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Sonpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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122 Sonpur | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  122 Sonpur Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25°42′N 85°11′E / 25.700°N 85.183°ECoordinates: 25°42′N 85°11′E / 25.700°N 85.183°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Saran |
| Constituency No. | 122 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 20. Saran |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Sonpur Vidhan Sabha constituency, often spelt Sonepur, is in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1][2]
Ram Sundar Das, sitting MLA from Sonpur 1977–1980, served as Bihar's Chief Minister briefly in 1979.
Overview[edit]
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 122 Sonpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Sonpur and Dighwara C.D blocks.[3][4][5]
Sonpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 20 Saran (Lok Sabha constituency).[3] It was earlier part of Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of Vidhan Sabha[edit]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Jagadish Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Ram Binod Singh | Independent | |
| 1962 | Sheo Bachan Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Ram Sunder Das | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Lok Dal | ||
| 1990 | Raj Kumar Roy | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Vinay Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2005 (Feb) | Ramanuj Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 (Oct) | |||
| 2010 | Vinay Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Ramanuj Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | |||
Election Results[edit]
2020 Vidhan Sabha[edit]
- Dr Ramanuj Prasad (RJD) : 73,247 votes
- Vinay Kumar Singh (BJP) : 66,561
2015 Vidhan Sabha[edit]
- Dr Ramanuj Prasad (RJD) : 86,082 votes
- Vinay Kumar Singh (BJP) : 49686
1980 Vidhan Sabha[edit]
- Lalu Prasad Yadav (Janata-Secular) : 45,041 votes [6]
- Jawahar Prasad Singh (Indira Congress) : 35,874
- Ram Sunder Das (Janata Party) : 10396
1977 Vidhan Sabha[edit]
- Ram Sunder Das (JNP) : 40,747 votes [7]
- Rameshwar Prasad Rai (IND) : 15,411
References[edit]
- ↑ "Sonepur constituency map" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Roll of the dais Sonepur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)".
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/nri/Bihar_Delimitation.pdf
- ↑ http://eci.nic.in/delim/Draft/Bihar/Order%20&%20Notification_English_.pdf
- ↑ https://resultuniversity.com/election/sonepur-bihar-assembly-constituency
- ↑ https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/1977-election-results.html