Sikta | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Sikta Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 27°11′07″N 84°27′12″E / 27.18528°N 84.45333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Paschim Champaran |
| Constituency No | 9 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 1. Valmiki Nagar |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Sikta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Paschim Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Overview
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 9. Sikta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Mainatanr and Sikta community development block; and Barawa Barauli, Somgarh and Bhavta gram panchayats of Narkatiaganj CD Block.[1]
Sikta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 1. Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Faizul Rahman | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Faizul Rahman | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Raiful Azam | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | U.S. Shukla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1969 | Raiful Azam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Faiyazul Azam | Indian National Congress (Organization) | |
| 1977 | Faiyazul Azam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Dharmesh Prasad Verma | Janata Party (JP) | |
| 1985 | Dharmesh Prasad Verma | Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Faiyazul Azam | Independent | |
| 1991 (By-Polls) |
Dilip Varma | Independent | |
| 1995 | Dilip Varma | Champaran Vikas Party | |
| 2000 | Dilip Varma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| FEB-2005 | Dilip Varma | Samajwadi Party | |
| NOV-2005 | Feroz Ahmad | Indian National Congress | |
| 2010 | Dilip Varma | Independent | |
| 2015 | Feroz Ahmad | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2020 | Birendra Prasad Gupta | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | |
Election results
Assembly Elections 2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(ML)L | Birendra Prasad Gupta | 49075 | 28.85 | ||
| Independent | Dilip Varma | 46773 | 27.5 | ||
| JD(U) | Firoj Ahmad | 35798 | 21.05 | ||
| AIMIM | Rijabanullah | 8519 | 5.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2022 | 1.19 | ||
| PP | Tamnna Khatun | 2237 | 1.32 | ||
| Majority | 2302 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,70,077 | ||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Feroz Ahmad | 69,870 | 43.48 | ||
| BJP | Dilip Varma | 67,035 | 41.71 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Birendra Prasad Gupta | 5,639 | 3.51 | ||
| none of the above | None Of The Above | 5,579 | 3.47 | ||
| Majority | 2,835 | 1.77 | |||
| Turnout | 1,60,817 | 66.02 | |||
| JD(U) gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Dilip Varma | 49,229 | 39.40 | ||
| JD(U) | Feroz Ahmad | 40,450 | 32.37 | ||
| LJP | Ghanshyam Prasad | 8,779 | 7.03 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Virendra Prasad Gupta | 5,921 | 4.74 | ||
| Independent | Krishna Prasad | 5,010 | 4.01 | ||
| INC | Faiyazul Azam | 3,187 | 2.55 | ||
| Majority | 8,779 | 7.03 | |||
| Turnout | 1,24,948 | 62.63 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.