Simri Bakhtiarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Simri Bakhtiarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: सिमरी बख़्तियारपुर विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Saharsa district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Simri Bakhtiarpur | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Simri Bakhtiarpur Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25°42′41″N 86°35′45″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Saharsa |
| Constituency No. | 76 one block and 15 Panchayat |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 25. Khagaria |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 76 Simri Bakhtiarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Simri-Bakhtiarpur and Salkhua community development blocks; Ghoghepur, Jhara, Aeina, Maheshi North, Maheshi South, Rajanpur, Sirwar Naharwar gram panchayats of Mahishi CD Block.[1]
Simri Bakhtiarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 25 Khagaria (Lok Sabha constituency) Present MP Mahboob Ali Qaiser and MLA D C Yadav.[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | जियालाल मंड | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Chaudhary Md. Salahuddin | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Ramchandra Prasad | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Choudhary Mohammad Salahiddin | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Choudhary Mohammad Salahiddin | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Choudhary Mohammad Salahiddin | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Choudhary Mohammad Salahiddin | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Mehboob Ali Kaiser | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Mehboob Ali Kaiser | Indian National Congress | |
| 2005(Feb) | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2005(Oct) | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2009(by Polls) | Mehboob Ali Kaiser | Indian National Congress | |
| 2010 | Aurn Kumar | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2015 | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2019(by Polls) | Zafar Alam | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Yusuf Sahauddin | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
Election results
1977-2010
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Dr. Arun Kumar of JD(U) won the Simri Bakhtirapur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Choudhry Mehboob Ali Kaisar of Congress.[2] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In the October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections Dinesh Chandra Yadav of JD(U) defeated Choudhry Mehboob Ali Kaiser of Congress and Zafar Alam of RJD respectively. Choudhry Md. Mehboob Ali Kaiser of Congress defeated Zafar Alam of RJD in 2000 and Dinesh Chandra Yadav of JD in 1995. Dinesh Chandra Yadav of JD defeated Mehboob Ali Kaiser of Congress in 1990. Choudhary Mohammad Salahuddin of Congress defeated Dinesh Chandra Yadav representing Lok Dal in 1985 and representing Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980, and Ayodhya Prasad Yadav, Independent, in 1977.[3]
Assembly Elections 2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Yusuf Salahuddin | 75684 | 38.48 | ||
| LJP | Sanjay Kumar Singh | 6992 | 3.54 | ||
| VIP | Mukesh Sehni | 73925 | 37.81 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1408 | 0.72 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] | 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.
- "Bihar – Simri bakhtiarpur". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- "119 - Simri-Bakhtiarpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 January 2011.