| Karakat | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Assembly constituencies | Nokha Dehri Karakat Goh Obra Nabinagar |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 1,569,989 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Karakat is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002. Karakat is considered as a Kushwaha dominated constituency. [1]
The caste data of this constituency shows that there are 2 lakh (200,000) voters belonging to each of Koeri (Kushwaha), Rajput and Yadav communities. For last few elections, the constituency has been a place of contest between Mahabali Singh and Upendra Kushwaha, both belonging to Koeri caste. [2] [3] In 2024 Indian general election, Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation won the election in a triangular contest involving Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief Upendra Kushwaha and Bhojpuri singer and actor Pawan Singh. [4]
Due to victory of candidates belonging to only Kushwaha caste from this constituency, ever since its formation, it is referred to as 'Kushwaha land' in Bihar's political circle. [5]
Presently, Karakat Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211 | Nokha | Rohtas | Anita Devi | RJD | CPI(ML)L | ||
| 212 | Dehri | Fateh Bahadur Kushwaha | RJD | CPI(ML)L | |||
| 213 | Karakat | Arun Kushwaha | CPIML | CPI(ML)L | |||
| 219 | Goh | Aurangabad | Bhim Yadav | RJD | CPI(ML)L | ||
| 220 | Obra | Rishi Yadav | RJD | CPI(ML)L | |||
| 221 | Nabinagar | Vijay Kumar Singh | RJD | CPI(ML)L | |||
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Before 2009 : Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2009 | Mahabali Kushwaha | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2014 | Upendra Kushwaha | Rashtriya Lok Samata Party | |
| 2019 | Mahabali Kushwaha | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2024 | Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(ML)L | Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha | 380,581 | 36.89 | ||
| Independent | Pawan Singh | 2,74,723 | 26.63 | ||
| RLM | Upendra Kushwaha | 2,53,876 | 24.61 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 21,595 | |||
| Majority | 1,05,858 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,33,379 | 54.73 | |||
| CPI(ML)L gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Mahabali Singh | 398,408 | 47.21 | ||
| RLSP | Upendra Kushwaha | 313,866 | 37.19 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 22,104 | 2.62 | ||
| BSP | Raj Narayan Tiwari | 21,715 | 2.56 | ||
| Majority | 84,542 | 9.73 | |||
| Turnout | 869,546 | 49.09 | |||
| JD(U) gain from RLSP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLSP | Upendra Kushwaha | 338,892 | 42.90 | ||
| RJD | Kanti Singh | 233,651 | 29.58 | ||
| JD(U) | Mahabali Singh | 76,709 | 9.79 | ||
| BSP | Sanjay Kewat | 45,503 | 5.76 | ||
| Majority | 105,241 | 13.32 | |||
| Turnout | 790,361 | 50.01 | |||
| RLSP gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||