Bihar Lok Sabha 2024 Elections Phase 1 April 19: Aurangabad, Gaya, Jamui, Nawada to go to polls. Check key candidates

The voting for the first phase of elections in Bihar started today. In the first phase of elections, four out of Bihar's 40 parliamentary constituencies will undergo polling on April 19 in the 2024 general elections.

Bihar's electoral process will unfold across seven phases. The polling begins with the first phase on April 19, followed consecutively by phases on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1.

The 2024 Lok Sabha Elections are structured into seven phases, commencing on April 19 and concluding with vote counting on June 4.

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections Phase 1 Constituencies

In the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, four constituencies in Bihar will go to polls on April 19. Elections will be held in Aurangabad, Gaya, Jamui, and Nawada on April 19.

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections Phase 1: Candidates

In the first phase, four seats in Bihar are contested, with the BJP contending in Nawada and Aurangabad, while the Lok Janshakti Party takes the reserved seat of Jamui, and the Gaya seat goes to the Hindustani Awam Morcha in the NDA alliance.

Aurangabad: Three-time BJP MP Sushil Kumar Singh faces Mahagathbandhan's Abhay Kumar Kushwaha from RJD and Sunesh Kumar from BSP. Kushwaha, previously a JD(U) MLA, now represents RJD, contesting for the Aurangabad Lok Sabha seat.

Nawada: Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Thakur represents BJP in Nawada, reclaimed from Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP. RJD's Shravan Kushwaha challenges against local strongman Raj Vallabh Yadav's family.

Gaya: Former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi of the Hindustani Awam Morcha contends, while RJD's Kumar Sarvajeet seeks victory for his late father's legacy.

Jamui: RJD's Archana Ravidas, presented as a local candidate, competes against Chirag Paswan, head of Lok Janshakti Party.