| Rupauli | |
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| Constituency No. 60 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Purnia |
| LS constituency | Purnia Lok Sabha constituency |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Independent |
| Alliance | None |
| Elected year | By-election 2024 |
| Preceded by | Bima Bharti |
Rupauli Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purnia district in the Indian state of Bihar.
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 60. Rupauli Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Rupauli and Bhawanipur community development blocks; Aurlaha, Bhatsara, Laxmipur, Nathpur, Patraha, Arbanna Chakla, Thari and Basudeopur of Barhara Kothi CD Block. [1]
Rupauli Assembly constituency is part of No 12 Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency). [1]
| Year | Name [2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Mohit Lal Pandit | Socialist Party | |
| 1957 | Brij Bihari Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Chhavi Nath Sharma | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | Anandi Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Shaligram Singh Tomar | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Dinesh Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Saryug Mandal | Independent | |
| 1995 | Bal Kishore Mandal | Communist Party of India | |
| 2000 | Bima Bharti | Independent | |
| 2005 | Shankar Singh | Lok Janshakti Party | |
| 2005 | Bima Bharti | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2010 | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | |||
| 2024^ | Shankar Singh | Independent | |
^By-Poll
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Shankar Singh | 68,070 | 39.97 | ||
| JD(U) | Kaladhar Mandal | 59,824 | 35.13 | ||
| RJD | Bima Bharti | 30,619 | 17.98 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,717 | 3.36 | +0.84 | |
| Majority | 8,246 | 4.84 | |||
| Turnout | 1,70,311 | 52.75 | |||
| Independent gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Bima Bharti | 64,324 | 34.52 | ||
| LJP | Shankar Singh | 44,994 | 24.15 | ||
| CPI | Vikas Chandra Mandal | 41,963 | 22.52 | ||
| Independent | Kaladhar Prasad Mandal | 6,197 | 3.33 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,686 | 2.51 | ||
| Majority | 19,330 | 10.64 | |||
| Turnout | 1,86,349 | 60.69 | |||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Bima Bharti | 50,975 | 28.31 | −18.32 | |
| BJP | Prem Prakash Mandal | 41,237 | 22.79 | New | |
| Independent | Shankar Singh | 34,783 | 19.21 | −0.32 | |
| CPI | Shavan Kumar | 10,426 | 5.76 | +0.66 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,81,130 | 61.76 | +3.31 | ||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Bima Bharti | 64,887 | 46.63 | ||
| LJP | Shankar Singh | 27,171 | 19.53 | ||
| INC | Asif Anwar | 17,745 | 12.75 | ||
| CPI | Bal Kishor Mandal | 7,095 | 5.10 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,39,155 | 58.45 | |||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Bima Bharti of JD(U) won the Rupauli assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Shankar Singh of LJP. [5] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Bima Bharti representing RJD defeated Shanakar Singh of LJP in October 2005. Shankar Singh of LJP defeated Bima Bharti of RJD in February 2005. Bima Bharti, contesting as an Independent candidate defeated Md. Alimuddin of SP in 2000. Bal Kishor Mandal of CPI defeated Ram Chandra Das of SP in 1995. Saryug Mandal, Independent, defeated Jai Krishna Singh of BJP in 1990. Dinesh Kumar Singh of Congress defeated Saryug Mandal of CPI in 1985 and 1980. Shaligram Singh Tomar of JP defeated Saryug Mandal of CPI in 1977. [6]
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