Coordinates: 25°52′14″N 86°36′05″E / 25.87056°N 86.60139°E / 25.87056; 86.60139

Saharsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Saharsa
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Saharsa is located in Bihar
Saharsa
Saharsa
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°52′14″N 86°36′05″E / 25.87056°N 86.60139°E / 25.87056; 86.60139
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictSaharsa
Constituency No.75
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency13. Madhepura
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Saharsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Saharsa district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1]

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[]

Assembly Duration Name of the Member Political Party
First 1951-1957 - -
Second 1957-1962 - -
Third 1962-67 - -
Fourth 1967-1969 - -
Fifth 1969-1972 - -
Sixth 1972-1977 - -
Seventh 1977-1980 Shankar Prasad Tekriwal JP
Eighth 1980-1985 Ramesh Jha Indian National Congress
Ninth 1985-1990 Satish Chandra Jha Indian National Congress
Tenth 1990-1995 Shankar Prasad Tekiwal Janata Dal
Eleventh 1995-2000 Shankar Prasad Tekiwal Janata Dal
Tweleth 2000-2005 Shankar Prasad Tekriwal Rashtriya Janata Dal
Thirteenth 2005-2010 Sanjeev Kumar Jha BJP
Fourteenth 2010 - 2015 Alok Ranjan Jha BJP
Fifteenth 2015- 2020 Arun Kumar Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
Sixteenth 2020 - Incumbent Alok Ranjan Jha BJP

Election Results[]

Assembly Elections 2020[]

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Saharsa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Alok Ranjan Jha
RJD Lovely Anand
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "Rampaging monkeys become election issue in India".
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility".
  4. ^ "Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility".
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