Alinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Alinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Darbhanga district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Alinagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Alinagar
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 26°03′46″N 86°15′12″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictDarbhanga
Constituency No.81 Alinagar
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency14. Darbhanga
Electoral systemFirst past the post
Area code(s)847405

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 81 Alinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Alinagar, Tardih, Motipur Panchayat "Earlier Antour Panchayat (Antour, Motipur, Andauli) and Ghanshyampur community development blocks.[1]

Alinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 14 Darbhanga (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

History of Alinagar block

Earlier Alnagar was under Benipur block, since administrative block was far from public reach and due to limited availability of transportation for the people of the village in Alinagar, it was difficult for the public to access the administrative block easily. Then there was a formation of Alinagar block which is under Benipur division. Then have crafted new panchayat and dissolved some of the old panchayat and village under new block.

New panchayat and village are - Alinagar, Tardih, Motipur Panchayat "Earlier Antour Panchayat (Antour, Motipur, Andauli)  and Ghanshyampur

While forming Alinagar block, they have dissolved Antour panchayat which was having [Antour], Motipur, Balha and Nandapati village in it. Now Antour is part off Motipur panchayat which is new and come into force after dissolving Antour panchayat. Balha and Nandapati is part of benipur division. 

After formation of new block Alinagar, it becomes difficult for people in the village Antour to access the Administrative block in Alinagar since it is in the neighbourhood of Benipur division. And the nearest railway station is Benipur which is .3 km from Antour village and administrative blocks of benipur is 2 km from village Antour and new administrative block for Antour which is Alinagar is 10 km from village Antour in the opposite direction of the main market which is in Benipur.

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election Name[2] Party
2010 Abdul Bari Siddiqui Rashtriya Janata Dal
2015
2020 Mishri Lal Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2015
Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2015: Alinagar[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RJD Abdul Bari Siddiqui 67,461 48.22
BJP Mishri Lal Yadav 54,001 38.60
Turnout 139,898 55.62
Registered electors 251,508

Assembly Elections 2020
2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Alinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
VIP Mishri Lal Yadav 61,082 38.62%
RJD Binod Mishra 57,981 36.66%
LJP Raj Kumar Jha 8,840 5.6%
NOTA None of the above 2,941 1.86%
Majority 61,082 38.62% 9.6%
Turnout
gain from Swing

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Alinagar Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  3. Bihar Assembly Election 2015
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