Sikti Assembly constituency

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Sikti Assembly constituency
Constituency No. 51 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
StateBihar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Elected year2020
Sikti
Assembly constituency
Sikti is located in Bihar
Sikti
Sikti
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 26°23′20″N 87°32′26″E / 26.38889°N 87.54056°E / 26.38889; 87.54056Coordinates: 26°23′20″N 87°32′26″E / 26.38889°N 87.54056°E / 26.38889; 87.54056
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictAraria
Constituency No51
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency9. Araria (SC)
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Sikti Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Araria district in the Indian state of Bihar.[citation needed]

About Sikti Assembly Constituency[edit]

The Sikti Assembly constituency of Araria district of Bihar, adjacent to the Nepal border, came into existence in 1977. Earlier it was in Palasi Assembly constituency. Ten elections have been held here since it came into existence in 1977. Of these, Congress and BJP have been occupied three times, independents twice, Janata Dal and Janata Dal United once each. Having a strong hold in this field, Mr. Azimuddin became the MLA here five times in 1962, 1967, 1969,1972 and 1980 respectively and became a minister four times. He has worked in the Chief Minister's cabinet like Harihar Prasad, Mahamaya Prasad, Daroga Prasad, Karpoori Thakur, Lalu Prasad.The special thing is that he won four out of five independent elections. Three times from the then Palasi Vis and twice from Sikti. Congress veterans Sheetal Prasad Gupta and Rameshwar Yadav have also represented this area. At present, Vijay Kumar Mandal of BJP is occupied. He has also been a minister in the Bihar government. After the delimitation of 2009, there were geographical and social changes in this area. After the delimitation, the Sikti Legislative Assembly included in the Kishanganj Lok Sabha was merged with the Araria Lok Sabha. Earlier, in the Sikti Vis area, apart from Sikti and Kursakanta block, all the panchayats of Tedhagach block of Kishanganj district used to come, but after the delimitation, Sikti and Kursakanta were separated from Kishanganj and added to Araria. Problems in this area The flood erosion has troubled the people of this area. Hundreds of acres of land are cut every year from the goat and nuna flowing through the area. The rivers have destroyed many government schools and hundreds of homes. But people have not yet got freedom from floods and erosion. Number of voters Total Voters- 2,79102 Male Voters - 1,46343 Female Voters - 1,32752 No. of Panchayats-37 Elected MLAs so far 1990 Mohd. Azimuddin-JD 1995 Rameshwar Yadav-Congress 2000- Anandi Prasad Yadav-BJP 2005 February - Muralidhar Mandal - Independent 2005 November - Murlidhar Mandal- JDU 2010 Anandi Prasad Yadav-BJP 2015 Vijay Kumar Mandal-BJP 2020 Vijay Kumar Mandal-BJP

Overview[edit]

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 51 Sikti Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Sikti and Kursakanta community development blocks; Balua Kaliyaganj, Baradbatta, Chouri, Dehti North, Dehti South, Dharamganj, Dighli, Kankhudia, Pipra Bijwar and Chahatpur gram panchayats of Palasi CD Block.[1]

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

Members of Vidhan Sabha[edit]

Year Member Political Party
1977 Md Azim Uddin Independent
1980 Shital Pd Gupta Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Rameshwar Yadav Indian National Congress (I)
1990 Md Azimuddin Janata Dal
1995 Rameshwar Yadav Indian National Congress
2000 Anandi Prasad Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
FEB2005 Murlidhar Mandal Independent
OCT2005 Murlidhar Mandal Janata Dal United
2010 Anandi Prasad Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
2015 Vijay Kumar Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party
2020 Vijay Kumar Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[edit]

2020[edit]

Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Sikti
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vijay Kumar Mandal 84128 46.92
RJD Shatrughan Prasad Suman 70356 39.33
Independent ABHISHEK ANAND 6839 3.81
Independent MD QUAMRUZZAMA 4513 2.52
Majority 13772
Turnout 179283 62.21
BJP gain from RJD Swing

2015[edit]

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2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Sikti
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vijay Kumar Mandal 76995 46.48
JD(U) Shatrughan Prasad Suman 68888 41.59
Majority 8106
Turnout 165742 63%
BJP hold Swing

1977-2010[edit]

In the November 2010 state assembly elections, Anandi Prasad Yadav of BJP won the Sikti assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Vijay Kumar Mandal of LJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned Murlidhar Mandal of JD(U)/ Independent defeated Aftab Alam Azim of LJP in October 2005 and February 2005. Anandi Prasad Yadav of BJP defeated Md. Azimuddin, Independent, in 2000. Rameshwar Yadav of Congress defeated Jamil Akhtar, Independent, in 1995, Md. Azimuddin of Janata Dal defeated Rameshwar Yadav of Congress in 1990. Rameshwar Yadav of Congress defeated Md. Azimuddin of LD in 1985. Shital Prasad Gupta of Congress defeated Md. Azimuddin of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980. Md. Azimuddin, Independent, defeated Maya Nand Thakur of Congress in 1977.[3][4][5]

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. "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India.
  3. "Sikti election results". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  4. "Bihar - Sikti". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  5. "131 - Sikti Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 January 2011.

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