Baikunthpur, Bihar Assembly constituency
Baikunthpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Dighwa Dubauli locality of Gopalganj district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Baikunthpur, Bihar Assembly constituency | |
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| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Gopalganj |
| Established | 1951 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party |  RJD |
| Alliance | MGB |
| Elected year | 2020 |
| Preceded by | Mithlesh Tiwari,  BJP |
Baikunthpur | |
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Assembly constituency | |
  Baikunthpur Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°17′09″N 84°44′00″E / 26.28583°N 84.73333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Gopalganj |
| Constituency No. | 99 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 17. Gopalganj (SC) |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Overview
editAs per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 99 Baikunthpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Baikunthpur and Sidhwalia community development blocks; Rampur, Salempur Purvi, Salempur Paschimi, Hasanpur, Sadaua, Pipra and Khajuriya gram panchayats of Barauli CD Block.[1]
Baikunthpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 17 Gopalganj (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Shivbachan Trivedi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Trivikram Deo Narain Singh | Independent politician | |
| 1962 | Shivbachan Trivedi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Sabhapati Singh | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | Shivbachan Trivedi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Sabhapati Singh | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1977 | Braj Kishor Narain Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Lal Babu Yadav | Janata Dal | |
| 1996^ | Deo Dutt Prasad Yadav | ||
| 2000 | Manjeet Kumar Singh | Samata Party | |
| 2005 | Deo Dutt Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Manjeet Kumar Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 2015 | Mithlesh Tiwari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2020 | Prem Shankar Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
^ denotes by-polls
Election results
edit2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Prem Shankar Prasad | 67,807 | 37.01 | ||
| BJP | Mithilesh Tiwari | 56,694 | 30.95 | ||
| Independent | Manjit Kr Singh | 43,354 | 23.67 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4,097 | 2.24 | ||
| Rest of the candidates | ~11,000 | 6.00 | |||
| Majority | 11,113 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [3] | ||||
| RJD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
1977-2015
editIn the 2020 state assembly election, Manjeet Kumar Singh In the 2015 state assembly elections, Mithlesh Tiwari of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Baikunthpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Manjeet Kumar Singh of Janata Dal (United).[4] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. In 2010 Manjeet Kumar Singh defeated Devdatt Prasad of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a big margin. Going past election Devdatt Prasad of RJD defeated Manjeet Kumar Singh of JD(U) in October 2005 and February 2005. Manjeet Kumar Singh of JD(U) defeated Lal Babu Prasad Yadav of RJD in 2000. Lal Babu Prasad Yadav of JD defeated former Bihar Cabinet Minister Braj Kishor Narayan Singh of Congress in 1995. Shri Braj Kishor Narayan Singh of Congress defeated Devdatt Prasad of JD in 1990 and Deodat Rai of LD in 1985. Braj Kishor Narayan Singh representing Janata Party (JP) defeated Deodat Rai of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980. Braj Kishor Narayan Singh representing JP defeated Deonandan Singh of CPI in 1977.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "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 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Baikunthpur Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Bihar - Baikunthpur". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2015 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ "26 - Baikunthpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
External links
edit- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.