Sugauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sugauli
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sugauli

Location in Bihar

Coordinates: 26°47′N 84°44′E / 26.783°N 84.733°ECoordinates: 26°47′N 84°44′E / 26.783°N 84.733°E
Country  India
State Bihar
District Purvi Champaran
Constituency No 11
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 2. Paschim Champaran
Electoral system First past the post

Sugauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: सुगौली विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Purvi Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Overview

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 11. Sugauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Sugauli and Ramgarhwa community development blocks.[1]

Sugauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 2. Paschim Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]It was earlier part of Bettiah (Lok Sabha constituency).

Election results

1977-2010

In the November 2010 and October 2005 state assembly elections, Ramchandra Sahni of BJP won the 11 Sugauli assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Vijay Prasad Gupta of RJD. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Vijay Prasad Gupta of RJD defeated Ramashray Singh of CPI(M) in February 2005 and 2000. Chandra Sekhar Dwivedi, Independent, defeated Ramashray Singh of CPI(M) in 1995. Ramashray Singh of CPI(M) defeated Ashok Kumar Mishra of Congress in 1990. Suresh Kumar Mishra of Congress defeated Ramashay Singh of CPI(M) in 1985. Ramashray Singh of CPI(M) defeated Suresh Kumar Mishra of Congress in 1980 and Bhupnarain Singh of CPI in 1977.[2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "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. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. "Sugauli election results from 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  3. "11 - Sugauli Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-01-06.