Amarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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{{Infobox Vidhan Sabha constituency
| name = 159 Amarpur
| map =
| state = [[Bihar]]
| union_territory =
| district = [[Banka district|Banka]]
| electorate =
| year = 2020
| reserved =
| MLA = Jayant Raj
| party = [[Janata Dal (United)]]|mla=[[Jayant Raj Kushwaha]]}}
'''Amarpur Vidhan Sabha constituency''' is one of 243 legislative assembly of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly of Bihar]]. It is part of [[Banka (Lok Sabha constituency)|Banka]] lok sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz Dhoraiya, Katoria, Belhar and Banka.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/bihar/parliamentary-constituencies/banka.html | title=Banka Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher=elections.in | access-date=10 March 2014}}</ref> The current MLA is [[Jayant Raj Kushwaha]] of [[Janata Dal (United)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/bihar-assembly-elections-2020/amarpur-election-results-live-s04a159/|title=Amarpur Vidhan Sabha 2020|website=News18|access-date=2020-11-29}}</ref>

==Overview==
Amarpur comprises CD Blocks Shambhuganj & Amarpur.<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2013-12-20 }}</ref>

==Members of Legislative Assembly==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: x-big; font-family: arial"
|-
!Assembly
!Duration
!Name of the Member
!Political Party
|-
| First||1951-1957 || Pashupati Singh || [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| Second||1957-1962 || Shital Pd. Bhagat || [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| Third||1962-67|| Shital Prasad Bhagat || [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| Fourth||1967-1969|| Sukhnarain Singh || [[Samyukta Socialist Party]]
|-
| Fifth||1969-1972|| Sukhnarain Singh || [[Samyukta Socialist Party]]
|-
| Sixth||1972-1977|| Janar Dan Yadav || [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
|-
| Seventh||1977-1980|| Janardhan Yadav || [[Janata Party]]
|-
| Eighth||1980-1985|| Nil Mohan Singh || [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| Ninth||1985-1990|| Neel Mohan Singh || [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| Tenth||1990-1995|| Madho Mandal || Independent
|-
| Eleventh||1995-2000|| [[Surendra Prasad Singh]] || [[Janata Dal]]
|-
| Twelfth||2000-2005|| [[Surendra Prasad Singh]] || [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|-
| Thirteenth||2005-2010|| [[Surendra Prasad Singh]] || [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|-
| Fourteenth||2010 - 2015 || [[Janardan Manjhi]] || [[Janata Dal (United)]]
|-
| Fifthteenth ||2010 - 2020 || [[Janardan Manjhi]] || [[Janata Dal (United)]]
|-
| Seventeenth ||2020 - 2025 || [[Jayant Raj Kushwaha]]|| [[Janata Dal (United)]]
|-
|}

==Election==

===2015===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2015]]: Amarpur<ref>[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/ Bihar Assembly Election 2015]</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Janardan Manjhi]]
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|votes = 73,707
|percentage = 50.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Shekhar
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 61,934
|percentage = 42.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2010===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2010 Bihar legislative assembly election|Bihar assembly elections, 2010]]: Amarpur <ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2010/stat_BR_Nov2010.pdf Bihar Assembly Election 2010]</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Janardan Manjhi
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|votes = 47300
|percentage = 40.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Surendra Prasad Singh
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|votes = 29293
|percentage = 25.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[List of Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]

==Sources==
*[http://www.elections.in/bihar/1951.html Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1951]
*[http://www.elections.in/bihar/1957.html Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1957]
*[http://www.elections.in/bihar/1962.html Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1962]
*[http://www.elections.in/bihar/1967.html Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1967]
*[http://www.elections.in/bihar/1969.html Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1969]
*[http://www.elections.in/bihar/1972.html Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1972]
*[http://www.elections.in/bihar/1977.html Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977]
*[http://www.elections.in/bihar/1980.html Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1980]
*[http://www.elections.in/bihar/1985.html Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1985]
*[http://www.elections.in/bihar/1990.html Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1990]
*[http://www.elections.in/bihar/1995.html Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1995]
*[http://www.elections.in/bihar/2000.html Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2000]
*[http://www.elections.in/bihar/2005.html Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2005]
*[http://www.elections.in/bihar/2010.html Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2010]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}
{{Bihar elections}}
[[Category:Politics of Banka district]]
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]

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