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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
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|name = Sitamarhi
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|settlement_type = Vidhan Sabha constituency 
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| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| map_caption = Location in Bihar
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|subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Bihar|District]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Sitamarhi district|Sitamarhi]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of Assembly constituencies of Bihar|Constituency No]]
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|subdivision_name4 = Open
|subdivision_type5 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
|subdivision_name5 = [[Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|5. Sitamarhi]]
|subdivision_type6 = [[Voting system|Electoral system]]
|subdivision_name6 = [[First past the post system|First past the post]]

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'''Sitamarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Sitamarhi district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. In [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], Sitamarhi will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/36-seats-in-bihar-to-have-electronic-voting-machines-with-paper-trail-facility-1204308|title=36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/poll-bound-bihar-to-get-36-evms-with-paper-trail-facility/|title=Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility}}</ref>

==Overview==
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 28. Sitamarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: [[Dumra, Sitamarhi|Dumra]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]].<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 = 2011-01-10 }}</ref>

Sitamarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 5. [[Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=commission/>

==Election results==
===1977-2010===
In the [[2010 Bihar legislative assembly election|November 2010]], [[Bihar Assembly Election, Oct 2005|October 2005]] and [[Bihar Assembly Election, Feb 2005|February 2005 state assembly elections]], Sunil Kumar of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] won the 28 Sitamarhi assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Raghwendra Kumar Singh of [[Lok Janshakti Party|LJP]] in November 2010, Md. Khalil Ansari of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] in October 2005, and Mohammad Tahir of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]] in February 2005. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Shahid Ali Khan of RJD defeated Hari Shankar Prasad of BJP in 2000. Hari Shankar Prasad of BJP defeated Shahid Ali Khan of [[Janata Dal|JD]] in 1995. Shahid Ali Khan of JD defeated Hari Shankar Prasad, Independent, in 1990. Khalil Ansari of Congress defeated Ram Deo Singh of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] in 1985. Pir Mohammad Ansari of Congress defeated Ram Swartha Rai of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980. Ram Sagar Prasad Yadav of Congress defeated Ramswarath Rai of [[Janata Party|JP]] in 1977 <ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.travelindia-guide.com/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-results/sitamarhi.php |title = Sitamarhi election results from 1977 | publisher = Travel India Guide |access-date = 2011-01-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp67.htm
|title = 67 - Sitamarhi Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-01-10 }}</ref>

===Assembly Elections 2020===
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Sitamarhi]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Mitilesh Kumar]]
|votes = 90236
|percentage = 49.90
|change = New
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = Sunil Kumar
|votes = 78761
|percentage = 43.55
|change = -6.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 2979
|percentage = 1.65
|change =
}}

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}
{{Tirhut Division topics}}

{{Bihar elections}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]
[[Category:Politics of Sitamarhi district]]