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Govindganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Govindganj | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Govindganj Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°28′56″N 84°41′07″E / 26.48222°N 84.68528°ECoordinates: 26°28′56″N 84°41′07″E / 26.48222°N 84.68528°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Purvi Champaran |
| Constituency No | 14 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 3. Purvi Champaran |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Govindganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purvi Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Overview[edit]
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 14. Govindganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Areraj and Paharpur community development blocks; and Paschimi Sangrampur, Purbi Sangrampur and Dakshani Bariyaria of Sangrampur CD Block.[1]
Govindganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 3. Purvi Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Motihari (Lok Sabha constituency).
Election results[edit]
1957-2015[edit]
In the November 2015, Raju Tiwari of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) won the 14 Govinganj assembly seat defeating his rival Brajesh Kumar congress by 27920 votes.[2][3] while, Meena Dwivedi/ Meena Devi of JD(U) was not given seat by her respected party to contest from the 14 Govindganj assembly seat.
In the November 2010, October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections, Meena Dwivedi/ Meena Devi of Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won the 14 Govindganj assembly seat. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Rajan Tiwari, Independent, defeated Bhupendra Nath Dubey of Samata Party (SAP) in 2000. Devendra Nath Dubey of SAP defeated Yogendra Pandey of Janata Dal (JD) in 1995. Yogendra Pandey of JD/ Independent defeated Jai Prakash Pandey of Indian National Congress in 1990 and Ram Shankar Pandey of Congress in 1985. Ram Shankar Pandey of Congress defeated Umakant Shukla of Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) in 1980 and Madan Mohan Prasad Singh of Janata Party in 1977.[4] Pt Dhruv Narayan Mani Tripathi of Congress winner's in 1957,1962 & 1967.
Assembly Elections 2020[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Brajesh Kumar | ||||
| BJP | Sunil Mani Tiwari | ||||
| LJP | Raju Tiwari | ||||
| style="background-color: Template:Plurals Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Plurals Party|Template:Plurals Party/meta/shortname]] | Manoranjan Kumar Mishra | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Govindganj Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India".
- ↑ "Meena Dwivedi JD(U) won in Govindganj". TPR One. Retrieved 5 January 2011.[permanent dead link]