Goreyakothi is a Bihar Legislative Assembly Constituency in Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar. This constituency was formed in 2010 after two blocks of Basantpur constituency were merged with Goreyakothi block and a new constituency was formed. Bhumendra Narayan Singh was the first MLA of this newly formed Goriakothi assembly seat in 2010. Satyadeo Prasad Singh was MLA from this constituency from 2015 to 2020 and Deveshkant Singh became MLA in 2020.
| Goriakothi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Siwan |
| Established | 1967 |
| Reservation | None |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Overview
editAs per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 111 Goriakothi Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Goriakothi, Lakri Nabiganj and Basantpur. community development blocks.[1]
Goriakothi Assembly constituency is part of No. 19 Maharajganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Krishna Kant Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Lok Tantrik Congress | ||
| 1972 | Mahamaya Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Krishna Kant Singh | ||
| 1980 | Ajit Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indra Deo Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Ajit Kumar Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Indra Deo Prasad | ||
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Bhumendra Narayan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2005 | Indra Deo Prasad | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2010 | Bhumendra Narayan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Satyadeo Prasad Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Devesh Kant Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
edit2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Devesh Kant Singh | 92,350 | |||
| RJD | Nutan devi | 75990 | |||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [3] | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
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.
- ^ "Goriyakothi 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.
External links
edit- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.