Results of the parliamentary constituency ofĀ Sheohar has been declared by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Rama Devi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been named the winner. The seat went to polls in theĀ sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019, held on May 12.Ā Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Results LIVE News Updates: Will it be NDA, UPA or Third Front?

Notification for the polls in Sheohar, along with other constituencies to be contested in theĀ sixth phase,Ā was issued by the ECI on April 16. Candidates were allowed to file their nominations till April 23, set as the final date for submitting candidatures. From theĀ Sheohar constituency, the NDA has fielded sittingĀ BJPĀ MP Rama Devi, whereas, the Mahagathbandhan - which has allotted the seat to RJD -has fielded Syed Faisal Ali.

In the 2014 general elections, Sheohar wasĀ retainedĀ by Rama DeviĀ with a margin of nearly 1.4 lakh votes against her nearest RJD rival, Md Anwarul Haque.

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Results of the poll battle in Sheohar, along with other parliamentary constituencies across the nation, will be declared by the Election Commission on May 23, 2019.

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