Bhagalpur Assembly constituency
| 156 Bhagalpur | |
|---|---|
| Indian electoral constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Bhagalpur |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Elected year | 1952 |
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 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1951-1957 | Satendra Narain Agrawal | Indian National Congress |
| Second | 1957-1962 | Satendra Narain Agrawal | Communist Party of India |
| Third | 1962-67 | Satendra Narain Agrawal | Indian National Congress |
| Fourth | 1967-1969 | Vijoy Kumar Mitra | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Fifth | 1969-1972 | Vijoy Kumar Mitra | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Sixth | 1972-1977 | Vijoy Kumar Mitra | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Seventh | 1977-1980 | Vijoy Kumar Mitra | Bharatiya Lok Dal |
| Eighth | 1980-1985 | Shiv Chandra Jha | Indian National Congress (I) |
| Ninth | 1985-1990 | Shiv Chandra Jha | Indian National Congress |
| Tenth | 1990-1995 | Vijoy Kumar Mitra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Eleventh | 1995-2000 | Ashwini Kumar Choubey | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Twelfth | 2000-2005 | Ashwini Kumar Choubey | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Thirteenth | 2005-2010 | Ashwini Kumar Choubey | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Fourteenth | 2010-2014 | Ashwini Kumar Choubey | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Fourteenth | 2014-2015 | Ajeet Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Fifteenth | 2015- 2020 | Ajeet Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Sixteenth | 2020- incumbent | Ajeet Sharma | Indian National Congress |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ajeet Sharma | 65502 | 40.52 | ||
| BJP | Rohit Pandey | 64389 | 39.83 | ||
| LJP | Rajesh Verma | 20523 | 12.69 | ||
| RLSP | Syed Shah Ali Sajjad Alam | 2743 | 1.7 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1103 | 0.68 | ||
| Majority | 65500 | ||||
| Turnout | 161673 | 48.17 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ajeet Sharma | 70,514 | 47.00 | ||
| BJP | Arjit Shashwat Choubey | 59,856 | 39.90 | ||
| Independent | Bijay Prasad Sah | 15,212 | 9.97 | ||
| BSP | Mohammad Shahab Alam | 954 | 0.63 | ||
| PBI | Ravishankar Singh | 810 | 0.53 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,500 | 1.64 | ||
| Majority | 10,658 | 6.99 | |||
| Turnout | 1,52,511 | 48.17 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ajeet Sharma | 63,753 | 55.50 | ||
| BJP | Nabhay Kumar Chaudhary | 46,524 | 40.50 | ||
| CPI | Mukesh Kumar Das | 1,026 | 0.89 | ||
| SP | Khursheed | 970 | 0.84 | ||
| Independent | Kamal Kishore | 572 | 0.49 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,187 | 1.03 | ||
| Majority | 17,229 | 15.00 | |||
| Turnout | 1,14,859 | 36.81 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ashwini Kumar Choubey | 49,164 | 42.03 | ||
| INC | Ajeet Sharma | 38,104 | 32.57 | ||
| LJP | Dr. N. K. Yadav | 19,479 | 16.65 | ||
| BSP | Shekhar Mehtar | 2,535 | 2.17 | ||
| Independent | Jajweer Quasmi | 2,007 | 1.72 | ||
| Majority | 11,060 | 9.46 | |||
| Turnout | 1,16,987 | 42.97 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
Sources
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1951
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1957
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1962
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1967
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1969
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1972
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1980
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1985
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1990
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1995
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2000
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2005
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2010
References
- ^ "Bhagalpur Parliamentary Constituencies". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility".
- ^ "Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility".
- ^ "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 20 December 2013.