The seat, known as Chapra before the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, was won by Prasad four times --1977, 1989, 2004 and 2009.
Saran Lok Sabha Election Results:
BJP's Rajiv Pratap Rudy won a substantial victory against rival Chandrika Roy of the RJD, by a margin of 1.38 lakh votes. He thus comfortably retained the Saran Lok Sabha seat that he had won in 2014 by a 40,000+ vote margin.
The RJD fielded six-time MLA Chandrika Rai against sitting BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy. The constituency went to polls in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 6.
Election Results 2019
Constituency profile
The constituency came into existence and mostly comprised parts of erstwhile Chhapra Lok Sabha constituency. In 2009, in the first election held here following delimitation, Lalu Prasad Yadav won from here as his party - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) - won only 2 seats in the state.
The constituency is known as the bastion of the Lalu family as the RJD chief won from here thrice when it was called Chapra Lok Sabha constituency and once in 2009 when it was renamed Saran.
Comprising six assembly segments, the seat, known as Chapra before the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, was won by Prasad four times --1977, 1989, 2004 and 2009.
However, the RJD lost Saran in 2014 after BJP candidate and former Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy defeated Prasad's wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi in 2014.
To redeem its lost glory, the RJD has this time fielded six-time MLA Chandrika Rai, who is the father of Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav's estranged wife Aishwarya Rai.
Besides Rudy and Rai, there are 10 other candidates in the fray.
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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