Mahishi Assembly constituency
| Mahishi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 77 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Reservation | None |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Mahishi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Saharsa district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Overview[edit]
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 77 Mahishi Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Nauhatta and Sattar Katiya community development blocks; Baghwa, Birgaun, Manwar, Telwa West, Telwa East, Bhalahi, Kundah, Mahisarho, Telhar, Pastpar and Arapatti gram panchayats of Mahishi CD Block.[1]
Mahishi Assembly constituency is part of No. 13 Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency) .[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Parameshwar Kumar | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | Lahtan Chadhary | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Parameshwar Kumar | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Lahtan Chadhary | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Anand Mohan Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Abdul Ghafoor | ||
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Surendra Yadav | Independent | |
| 2005 | Gunjeshwar Sah | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2010 | Abdul Ghafoor | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Gunjeshwar Sah | Janata Dal (United) | |
Election results[edit]
1977-2010[edit]
In the 2016 state assembly election, Dr. Abdul Ghafoor of RJD won the Mahishi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Chandan Kumar Sah of RLSP. In 2010 state assembly elections, Dr. Abdul Ghafoor of RJD won the Mahishi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Raj Kumar Sah of JD(U).[3] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Gunjeshwar Sah of JD(U) defeated Surendra Yadav representing RJD in October 2005. Surendra Yadav, contesting as an Independent, defeated Dr. Abdul Ghafoor of RJD in February 2005. Dr. Abdul Ghafoor of RJD defeated Surendra Yadav representing JD(U) in 2000. Dr. Abdul Ghafoor of JD defeated Lahtan Choudhary of Congress in 1995. Anand Mohan of JD defeated Lahtan Choudhary of Congress in 1990. Lahtan Choudhary of Congress defeated Devanand Yadav of LD in 1985 and Satya Narayan Yadav of Congress (U) in 1980. Parameshwar Kumar of JP defeated Lahtan Choudhary of Congress in 1977.[4]
2020[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Gunjeshwar Sah | ||||
| LJP | Abdur Razzaque | ||||
| RJD | Gautam Krishna | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| 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.
- ^ "Sonbarsa Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar - Mahisi". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "118 - Mahishi 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.