Kanti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kanti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. The current sitting MLA(member of legislative assembly) is Ashok Kumar Choudhary who won as an independent candidate defeating his nearest rival Ajit Kumar by 10000 votes.

Kanti
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kanti
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 26°12′32″N 85°18′44″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictMuzaffarpur
Constituency No.95
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency16. Vaishali
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 95 Kanti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Kanti and Marwan community development blocks.[1]

Kanti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 16 Vaishali (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Election results

1951-1972

In the 1951 state assembly elections, Jamuna Prasad Tripathy (Yamuna Prasad Tripathy) of INC defeated Nagendra Prasad Singh (IND) by 3049 votes. In 1957 state assembly elections, Jamuna Prasad Tripathy (Yamuna Prasad Tripathy) of INC again won the Kanti assembly seat, defeating his nearest rival Yogendra Prasad Sharma by a close margin of 445 votes. In 1962 Jamuna Prasad Tripathy (Yamuna Prasad Tripathy) defeated Harihar Prasad Shahi by a margin of 2714 votes. M.P. Sinha was the congress candidate in 1967 election which he won by a huge margin of 31034 votes. In 1969 state assembly elections Harihar Prasad Shahi of LTC defeated 3 times INC MLA Jamuna Prasad Tripathy (Yamuna Prasad Tripathy). Shambhu Sharan Thakur of INC won the 1972 election by 1462 votes.

1977-2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Ajit Kumar of JD(U) won the Kanti assembly seat, defeating his nearest rival Md. Israil of RJD.[2] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ajit Kumar of JD(U) defeated Muhmad Haidar Azad of RJD in October 2005. Ajit Kumar representing LJP defeated Md. Jamal of RJD in February 2005. Gulam Jilani Warsi of RJD defeated Ajit Kumar of AJBP in 2000. Mufti Mohammad Quasim of Janata Dal defeated Ajit Kumar of Congress in 1995. Nalini Ranjan Singh of JD defeated Shambhu Sharan Thakur of Congress in 1990. Nalini Ranjan Singh representing SUC defeated Tarakeshari Sinha of LD in 1985 and Shambhu Sharan Thakur of Congress in 1980. Thakur Prasad Singh of JP defeated Nalini Ranjan Singh of SUC in 1977.[3]

2015

In the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election Ashok Kumar Choudhary won the seat by almost 10000 votes against Ajit Kumar.

Assembly Elections 2020
2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Kanti
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Mohammad Jamal
LJP Bijay Prasad Singh
RJD Mohammad Israil Mansuri
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

References
  1. "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. "Bihar - Kanti". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  3. "56 - Kanti Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
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