Sonbarsha Assembly constituency
Sonbarsha is an assembly constituency in Saharsa district in the Indian state of Bihar. It has been reserved for scheduled castes since 2010. Earlier, it was an open seat.
| Sonbarsha | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 74 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Saharsa |
| Established | 1951 |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Overview
editAs per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 74 Sonbarsha Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Sonbarsha, Patarghat and Banma Itahri community development blocks.[1]
Sonbarsha Assembly constituency is part of No. 13 Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency) .[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Jageshwar Hajra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Singheshwar Rai | Independent politician | |
| 1962 | Sitaram Mahto | ||
| 1967 | Raj Nandan Rai | ||
| 1969 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1972 | Sitaram Mahto | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1977 | Mahamud Alam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Anwarul Haque | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Karpoori Thakur | Lokdal | |
| 1990 | Ram Jiwan Prasad | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Ram Chandra Purve | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Ratnesh Sada | Janata Dal | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | |||
Election results
edit2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Ratnesh Sada | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [3] | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
1977-2010
editIn the 2010 state assembly elections, Ratnesh Sada of JD(U) won the Sonbarsha assembly seat defeating Sarita Devi of LJP.[4] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Kishor Kumar, Independent, defeated Ranjit Yadav of RJD in October 2005 and Ashok Kumar Singh of RJD in February 2005. Ashok Kumar Singh defeated Kishor Kumar Singh, Independent, in 2000. Ashok Kumar Singh of JD defeated Tej Narayan Yadav, Independent, in 1995, and K.K. Mandal of Congress in 1990. Surya Narayan Yadav of aLD defeated Tej Narayan Yadav of CPI in 1985. Surya Narayan Yadav of Congress (U) defeated K.K. Mandal of Congress in 1980. Ashok Kumar Singh of JP defeated Surya Narayan Yadav, Independent, 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.
- ^ "Sonbarsa Election and Results 2018, 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 - Sonbarsha". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "121 - Sonbarsa Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
External links
edit- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.