Kalyanpur, Samastipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kalyanpur
—  Vidhan Sabha constituency  —
Kalyanpur
Location in Bihar
Coordinates:
Country  India
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Constituency No. 131
Type Reserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency 23. Samastipur (SC)
Electorate (year)

Kalyanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: कल्यानपुर विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र ) is an assembly constituency in Samastipur district in the Indian state of Bihar. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Contents

Extent

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 131 Kalyanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Kalyanpur and Pusa community development blocks.[1]

Kalyanpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 23 Samastipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Results

1977-2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Ramsewak Hazari of JD(U) won the Kalyanpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Bishwanathan Paswan of LJP.[2] In the 2009 bye elections Ashok Prasad Verma of RJD won. [3]Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In October 2005, Ashwamedh Devi of JD(U) defeated Ashok Prasad Verma of RJD. Ashok Prasad Verma of RJD defeated Ashwamedh Devi of JD(U) in February 2005. Ashwamedh Devi of Samajwadi Party defeated Alok Kumar Mehta of RJD in 2000. Sita Sinha of Janata Dal defeated Dilip Kumer Rai of Congress in 1995. Dilip Kumar Rai of Congress defeated Bashisht Narain Singh of Janata Dal in 1990. Bashisht Narain Singh of Lok Dal defeated Ram Sukumari Devi of Congress in 1985. Ram Sukumari Devi of Congress (I) defeated Bashisht Narain Singh of Janata Party (SC) in 1980. Bashisht Narain Singh of Janata Party defeated Ram Naresh Trivedi (Congress) in 1977.[4]

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 2011-10-25. 
  2. ^ "Bihar - Kalyanpur". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS04131.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-29. 
  3. ^ "Bihar By-Election-2009 Results". This is my Bihar. http://www.thisismyindia.com/bihar/bihar-assembly-results.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  4. ^ "93 - Kalyanpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp93.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-25.