Elections 2019 Phase 7 Highlights: Polling on 542 constituencies conclude with 60.21% turnout today

Background

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Hajipur: In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Ramvilas Paswan from Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) won the elections by a margin of 225500 votes. The polling / voting in Hajipur constituency in the 2019 General elections took place in Phase 5 on 6 May. The major contest is between Lok Janshakti Party#s Pashupati Kumar Paras and Rashtriya Janata Dal#s Shrichandra Rao

Hajipur 2014 Lok Sabha Polls

In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Bharatiya Janata Party won 22 out of the 40 parliamentary seat with 29.4 percent vote share while the Lok Janshakti Party managed to win just 6 seats with a 6.4 percent vote share.

Voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Hajipur Lok Sabha Lok Sabha constituency. The total voter turnout was 54.85% Lok Sabha percent with 53.43% Lok Sabha percent male voters turning out to cast their votes. Meanwhile, 56.53% Lok Sabha percent of the women voters cast their votes and 15047 Lok Sabha voters pressed on the NOTA

Out of the 15 Lok Sabha candidates who contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Hajipur, 13 had to deposit their security. The voters gave their mandate in favour of Ramvilas Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party as he defeated Sanjeev Prasad Toni by a margin of 225500 votes.

Here are the past results of the Lok Sabha polls in Hajipur constituency in Bihar

• 2009 Lok Sabha Elections: In 15th Lok Sabha election, Janata Dal (United) candidate defeated Lok Janshakti Party candidate with a difference of 37954 votes. Here, Janata Dal (United) leader Ram Sundar Das attained 246715 votes and Lok Janshakti Party candidate Ram Vilas Paswan bagged 208761 votes
• 2004 Lok Sabha Elections: In 14th Lok Sabha election, LJNSP candidate defated Janata Dal (United) candidate in one-sided contest. Here, LJNSP candidate Ram Vilas Paswan attained 477495 votes and JD(U)'s Chhedi Paswan bagged 239694 votes.
• 1999 Lok Sabha Elections: In 13th Lok Sabha poll, Janata Dal (United) candidate defated Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate in one-sided contest. Here, JD(U) candidate Ram Vilas Paswan attained 434609 votes and RJD's Ramai Ram bagged 329105 votes.
• 1998 Lok Sabha Elections: In 12th Lok Sabha poll, JD candidate defated SJP(R) candidate in one-sided contest. Here, JD candidate Ram Vilas Paswan attained 486350 votes and SJP(R)'s Ram Sunder Das bagged 308789 votes.
• 1996 Lok Sabha Elections: In 11th Lok Sabha election, JD candidate defeated SAP candidate with a difference of 46231 votes. Here, JD leader Ram Bilash Paswan attained 387781 votes and SAP candidate Ram Sundar Das bagged 341550 votes
• 1991 Lok Sabha Elections: In 10th Lok Sabha election, JD candidate defated JP candidate in one-sided contest. Here, JD candidate Ram Sunder Das attained 489105 votes and JP's Dasai Choudhary bagged 121353 votes.
• 1989 Lok Sabha Elections: In Ninth Lok Sabha election, JD candidate defated Indian National Congress candidate in one-sided contest. Here, JD candidate Ram Vilas Paswan attained 615129 votes and INC's Mahabir Paswan bagged 110681 votes.
• 1984 Lok Sabha Elections: In 8th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate had defeated LKD candidate by a margin of 51216 votes INC candidate Ram Ratan Ram had got 314725 while LKD got Ram Bilas Paswan votes.
• 1980 Lok Sabha Elections: In 7th Lok Sabha poll, JNP(S) candidate defated JNP candidate in one-sided contest. Here, JNP(S) candidate Ram Vilas Paswan attained 266428 votes and JNP's Medni Paswan bagged 120589 votes.
• 1977 Lok Sabha Elections: In Sixth Lok Sabha election, BLD candidate defated INC candidate in one-sided contest. Here, BLD candidate Ram Vilas Paswan attained 469007 votes and INC's Baleshwar Ram bagged 44462 votes.
• 1971 Lok Sabha Elections: In Fifth Lok Sabha election, interesting battle could be seen between NCO and INC here NCO candidate defeated his INC counterpart with a difference of 7084 votes.
• 1967 Lok Sabha Elections: In Fourth Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate defeated SSP candidate with a difference of 28530 votes. Here, Indian National Congress leader V. Chaudhary attained 100645 votes and SSP candidate S. Rai bagged 72115 votes
• 1962 Lok Sabha Elections: In Third Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate defeated SOC candidate with a difference of 21850 votes. Here, Indian National Congress leader Rajeshwar Patel attained 104351 votes and SOC candidate Achhaibat Rai bagged 82501 votes
• 1957 Lok Sabha Elections: In Second Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate had defeated PSP candidate by a margin of 63219 votes INC candidate Rajeshwar Patel had got 163476 while PSP got Ram Sundar Dass votes.

18:33 PM (IST)  •  19 May 2019

An estimated 70.54 per cent of the over 45.64 lakh electorate exercised their franchise in three Lok Sabha constituencies in the fourth and final phase of polling in Jharkhand on Sunday.

18:10 PM (IST)  •  19 May 2019

Total voter turnout till 6 pm: 60.21%

• Bihar- 49.92%
• Himachal Pradesh- 66.17%
• Madhya Pradesh- 69.38%
• Punjab- 58.81%
• Uttar Pradesh- 54.37%
• West Bengal- 73.05%
• Jharkhand- 70.50%
• Chandigarh- 63.57%

17:58 PM (IST)  •  19 May 2019

Election Commission: In 7th phase of #LokSabhaElections2019 7.27 crore voters took part of which 3.47 crore were women and 3,377 were persons of third gender. https://t.co/PI6ldSgF8c

— ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019

17:57 PM (IST)  •  19 May 2019

Narendra Modi government would return to power with absolute majority for the second time, said Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday while talking to reporters after casting her vote at a polling booth in Old Palasia in Indore.

17:52 PM (IST)  •  19 May 2019

A man was brutally murdered in full public view allegedly by his neighbours following a heated exchange over some issue, even as polling for the last phase of Lok Sabha elections was underway in Punjab's Tarn Taran district on Sunday.