Sheohar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Sheohar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi pronunciation: Shivahar Vidhan Sabha Nirvachan Kshetra) is an assembly constituency in Sheohar district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Sheohar | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Sheohar Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°31′N 85°18′E | |
| Ind |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Sheohar |
| Constituency No | 22 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 4. Sheohar |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Overview
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 22. Sheohar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Sheohar, Piprarhi, Dumri Katsari and Purnahiya community development blocks.[1]
Sheohar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 4. Sheohar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Raghunath Jha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Raghunath Jha | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Raghunath Jha | Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Raghunath Jha | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Raghunath Jha | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Satyanarayan Prasad | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 (Feb) | Ajit Kumar Jha | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 (Oct) | Ajit Kumar Jha | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2010 | Sharfuddin | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2015 | Sharfuddin | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2020 | Chetan Anand | (RJD) | |
Election results
1977-2010
In the November 2010 state assembly elections, Sharfuddin of JD(U) won the 22 Sheohar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Pratima Devi of BSP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ajit Kumar Jha of RJD defeated Ratnakar Thakur of JD(U) in October 2005 and February 2005. Satyanarayan Prasad of RJD defeated Ajit Kumar Jha representing SAP in 2000. Raghunath Jha of JD defeated Anand Mohan of BPP in 1995, Diwakar Thakur of Congress in 1990, Bharat Prasad Singh of Congress in 1985, Jafir Alam, Independent, in 1980 and Thakur Chittaranjan Singh of Janata Party in 1977.[2][3]
Assembly elections 2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Chetan Anand Singh | 73143 | 42.69 | ||
| JD(U) | Sharfuddin | 36457 | 21.28 | ||
| LJP | Vijay Kumar Pandey | 18,748 | 10.94 | ||
| PP | Ranjeev Kumar Jha | 1,248 | 0.73 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,711 | 2.17 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| RJD gain from JDU | Swing | ||||
References
- "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.
- "Sheohar election results". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- "66 - Sheohar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 January 2011.