Sheikhpura Assembly constituency
| Sheikhpura Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 169 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Sheikhpura |
| LS constituency | Jamui |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Sheikhpura Assembly constituency is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is part of Jamui Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Overview
[edit]Sheikhpura comprises CD Blocks Ghatkusumbha, Chewara and Ariari; Gram Panchayats Mahsar, Puraina, Pachna, Jamuara, Kaithawan, Gagari and Sheikhpura (M) of Sheikhpura CD Block.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Shah Mustaque | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Shri Krishna Sinha | ||
| 1961^ | Shiv Shankar Singh | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Loknath Azad | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Rajo Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | Independent politician | ||
| 1990 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1995 | |||
| 1998^ | Sanjay Kumar Singh | ||
| 2000 | |||
| 2005 | Sunila Devi | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Randhir Kumar Soni | Janata Dal | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Vijay Kumar Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
Election results
[edit]2020
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Vijay Kumar | 56,365 | 39.02 | ||
| JD(U) | Randhir Kumar Soni | 50,249 | 34.78 | ||
| LJP | Imam Ghazali | 14,552 | 10.07 | ||
| Rest of the candidates + NOTA (None of the Above) | ~23,000 | 16.00 | |||
| Majority | 6,116 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [3] | ||||
| RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2005
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Randhir Kumar Soni | 41,755 | 33.17 | ||
| HAM(S) | Naresh Saw | 28,654 | 22.77 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Jamui Parliamentary Constituencies". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "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 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Bihar Assembly Election 2015
External links
[edit]- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.