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Siwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Siwan | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Siwan Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°13′N 84°22′E / 26.217°N 84.367°ECoordinates: 26°13′N 84°22′E / 26.217°N 84.367°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Siwan |
| Constituency No. | 105 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 18. Siwan |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Siwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Siwan will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[1][2]
Overview[edit]
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 105 Siwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Siwan community development block including Siwan Municipal Council; Lakri, Pakri, Aurae, Lakri Dargah, Kailgarh Uttar, Kailgarh Dakhin, Sunderpur and Hathigai gram panchayats of Barharia CD Block.[3]
Siwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 18 Siwan (Lok Sabha constituency) .[3] The present MLA Vyasdev Prasad of BJP had won this particular assembly seat 3 times in a row since 2005.
Member of Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Shankar Nath | Indian National Congress | |
| 1951 By Polls | Ram Baswan Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Gadadhar Pd. Shrivastava | Indian National Congress | |
| 1959 By Polls | S. Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Janardan Tiwari | Bharatiya Jan Sangh | |
| 1967 | Raja Ram Chaudhry | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Janardan Tiwary | Bharatiya Jan Sangh | |
| 1972 | Janardan Tiwary | Bharatiya Jan Sangh | |
| 1977 | Ghulam Sarwar | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Janardan Tiwary | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Awadh Bihari Choudhary | Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Awadh Bihari Choudhary | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Awadh Bihari Choudhary | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Awadh Bihari Choudhary | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005(Feb) | Awadh Bihari Choudhary | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005(Oct) | Vyas Deo Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2010 | Vyas Deo Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Vyas Deo Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2020 | Awadh Bihari Choudhary | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
Election Results[edit]
2020[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Awadh Bihari Choudhary | 76,785 | 45.30 | new | |
| BJP | Om Prakash Yadav | 74,812 | 44.13 | +9.13 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,973 | ||||
| RJD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ↑ "36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility".
- ↑ "Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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.