Saharsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Saharsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Saharsa district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1]
Saharsa | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Saharsa Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25°52′14″N 86°36′05″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Saharsa |
| Constituency No. | 75 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 13. Madhepura |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 75 Saharsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Kahara community development block including Saharsa nagar parishad; Saur Bazar CD Block.[2] In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Saharsa will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[3][4]
Saharsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 13 Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency) .[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Vishweshvari Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Ramesh Jha | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Shankar Prasad Tekriwal | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Ramesh Jha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Satish Chandra Jha | ||
| 1990 | Shankar Prasad Tekriwal | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| Feb 2005 | Sanjay Kumar Jha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Oct 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Alok Ranjan Jha | ||
| 2015 | Arun Kumar Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Alok Ranjan Jha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election Results
Assembly Elections 2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Alok Ranjan Jha | ||||
| RJD | Lovely Anand | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
References
- "Rampaging monkeys become election issue in India".
- "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.
- "36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility".
- "Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility".
- "Saharsa Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
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