Bhagalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Constituency for the Vidhan Sabha |
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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]
Contents
Overview
Bhagalpur comprises Bhagalpur (Municipal Corporation) of Jagdishpur CD Block.[4]
Members of Legislative Assembly
Assembly | Duration | Name of the Member | Political Party |
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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 | Sheo Chandra Jha | Indian National Congress (I) |
Ninth | 1985-1990 | Sheo 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- Incumbent | Ajeet Sharma | Indian National Congress |
Election Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Ajeet Sharma | 70,514 | 46.24 | ||
BJP | Arjit Shashwat Choubey | 59,856 | 39.25 | ||
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 | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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