Kanhaiya Kumar, a former president of JNUSU, challenged BJP's dominance in Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency.
Bihar's Begusarai was one of the most closely watched battles in India where Kanhaiya Kumar, a former president of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU), challenged BJP's dominance in the Lok Sabha constituency. In Begusarai, where his party CPI has some base in the region, Kumar was engaged in a triangular battle with BJP's Giriraj Singh and RJD's Tanveer Hasan.
The constituency went to polls in the fourth phase of the general elections on April 29.
Election Results 2019: Follow live updates here
21:16 IST Thursday, 23 May 2019: Giriraj Singh (BJP) - 692193 (56.48%), Kanhaiya Kumar (CPI) - 269976 (22.03%), Mo. Tanweer Hassan (RJD) - 198233 (16.17%)
15:13 IST Thursday, 23 May 2019: Giriraj Singh (BJP) - 574671 - (56.37%), Kanhaiya Kumar (CPI) - 236133 (21.97%), Mo. Tanweer Hassan (RJD) - 177060 (16.47%)
11:51 IST Thursday, 23 May 2019: Begusarai: Giriraj Singh- 232149 (53.36%), Mo. Tanweer Hassan- 71201 (16.03%), Kanhaiya Kumar- 111141 (25.02)
10:01 IST Thursday, 23 May 2019: Begusarai: Giriraj Singh- 52095, Mo. Tanweer Hassan- 16775, Kanhaiya Kumar- 27295
9:04 IST Thursday, 23 May 2019: Begusarai: Giriraj Singh- 5610, Mo. Tanweer Hassan- 4938, Kanhaiya Kumar- 4738
Constituency profile
In the 2014 polls, BJP's Bhola Singh, who died in October last year, had defeated Lalu Prasad-led RJD's Tanveer Hasan, who was again in the fray, with a margin of 5.4 per cent votes (more than 58,000). The JD(U)-backed CPI had finished a distant third with near 93,000 votes. Singh had got over 4.29 lakh votes.
CPIfielded Kumar, former JNU students union leader, this time, while BJP brought in union minister Giriraj Singh, who had won from Nawada last time.
Since the constituency came into existence in 1952, the CPI has won it only once in 1967 while the RJD won it in 1999. In 2004, it was won by Surajbhan Singh of the LJP while JD(U)'s Monazir Hassan won in 2009.
Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha segments: Cheria Bariarpur, Bachhwara, Teghra, Matihani, Sahebpur Kamal, Begusarai and Bakhri.
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: State Profile
The contest in Bihar is two-way in most seats with NDA pitted against Mahagathbandhan. While Janata Dal (United) is part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which comprises of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), the Bihar Mahagathbandhan comprises Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP), Hindustan Awam Morcha (HAM) and Vikasshil Insan Party (VIP).
The Congress got nine constituencies as per the seat-sharing arrangements, while the RJD has 20 out of which it has forgone Ara in favour of the CPI(ML), which has returned the favour by announcing that the ultra-Left outfit would not field its candidate from Pataliputra, which would be contested by Lalu Prasad's eldest daughter Misa Bharti.
Besides, Upendra Kushwaha's RLSP is contesting five seats and Jitan Ram Manjhis HAM is fighting three. The VIP, founded and headed by Bollywood set designer-turned-politician Mukesh Sahni, has got three seats out of the 40 in Bihar.
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