During 2019 Lok Sabha Election, Bihar will see polling in 7 phases. The dates of polling in Bihar will be on April 11, 18, 23, 29 and May 6, 12 and 19. The counting will happen on May 23 and the results will be announced on the same day.
Constituency wise dates of polling in Bihar
Phase -1 (Date of Election: April 11, 2019)
Constituencies: Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada, Jamui
Phase -2 (Date of Election: April 18, 2019)
Constituencies: Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Banka
Phase -3 (Date of Election: April 23, 2019)
Constituencies: Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Khagaria
Phase -4 (Date of Election: April 29, 2019)
Constituencies: Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger
Phase -5 (Date of Election: May 6, 2019)
Constituencies: Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Saran, Hajipur
Phase -6 (Date of Election: May 12, 2019)
Constituencies: Valmiki Nagar, Paschim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar, Vaishali,
Gopalganj, Siwan, Maharajganj
Phase -7 (Date of Election: May 19, 2019)
Constituencies: Nalanda, Patna Sahib, Pataliputra, Arrah, Buxar, Sasaram, Kurakat, Jahanabad
2014
During the 2014 Lok Sabha General Elections, BJP won 22 seats, Congress bagged 2 seats, Lok
Jan Shakti Party captured 6 places and Rashtriya Janata Dal won in 4 constituencies.
The election commission has strictly issued orders that the political parties must never resort to
using the photographs of defense personnel during the election campaign. The electors need to
carry elector’s photo identity card or one of the eleven specified photo identity cards approved
by the Election Commission.
2019 Lok Sabha Candidate list from Key Parties
| Bihar | |||||
| Constituency | Current MP | Polling Date | Counting Date | NDA Alliances (BJP+JDU+LJP) Candidates | UPA (Congress+RJD+HAM+RLSP+VIP ) Candidates |
| Aurangabad | Sushil Kumar Singh (BJP) | Apr-11 | May-23 | Susheel Kumar Singh (BJP) | Upender Prasad (HAM) |
| Gaya | Hari Manjhi (BJP) | Apr-11 | May-23 | Vijay Kumar Manjhi (JDU) | jitan ram manjhi (HAM) |
| Nawada | Giriraj Singh (BJP) | Apr-11 | May-23 | Chandan Kumar (LJP) | Vibha Devi (RJD) |
| Jamui | Chirag Paswan (LJP) | Apr-11 | May-23 | Chirga Kumar Pawan (LJP) | Bhudeo Chaudhary (RLSP) |
| Kishanganj | Vacant | Apr-18 | May-23 | Mahmood Ashraf (JDU) | Mohammad Javed (Congress) |
| Katihar | Vacant | Apr-18 | May-23 | Dular Chand Goswami (JDU) | Tariq Anwar (Congress) |
| Purnia | Santosh Kumar (JDU) | Apr-18 | May-23 | Santosh Kumar Kushwah (JDU) | Uday Singh (Congress) |
| Bhagalpur | Bulo Mandal (RJD) | Apr-18 | May-23 | Ajay Kumar Mandal (JDU) | Bulo Mandal (RJD) |
| Banka | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav (RJD) | Apr-18 | May-23 | Girdhari Yadav (JDU) | Jai Prakash Yadav (RJD) |
| Jhanjharpur | Birendra Kumar Chaudhary (BJP) | Apr-23 | May-23 | Ram Preet Mandal (JDU) | Gulab Yadav (RJD) |
| Supaul | Ranjeet Ranjan (Congress) | Apr-23 | May-23 | Dileshwar Kamnath (JDU) | Smt Ranjeet Ranjan (Congress) |
| Araria | Sarfaraz Alam (RJD) | Apr-23 | May-23 | Pradeep Singh (BJP) | Sarfarz Alam (RJD) |
