The results ofĀ MuzaffarpurĀ Lok Sabha constituencyĀ has been declared today by the Election Commission of India. Ajay Nishad of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been named the winner. The seat went to polls in phase 5Ā of the general elections 2019, held on May 6. 68 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the constituency. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Results LIVE News Updates: Will it be NDA, UPA or Third Front?

TheĀ Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded sitting MP Ajay Nishad from Muzaffarpur Lok Sabha constituency. Meanwhile, the Mahagathbandhan's Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP) has given a ticket to Kulbhushan Nishad Choudhary from here. The last date of filing nominations for the seat was April 18. The scrutiny of nominations papersĀ took place on April 20. Meanwhile, the last date of withdrawal of candidature was April 22.Ā Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase V: List of States And Constituencies Voting On May 6.

Details ofĀ Muzaffarpur Lok Sabha Constituency:

Issue of Notification April 10
Last date for filing nomination April 18
Scrutiny of nomination April 20
Last date for withdrawal of candidature April 22
Date Of Poll May 6
Date of Result May 23

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In 2014 elections also,Ā BJP candidateĀ Nishad had won fromĀ  Sitamarhi Lok Sabha Constituency defeating CongressĀ candidate Akhilesh Prasad Singh with a margin ofĀ over two lakh votes. In 2009 elections, Jai Narain Prasad Nishad had won the seat on the JDU ticket.

List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote OnĀ May 6 In Phase V

State (No. of seats voting in this phase) Constituencies
Bihar (5) Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Saran, Hajipur
Jammu and Kashmir (2) Anantnag, Ladakh
Jharkhand (4) Kodarma, Ranchi, Khunti, Hazaribagh
Madhya Pradesh (7) Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Betul
Rajasthan (12) Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, Dausa, Nagaur
Uttar Pradesh (14) Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Mohanlalganj, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Banda, Fatehpur, Kaushambi, Barabanki, Faizabad, Bahraich, Kaiserganj, Gonda
West Bengal (7) Bangaon, Barrackpur, Howrah, Uluberia, Sreerampur, Hooghly, Arambag

The Election Commission of India on March 10 announced the dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The general elections will take place in seven phases between April 11 and May 19, and the results will be declared on May 23. Along with Lok Sabha Elections, voting will also take place in this phase for Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha Assembly Elections 2019.

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