Forbesganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Forbesganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Forbesganj is located in Bihar
Forbesganj
Forbesganj
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 26°17′N 87°17′E / 26.283°N 87.283°E / 26.283; 87.283Coordinates: 26°17′N 87°17′E / 26.283°N 87.283°E / 26.283; 87.283
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictAraria
Constituency No48
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency9. Araria (SC)
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Forbesganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Araria district in the Indian state of Bihar. Vidyasagar Kesari is the MLA of Forbesganj assembly constituency elected in 2015 and 2020.


History[edit]

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 48 Forbesganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Forbesganj community development block.[1]

Forbesganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 9 Araria (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Forbesganj was one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[2][3]

Election results[edit]

1977-2010[edit]

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Padam Parag Roy Venu of BJP won the Forbesganj assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Maya Nand Thakur of LJP.[4] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Laxmi Narayan Mehta of BJP defeated Zakir Hussain Khan of RJD in October 2005 and February 2005. Zakir Hussain Khan representing BSP defeated Laxmi Narayan Mehta, Independent, in 2000. Mayanand Thakur representing BJP defeated Laxmi Narayan Mehta, Independent, in 1995, and Shital Prasad Gupta of Congress in 1990. Saryu Mishra of Congress defeated Rai Bahadur Keshri of BJP in 1985, Nakshtra Malakar of CPI in 1980 and Lal Chand Sahni of JP.[5]

Vidyasagar Kesari was first elected in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, and re-elected in 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[6]

References[edit]

  1. 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.
  2. "EC move to allay fears about errors in EVMs - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. ""General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015- Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System(VVPAT)-reg."" (PDF).
  4. "Bihar - Forbesganj". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  5. "129 - Forbesganj Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  6. "bihar assembly election candidates list 2020". NDTV.
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