Lok Sabha constituency 26, Bihar

Bhagalpur

Ajay Kumar Mandal (JD(U)) won the 2024 election by 1,04,868 votes, taking 50.40% of the vote to Ajeet Sharma (INC)'s 40.50%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerJD(U)Ajay Kumar Mandal, 2024
Winner's vote share, 202450.40%runner-up 40.50%
Winning margin, 20241,04,8689.86% of votes cast
Elections on record4JD(U) 2, RJD 1, BJP 1

Result by result

2009 BJP 2,28,384 36.3% vs 27.4%2014 RJD 3,67,623 37.7% vs 36.8%2019 JD(U) 6,18,254 59.3% vs 32.7%2024 JD(U) 5,36,031 50.4% vs 40.5%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2024Lok SabhaBhagalpur
Seat 26
Ajay Kumar Mandal
JD(U)
5,36,031
50.4%
Ajeet Sharma
INC
4,31,163
40.5%
1,04,868 votes
9.86%
53.7%
2019Lok SabhaBhagalpur
Seat 26
Ajay Kumar Mandal
JD(U)
6,18,254
59.3%
Shailesh Kumar Mandal
RJD
3,40,624
32.7%
2,77,630 votes
26.63%
57.2%
2014Lok SabhaBhagalpur
Seat 26
Shailesh Kumar Urph Bulo Mandal
RJD
3,67,623
37.7%
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
BJP
3,58,138
36.8%
9,485 votes
0.97%
57.8%
2009Lok SabhaBhagalpur
Seat 26
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
BJP
2,28,384
36.3%
Shakuni Choudhary
RJD
1,72,573
27.4%
55,811 votes
8.87%
43.9%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.