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Saharsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Saharsa | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Saharsa Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25°52′14″N 86°36′05″E / 25.87056°N 86.60139°ECoordinates: 25°52′14″N 86°36′05″E / 25.87056°N 86.60139°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Saharsa |
| Constituency No. | 75 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 13. Madhepura |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Saharsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Saharsa district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1]
Overview[edit | edit source]
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 75 Saharsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Kahara community development block including Saharsa nagar parishad; Saur Bazar CD Block.[2] In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Saharsa will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[3][4]
Saharsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 13 Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency) .[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Assembly | Duration | Name of the Member | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1951-1957 | - | - |
| Second | 1957-1962 | - | - |
| Third | 1962-67 | - | - |
| Fourth | 1967-1969 | - | - |
| Fifth | 1969-1972 | - | - |
| Sixth | 1972-1977 | - | - |
| Seventh | 1977-1980 | Shankar Prasad Tekriwal | JP |
| Eighth | 1980-1985 | Ramesh Jha | Indian National Congress |
| Ninth | 1985-1990 | Satish Chandra Jha | Indian National Congress |
| Tenth | 1990-1995 | Shankar Prasad Tekiwal | Janata Dal |
| Eleventh | 1995-2000 | Shankar Prasad Tekiwal | Janata Dal |
| Tweleth | 2000-2005 | Shankar Prasad Tekriwal | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Thirteenth | 2005-2010 | Sanjeev Kumar Jha | BJP |
| Fourteenth | 2010 - 2015 | Alok Ranjan Jha | BJP |
| Fifteenth | 2015- 2020 | Arun Kumar Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Sixteenth | 2020 - Incumbent | Alok Ranjan Jha | BJP |
Election Results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Elections 2020[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Alok Ranjan Jha | ||||
| RJD | Lovely Anand | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] | Swing | ||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Rampaging monkeys become election issue in India".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.
- ↑ "36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility".
- ↑ "Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility".