Pipra, Purvi Champaran (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Pipra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purvi Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is an open seat now but was earlier reserved for scheduled castes.

Pipra
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pipra
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 26°29′17″N 84°57′54″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictPurvi Champaran
Constituency No17
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency3. Purvi Champaran
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Overview

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 17. Pipra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Chakia (Pipra), Tetaria and Mehsi community development blocks.[1]

Pipra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 3. Purvi Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Motihari (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Name[2] Party
1957 Ganga Nath Mishra Communist Party of India
1962 Satyadeo Prasad Chaudhari Indian National Congress
1967 Bigu Ram
1969
1972 Tulsi Ram Communist Party of India
1977
1980 Nand Lal Chaudhary Indian National Congress
1985
1990 Sahdeo Paswan Janata Dal
1995
2000 Surendra Kumar Chandra Rashtriya Janata Dal
Feb 2005 Krishnanandan Paswan Bharatiya Janata Party
Oct 2005
2010 Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha Janata Dal (United)
2015 Shyambabu Prasad Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
2020

Election results

Assembly Elections 2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Pipra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shyambabu Prasad Yadav
CPI(M) Rajmangal Prasad
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
BJP hold Swing

Assembly Elections 2015

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Pipra constituency[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shyambabu Prasad Yadav 65,552 38.00
JD(U) Krishna Chandra 61,622 35.72
CPI(M) Raj Mangal Prasad 8,366 4.85
Turnout 172,496 57.70
Registered electors 298,953

References

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