| Madhepura | Rajesh Ranjan (RJD) | Apr-23 | May-23 | Dinesh Chndra Yadav (JDU) | Sharad Yadav (RJD) |
| Khagaria | Mehboob Ali Kaiser (LJP) | Apr-23 | May-23 | Mehboob Ali Kaiser(LJP) | Mukesh Sahani (VIP) |
| Darbhanga | Kirti Azad (BJP) | Apr-29 | May-23 | Gopal Ji Thakur (BJP) | Abdul Bari Siddiqui (RJD) |
| Ujiarpur | Nityanand Rai (BJP) | Apr-29 | May-23 | Nityanand Rai (BJP) | Upendra Kushwaha (RLSP) |
| Samastipur | Ram Chandra Paswan (LJP) | Apr-29 | May-23 | Ram Chandra Paswan(LJP) | Dr. Ashok Kumar (Congress) |
| Begusarai | Vacant | Apr-29 | May-23 | Giriraj Singh (BJP) | Tanveer Hasan (RJD) |
| Munger | Veena Devi (LJP) | Apr-29 | May-23 | Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lalan Singh(JDU) | Smt. Neelam Devi (Congress) |
| Sitamarhi | Ram Kumar Sharma (RLSP) | May-06 | May-23 | RamChndra Paswan (LJP) | Arjun Rai (RJD) |
| Madhubani | Hukmdev Narayan Yadav (BJP) | May-06 | May-23 | Ashok Kumar Yadav (BJP) | Badrinath Purve (VIP) |
| Muzaffarpur | Ajay Nishad (BJP) | May-06 | May-23 | Ajay Nishad (BJP) | Raj Bhushan Choudhary (VIP) |
| Saran | Rajiv Pratap Rudy (BJP) | May-06 | May-23 | Rajiv Pratap Rudy (BJP) | Chandrika Rai (RJD) |
| Hajipur | Ram Vilas Paswan (LJP) | May-06 | May-23 | Pashupati Kumar Paras (LJP) | Shiv Chancier Ram (RJD) |
| Valmiki Nagar | Satish Chandra Dubey (BJP) | May-12 | May-23 | Baidyanath Prasad Mahto (JDU) | Shashwat Kedar (Congress) |
| Paschim Champaran | Sanjay Jaiswal (BJP) | May-12 | May-23 | Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal (BJP) | Brajesh kumar Kushwaha (INC) |
| Purvi Champaran | Radha Mohan Singh (BJP) | May-12 | May-23 | Radha Mohan Singh (BJP) | Akash Kumar Singh (INC) |
| Sheohar | Rama Devi (BJP) | May-12 | May-23 | Smt. Rama Devi (BJP) | Syed fasal ali (INC) |
| Vaishali | Rama Kishor Singh (LJP) | May-12 | May-23 | Vina Devi (LJP) | Raghuvansh Babu (RJD) |
| Gopalganj | Janak Ram (BJP) | May-12 | May-23 | Dr Alok Kumar Sumen (JDU) | Surender Ram urf Mahant (RJD) |
| Siwan | Om Prakash Yadav (BJP) | May-12 | May-23 | Kavita Singh (JDU) | Heena Sahab (RJD) |
| Maharajganj | Janardan Singh Sigriwal (BJP) | May-12 | May-23 | Janardan Singh Sigriwal (BJP) | Randhir Singh (RJD) |
| Nalanda | Kaushalendra Kumar (JDU) | May-19 | May-23 | Kaushlendra Kumar (JDU) | Ashok Kumar Azad Chandervanshi (VIP) |
| Patna Sahib | Shatrughan Sinha (BJP) | May-19 | May-23 | Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP) | Shatrughan Sinha (INC) |
| Pataliputra | Ram Kripal Yadav (BJP) | May-19 | May-23 | Ram Krapal Yadav (BJP) | Misa Bharti (RJD) |
| Arrah | Raj Kumar Singh (BJP) | May-19 | May-23 | Rajkumar Singh (BJP) | Raju Yadav (Kerala Congress) |
| Buxar | Ashwini Kumar Choubey (BJP) | May-19 | May-23 | Ashwini Kumar Choubey (BJP) | Jagdananad Singh (RJD) |
| Sasaram | Chhedi Paswan (BJP) | May-19 | May-23 | Chedi Paswan (BJP) | Smt. Meira Kumar (Congress) |
| Karakat | Upendra Kushwaha (RLSP) | May-19 | May-23 | Mahabali Singh (JDU) | Upendra Kushwaha (RLSP) |
| Jahanabad | Arun Kumar (RLSP) | May-19 | May-23 | chandeshwar prasad chandravanshi (JDU) | Surender Yadav (RJD) |