) has given ticket to Kanhaiya Kumar. . Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase V: List of States And Constituencies Voting On May 6.

Details of Begusarai Lok Sabha Constituency:

Issue of Notification April 2
Last date for filing nomination April 9
Scrutiny of nomination April 10
Last date for withdrawal of candidature April 12
Date Of Poll April 29
Date of Result May 23

Watch: Details of Lok Sabha Polls Phase IV

In 2014 elections also, BJP candidate Bhola Singh had won from Begusarai Lok Sabha Constituency defeating RJD candidate Hasan with a margin of over 50,000 votes. In 2009, Monazir Hassan had won the seat on the Janata Dal-United ticket.

List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On April 29 In Phase IV

State (No. of seats voting in this phase) Constituencies
Bihar (5) Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger
Jammu And Kashmir (1) Anantnag
Jharkhand (3) Chatra, Lohardaga, Palamu
Madhya Pradesh (6) Siddhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, Chhindwara, Balaghat
Maharashtra (17) Nandurbar, Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Palghar, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Thane, Mumbai North, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-Central, Mumbai South -Central, Mumbai South, Maval, Shirur, Shirdi
Odisha (6) Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur
Rajasthan (13) Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran
Uttar Pradesh (13) Shahjahanpur, Kheri, Hardoi, Misrikh, Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah, Kannauj, Kanpur, Akbarpur, Jalaun, Jhansi, Hamirpur
West Bengal (8) Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Bardhaman Purba, Bardhaman - Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur, Birbhum

On March 10, the Election Commission of India announced dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The elections will take place in seven phases, and the results will be declared on May 23. The polls will be held in 1,035,918 polling stations across the country compared to 928,000 set up during the last Lok Sabha election in 2014.

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