Bhagalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

156 Bhagalpur
Constituency
for the Vidhan Sabha
District Bhagalpur
State Bihar
Current constituency
Created 1952
Party INC
MLA Ajeet Kumar Sharma
Reservation None

Bhagalpur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of 243 legislative assembly of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is a part of Bhagalpur lok sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz Gopalpur, Pirpainti, Kahalgaon, Bihpur and Nathnagar.[1] In Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015, Bhagalpur will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[2][3]

Overview

Bhagalpur comprises Bhagalpur (Municipal Corporation) of Jagdishpur CD Block.[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Assembly Duration Name of the Member Political Party
First1951-1957 Satendra Narain Agrawal Indian National Congress
Second1957-1962 Satendra Narain Agrawal Communist Party of India
Third1962-67 Satendra Narain Agrawal Indian National Congress
Fourth1967-1969 Vijoy Kumar Mitra Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Fifth1969-1972 Vijoy Kumar Mitra Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Sixth1972-1977 Vijoy Kumar Mitra Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Seventh1977-1980 Vijoy Kumar Mitra Bharatiya Lok Dal
Eighth1980-1985 Sheo Chandra Jha Indian National Congress (I)
Ninth1985-1990 Sheo Chandra Jha Indian National Congress
Tenth1990-1995 Vijoy Kumar Mitra Bharatiya Janata Party
Eleventh1995-2000 Ashwini Kumar Choubey Bharatiya Janata Party
Twelfth2000-2005 Ashwini Kumar Choubey Bharatiya Janata Party
Thirteenth2005-2010 Ashwini Kumar Choubey Bharatiya Janata Party
Fourteenth2010-2014 Ashwini Kumar Choubey Bharatiya Janata Party
Fourteenth2014-2015 Ajeet Sharma Indian National Congress
Fifteenth2015- Incumbent Ajeet Sharma Indian National Congress

Election

2010

Bihar assembly elections, 2010: Bhagalpur[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ashwini Kumar Choubey 49164 42.02
INC Ajeet Sharma 38104 32.57

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