Jokihat Assembly constituency

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Jokihat
Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Bihar
District Araria
Established1967
ReservationNone
Elected year 2020

Jokihat Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Araria district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2017 Bihar Flood affected area.

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Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 50 Jokihat Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Jokihat community development block; Barahkumba, Bhikha, Nakta Khurd, Pakri, Pechaili, Ramnagar, Sohandar, Suksaina, Majlispur, Kujri and Miyanpur gram panchayats of Palasi CD Block. [1]

Jokihat Assembly constituency is part of No 9 Araria (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC). [1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearName [2] Party
1967 Nazamuddin Praja Socialist Party
1969 Taslimuddin Indian National Congress
1972 Independent politician
1977 Janata Party
1980 Moidur Rehman Indian National Congress
1985 Taslimuddin Janata Party
1990 Moidur Rahman Independent politician
1995 Taslimuddin Samajwadi Party
1996^ Sarfaraz Alam Janata Dal
2000 Rashtriya Janata Dal
2005 Manzar Alam Janata Dal
2005
2010 Sarfaraz Alam
2015
2018^ Shahnawaz Alam Rashtriya Janata Dal
2020 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen

^by-election

Election results

2020

Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Jokihat [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIMIM Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam 59,596 34.22
RJD Sarfaraz Alam 5221329.98
BJP Ranjit Yadav4893328.1
NOTA None of the above 28441.63
NCP Mohd Mobinul Haque12430.71
Majority7383
Turnout 174138
AIMIM gain from JD(U) Swing

2015

Janata Dal (United) had won the seat in 2015. [4]

2010

In the November 2010 state assembly elections, Sarfaraz Alam of JD(U) won the Jokihat assembly seat, defeating his nearest rival Kaushar Ziya, Independent. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned.

2005

Manzar Alam of JD(U) defeated Alam representing RJD in October 2005 and February 2005.

2000

Sarfraz Alam of RJD defeated Manzar Alam of JD(U) in 2000. Taslimuddin of SP defeated Bhoop Narayan Yadav, Independent, in 1995. Moidur Rahman of Congress defeated Bhoop Narayan Yadav, Independent, in 1990. Taslimuddin of JP defeated Moidur Rahman of Congress in 1985. Moidur Rahman of Congress defeated Jahoruddin, Independent, in 1980. Taslimuddin of JP defeated Moidur Rahman of Congress in 1977. [5] [6] [7]

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References

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