Siwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Siwan
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Siwan
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 26°13′N 84°22′E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictSiwan
Constituency No.105
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency18. Siwan
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 105 Siwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Siwan community development block including Siwan Municipal Council; Lakri, Pakri, Aurae, Lakri Dargah, Kailgarh Uttar, Kailgarh Dakhin, Sunderpur and Hathigai gram panchayats of Barharia CD Block.[3]

Siwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 18 Siwan (Lok Sabha constituency) .[3] The present MLA Vyasdev Prasad of BJP had won this particular assembly seat 3 times in a row since 2005.

Member of Legislative Assembly
Year Member Political Party
1951Shankar NathIndian National Congress
1951 By PollsRam Baswan RamIndian National Congress
1957Gadadhar Pd. ShrivastavaIndian National Congress
1959 By PollsS. DeviIndian National Congress
1962Janardan TiwariBharatiya Jan Sangh
1967Raja Ram ChaudhryIndian National Congress
1969Janardan TiwaryBharatiya Jan Sangh
1972Janardan TiwaryBharatiya Jan Sangh
1977Ghulam SarwarJanata Party
1980Janardan TiwaryBharatiya Janata Party
1985Awadh Bihari ChoudharyJanata Party
1990Awadh Bihari ChoudharyJanata Dal
1995Awadh Bihari ChoudharyJanata Dal
2000Awadh Bihari ChoudharyRashtriya Janata Dal
2005(Feb)Awadh Bihari ChoudharyRashtriya Janata Dal
2005(Oct)Vyas Deo PrasadBharatiya Janata Party
2010Vyas Deo PrasadBharatiya Janata Party
2015Vyas Deo PrasadBharatiya Janata Party
2020Awadh Bihari ChoudharyRashtriya Janata Dal

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.
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