Sitamarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sitamarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Sitamarhi district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Sitamarhi will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[1][2]

Sitamarhi
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sitamarhi
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 26°36′N 85°29′E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictSitamarhi
Constituency No28
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency5. Sitamarhi
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 28. Sitamarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Dumra community development block.[3]

Sitamarhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 5. Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]

Election results

1977-2010

In the November 2010, October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections, Sunil Kumar of BJP won the 28 Sitamarhi assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Raghwendra Kumar Singh of LJP in November 2010, Md. Khalil Ansari of INC in October 2005, and Mohammad Tahir of RJD in February 2005. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Shahid Ali Khan of RJD defeated Hari Shankar Prasad of BJP in 2000. Hari Shankar Prasad of BJP defeated Shahid Ali Khan of JD in 1995. Shahid Ali Khan of JD defeated Hari Shankar Prasad, Independent, in 1990. Khalil Ansari of Congress defeated Ram Deo Singh of CPI in 1985. Pir Mohammad Ansari of Congress defeated Ram Swartha Rai of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980. Ram Sagar Prasad Yadav of Congress defeated Ramswarath Rai of JP in 1977 [4][5]

Assembly Elections 2020
2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Sitamarhi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Mitilesh Kumar
RJD Sunil Kumar
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

References
  1. "36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility".
  2. "Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility".
  3. "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.
  4. "Sitamarhi election results from 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  5. "67 - Sitamarhi Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
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