Matihani Assembly constituency

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Matihani
Constituency No. 144 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Bihar
District Begusarai
LS constituency Begusarai
Established1977
Total electors3,38,858 (2020)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Raj Kumar Singh
Party JD(U)
Alliance National Democratic Alliance
Elected year 2020

Matihani Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar.

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Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 144 Matihani Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Matihani and Shambo Akha Kurha community development blocks; Kaithma, Laduwara, Bhairwar, Maniappa, Chilmil, Dumri, Ulao, Sighaul, Pachmba, Mahmadpur Raghunathpur, Mohan Eghu, Shahpur, Bishanpur, Dhabauli, Bindpur, Puspura, Bahadarpur, Amraur Kiratpur, Rachiyahi gram panchayats of Begusarai CD Block; Barauni IOC Township (CT); and Keshawe, Noorpur, Mahna and Mosadpur gram panchayats of Barauni CD Block. [1]

Matihani Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency) [1] and as per the delimitation in 2008, falls within Begusarai town. [2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearName [3] Party
Until 1977: Constituency did not exist
1977 Sitaram Mishra Communist Party of India
1979^Devkinandan Singh
1980 Pramod Kumar Sharma Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Indian National Congress
1990 Rajendra Rajan Communist Party of India
1995
2000
2005 Narendra Kumar Singh Independent
2005
2010 Janata Dal (United)
2015
2020 Rajkumar Singh [lower-alpha 1] Lok Janshakti Party
  1. won as LJP candidate but defected to JDU

^by-election

Election results

2020

Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Matihani
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LJP Rajkumar Singh 61,364 29.64 New
JD(U) Narendra Kumar Singh61,03129.48−19.46
CPI(M) Rajendra Prasad Singh60,59929.27
NOTA None of the above6,7333.25
Majority333
Turnout 2,07,048
Registered electors 3,38,858 [4]
LJP gain from JD(U) Swing

2015

Bihar Assembly election, 2015: Matihani [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(U) Narendra Kumar Singh 89,297 48.97
BJP Sarvesh Kumar66,60936.53
Turnout 182,45859.81
Registered electors 305,043
JD(U) hold Swing

1957 general elections

The first instance of booth capturing in India was recorded in 1957 in the General Elections of that year in Rachiyahi, in Begusarai's Matihani assembly seat. [6] [7] [8] [9]

1977-2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Narendra Kumar Singh of JD(U) won the Matihani seat defeating his nearest rival Abhay Kumar Sarjan of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Narendra Kumar Singh, Independent, defeated Abhay Kumar Singh of Congress in Bihar Assembly Election, October 2005 and Rajendra Rajan of CPI in February 2005. Rajendra Rajan of CPI defeated Pramod Kumar Sharma of Congress in 2000, 1995 and 1990, Pramod Kumar Sharma of Congress/ Congress(I) defeated Deoki Nandan Singh of CPI in 1985 and 1980, Sitaram Mishra of CPI defeated Mithilesh Kumar Singh of Janata Party in 1977. [10] [11]

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References

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