Maharajganj, Bihar Assembly constituency

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Maharajganj,Siwan Bihar
Constituency No. 112 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Bihar
District Siwan
LS constituency 19. Maharajganj
Established1951
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Indian National Congress
Elected year 2020

Maharajganj is an assembly constituency in Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar.

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Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 112 Maharajganj Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Maharajganj and Bhagwanpur Hat community development blocks. [1]

Maharajganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 19 Maharajganj (Lok Sabha constituency). [1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearName [2] Party
1952 Mahamaya Prasad Sinha Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
1957 Anusuya Devi Indian National Congress
1962 Uma Shanker Prasad Swatantra Party
1967 Kaushalendra Pratap Shahi Praja Socialist Party
1969 Mahamaya Prasad Sinha Bharatiya Kranti Dal
1972 Anusuya Devi Indian National Congress
1977 Umashanker Singh Janata Party
1980
1985
1990 Janata Dal
1995 Baidya Nath Pande
2000 Umashanker Singh Samata Party
2005 Damodar Singh Janata Dal (United)
2005
2010
2015 Hemnarayan Sah
2020 Vijay Shanker Dubey Indian National Congress

Election results

2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Maharajganj
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Vijay Shanker Dubey 48,825 30.07
JD(U) Hem Narayan Sah46,84928.86
LJP Dr. Deo Ranjan Singh18,27811.26
Majority1,976
Turnout
Registered electors [3]
INC gain from JD(U) Swing

1977–2020

In the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections, Hemnarayan Sah of JDU won by defeating Devranjan Singh of Bharatiya Janta Party. In the 2010 state assembly elections, Damodar Singh of JD(U) won the Maharajganj assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Manik Chand Rai of RJD. [4] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Damodar Singh of JD(U) defeated Uma Shakar Singh of RJD in October 2005 and February 2005. Uma Shankar Singh representing SAP defeated Damodar Singh, Independent, in 2000. Baidya Nath Pande of JD defeated Damodar Singh of Congress in 1995. Uma Shanker Singh of JD Anusuya Devi of Congress in 1990. Uma Shankar Singh of JP defeated Anusya Jayaswal of Congress in 1985. Uma Shankar Singh of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) defeated Anusuya Jayaswal of Congress in 1980. Uma Shankar Singh of JP defeated Nand Kishore Singh, Independent, in 1977. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. "Maharajganj Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  3. "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. "Bihar – Maharajganj". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  5. "33 – Maharajganj Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 February 2011.

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