Balrampur, Katihar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Balrampur
—  Vidhan Sabha constituency  —
Balrampur
Location in Bihar
Coordinates:
Country  India
State Bihar
District Katihar
Constituency No 65
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 11. Katihar
Electoral system First past the post

Balrampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: बलरामपुर विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Contents

Extent

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 65. Balrampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Balrampur and Barsoi community development blocks.[1]

Balrampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 11 Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Results

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Dulal Chandra Goshwami, Independent, won the newly-created Balrampur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Mahboob Alam of CPI(ML)L.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India". Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-15. 
  2. ^ "Bihar - Balrampur". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0465.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-10.