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Maharajganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Maharajganj | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Maharajganj Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°1′N 84°20′E / 26.017°N 84.333°ECoordinates: 26°1′N 84°20′E / 26.017°N 84.333°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Siwan |
| Constituency No. | 112 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 19. Maharajganj |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Maharajganj is an assembly constituency in Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Overview[edit]
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 112 Maharajganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Maharajganj and Bhagwanpur Hat community development blocks.[1]
Maharajganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 19 Maharajganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results[edit]
1977–2020[edit]
In the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections, Hemnarayan Sah of JDU won by defeating Devranjan Singh of Bharatiya Janta Party.In the 2010 state assembly elections, Damodar Singh of JD(U) won the Maharajganj assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Manik Chand Rai of RJD.[2] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Damodar Singh of JD(U) defeated Uma Shakar Singh of RJD in October 2005 and February 2005. Uma Shankar Singh representing SAP defeated Damodar Singh, Independent, in 2000. Baidya Nath Pande of JD defeated Damodar Singh of Congress in 1995. Uma Shanker Singh of JD Anusuya Devi of Congress in 1990. Uma Shankar Singh of JP defeated Anusya Jayaswal of Congress in 1985. Uma Shankar Singh of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) defeated Anusuya Jayaswal of Congress in 1980. Uma Shankar Singh of JP defeated Nand Kishore Singh, Independent, in 1977.[3]
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.
- ↑ "Bihar – Maharajganj". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ↑ "33 – Maharajganj Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 February 2011.