Munger (Bihar) [India], one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar, Munger is considered to be the stronghold of sitting Janata Dal (United) MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh, who is facing anti-incumbency. But it is possible that RJD's controversial candidate Anita Devi, an OBC candidate, wife of gangster Ashok Mahato, who was released from Bhagalpur Central Jail after 17 years in November last year, has been roped in by the Rashtriya Janata Dal. With hope, he has been fielded from Munger. Along with the votes of this community, the votes of Extremely Backward Class (EBC) and Muslims are also included. Dreaded history-sheeter Ashok Mahato married Anita Devi after coming out of jail in 2023. This comes after an alleged assurance from RJD that it will contribute. His family member has been given the ticket from Munger Lok Sabha seat, which is currently held by Lalan Singh of Bhumihar caste.Lalan Singh has won this seat twice before (in 2009 and 2019). In 2019, RJ had given the seat to Congress during its alliance and the party had fielded Neelam Devi, wife of another gangster and former Mokama MLA Anan Singh. Neelam Devi lost the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to Lalan Singh by a huge margin. , Lala Singh received 528,762 votes with 51.00 percent vote share and defeated Neelam Devi, who received 360,825 votes (34.81 percent). Later, Anant Singh was convicted and lost his membership of the assembly in 2022.In the by-elections, RJD fielded Neelam Devi won from Mokama, defeating BJP's Anant Singh and Neelam Devi switched her allegiance to NDA during the trust vote in Bihar Assembly in February this year. Neelam Devi is now campaigning for Lalan Singh in the constituency. Anant Singh, popularly known as 'Chhote Sarkar', started his road show in the Bar assembly constituency soon after his release from jail and is supporting the JDU candidate from Munger, Lalan Singh. Asked for support. Anant Singh was serving a 10-year jail sentence in Beur jail for violating the Arms Act, after an AK-47 rifle was recovered from his residence in August 2019. An FIR was registered against him under the newly amended Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. (UAPA) Act.The MP-MLA court had sentenced him to 1 year imprisonment. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Veena Devi of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) won the seat and got 352,911 votes with 38.59 percent vote share. JD(U) candidate Lalan Singh received 243,827 votes (26.66 percent) and was the runner-up. Munger Lok Sabha constituency falls in the general category, and will go to polls in the fourth phase on May 13. It includes the entire Lakhisarai district.o Munger district, and part of Patna district Currently, it consists of six assembly constituencies: Munger and Jamalpu in Munger district, Suryagarh and Lakhisarai in Lakhisarai district, and Mokam and Barh in Patna district. According to the 2011 census, Munger, The total population is 13,67,76. It has 19,27,075 voters, of which 22.1 percent are urban and 77.9 percent are rural voters. The literacy rate in the constituency is 56.19 percent, comprising 15.1 percent of the total voters, while the percentage of Scheduled Tribe voters is 0. The constituency is dominated by Hindus at 94.8 per cent, Muslims at 5.1 per cent and Christians at 0.13 per cent. Munger which is widely known for its historical importance.It was previously known as 'Monghir', a spelling adopted by the early British which continued in use until the 1971 census. However, in recent times it was decided to adopt the Hindi name, which may be better spelled as 'Munger'. The most important of the monuments of Munger is the fort, built on a rock jutting out from the river Ganges which protects it from the west. and partly towards the north, the other banks being protected by a deep ditch 175' wide. In 1763, Nawab of Bengal Mir Qasim made Munger his capital and built an armory and several palaces.It was made a municipality in 1864. Munger is situated on the banks of river Ganga. The Ganga flows through the district from west to east. In Munger it flows in the north direction and being the North-Vahini, it has special religious importance. The city is also known for the Sita Manpathar (Sita Charan), situated on a rock in the middle of the Ganges at the Sita Charan Temple, Munger. Ang area is the main center of folk belief regarding Chhath festival.It is believed that Sita Mata celebrated Chhath festival in Munger. After this, the festival of Chhath started. This is the reason why Chhath festival is celebrated with great pomp in Munger. At present, the largest industrial company of the district has its workshops in Jamalpur, Eastern Railway. The next important industrial establishment in the district is the cigarette factory at Munger. The factory is owned by India Tobacco Company (ITC).Other interesting industries of Munger are iron and steel works, especially the manufacture of guns, which dates back to the time when Nava Mir Qasim All Khan made the city his headquarters. In the 2019 election, the BJP-led NDA swept the state by winning 4 out of 39 seats, while the Congress got just one seat. The RJD, a strong force in the state, failed to open its account, notably, the RJD, in alliance with the India Bloc, is contesting 26 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state, as part of the NDA, the BJP and the JD. (U) Are contesting elections. 17 and 16 seats respectively. Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) is contesting on five seats, and Jitan Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha are contesting on one seat each.