Minapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Minapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Minapur | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Minapur Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°20′07″N 85°36′06″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Muzaffarpur |
| Constituency No. | 90 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 16. Vaishali |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 90 Minapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Minapur community development block; Garha, Jhaphan, Kafen Chaudhary, Narkatiya, Narma, Patiyasa and Rampur Jaipal gram panchayats of Bochahan CD Block.[1]
Minapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 16 Vaishali (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Vidhan Sabha
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Janak Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Janak Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Janak Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Mahanth Ramkishore Das | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | Janak Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Mahanth Ramkishore Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Nagendra Pd. Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Jankdhari Prasad Kushwaha | Communist Party of India | |
| 1985 | Hind Keshari Yadav | Lok Dal | |
| 1990 | Hind Keshari Yadav | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Hind Keshari Yadav | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Dinesh Prasad | Independent | |
| 2005 (Feb) | Hind Keshari Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 (Oct) | Dinesh Prasad | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2010 | Dinesh Prasad | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2015 | Munna Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal[2] | |
| 2020 | Munna Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
Assembly Elections 2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Manoj Kumar | 25.09 % | |||
| LJP | Ajay Kumar | 24.52 % | |||
| RJD | Rajeev Kumar (Munna Yadav) | 33.83 % | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Rajeev Kumar urf (Munna Yadav) gain from Manoj Kumar | Swing | ||||
Famous Peoples from Minapur
Minapur is famous for Freedom Fighters, There are many freedom fighters are from Minapur like Satish Kushwaha, Vijay Kushwaha, Pandit Bijlee Rana, Danish Shaikh,Manoj Patel Pandit Sahdev Jha, Chatarbhuj Jha, Harivansha Jha, Jubba Sahni, and Bangur Sahani. Chandrshekhar (Murli) Jha the part of grand jury in Muzaffarpur district court. The freedom fighter Raj Kumar Shukla who invited Mahatama Gandhi for Champaran Satygrah whose laws house is in Bhattauliya, main point to be noted is that to make him satyagrahi his wife kevala devi played an important role who was elder sister of pandit Bijlee Rana. Journalist and Author Kaushlendra Jha is also from Minapur. Former Bihar Government minister Dinesh Prasad & social worker Prem chandra Kushwaha are also from Minapur.
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.
- "Sitting and previous MLAs from Minapur Assembly Constituency". www.elections.in.