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Begusarai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Begusarai | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Begusarai Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25°25′05″N 86°07′44″E / 25.41806°N 86.12889°ECoordinates: 25°25′05″N 86°07′44″E / 25.41806°N 86.12889°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Begusarai |
| Constituency No. | 146 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 24. Begusarai |
Begusarai (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Begusarai was one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[1][2][3]
Overview[edit]
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 146 Begusarai (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Begusarai municipality; Birpur community development block; Babhangama, Maida Babhangama, Sahuri, Neenga and Bathauli gram panchayats of Barauni CD Block; Mohanpur, Chandpura, Bandwar, Suja, Sankh, Lakho, Hebatpur, Parna, Kusmaut, Kaith, Jinedpur, Neema, Panhas, Ajhaur, Khamhar and Rajaura gram panchayats of Begusarai CD Block.[4]
Begusarai (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 24 Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
Election results[edit]
1977-2010[edit]
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Surendra Mehta of BJP won the Begusarai seat defeating his nearest rival Upendra Prasad Singh of LJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Bhola Singh of BJP defeated Kamli Mahato of CPI in October 2005, February 2005 and 2000. Basudev Singh of CPI(M) defeated Bhola Singh of Congress in 1995 and 1990. Bhola Singh of Congress/Congress (I) defeated Rajendra Prasad Singh of CPI(M) in 1985, Basudeo Singh of CPI(M) in 1980 and Ramsagar Prasad Singh of Janata Party in 1977.[5][6]
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]
- 1957: Medni Paswan, Indian National Congress
- 1957: Saryoo Prasad Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Ram Narain Choudhary, Indian National Congress
- 1969: Saryu Prasad Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1972: Bhola Singh, Communist Party of India
- 1977: Bhola Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1980: Bhola Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1985: Bhola Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1990: Basudeo Singh, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1995: Rajendra Pd. Singh, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2000: Bhola Pd. Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2005: Bhola Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2005: Bhola Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2009 (Bye Elections): Srikrishna Prasad Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2010: Surendra Mehta, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2015: Amita Bhushan, Indian National Congress
- 2020: Kundan Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party
Election[edit]
2015[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amita Bhushan | 83,521 | 49.17 | ||
| BJP | Surendra Mehta | 66,990 | 39.44 | ||
| Turnout | 169,854 | 54.51 | |||
| Registered electors | 311,575 | ||||
References[edit]
- ↑ "Bihar polls begin on high note, voting higher than in 2010".
- ↑ "36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility".
- ↑ "Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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.
- ↑ "Begusarai Election Results since 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ↑ "105 - Begusarai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ↑ Bihar Assembly Election 2015
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