Samastipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Samastipur | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Samastipur Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25°51′39″N 85°46′56″E / 25.86083°N 85.78222°ECoordinates: 25°51′39″N 85°46′56″E / 25.86083°N 85.78222°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Samastipur |
| Constituency No. | 133 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 23. Samastipur (SC) |
Samastipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: समस्तीपुर विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Samastipur district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 133 Warisnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Samastipur municipality, Samastipur community development block; and Shahpur Baghauni, Bherokhara, Tajpur, Adharpur and Baghi gram panchayats of Tajpur CD Block.[1] In Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015, Samastipur will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[2][3]
Samastipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 23 Samastipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
1977-2010
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Akhtarul Islam Sahin of RJD won the Samstipur seat defeating his nearest rival Ramnath Thakur of Janata Dal (United)|JD(U). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ramnath Thakur of JD(U) defeated Nizam Ahmed of RJD in October 2005, Shahid Ahmed of RJD in February 2005 and Ashok Singh of RJD in 2000. Ashok Singh of Janata Dal defeated Shahid Hushan Khan of BPP in 1995 and Visheshwar Rai of Indian National Congress in 1990. Ashok Singh of Lok Dal defeated Jai Narain Rai of Congress in 1985. Karpoori Thakur of Janata Party (SC) defeated Chandra Shekhar Verma of Congress(I) in 1980. Chandra Sekhar Singh of Janata Party defeated Ram Chandra Rai of Congress in 1977.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 "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 2011-01-10.
- ↑ "36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility".
- ↑ "Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility".
- ↑ "Samastipur Election Results since 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "95 - Samastipur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-03-30.