Coordinates: 27°11′07″N 84°27′12″E / 27.18528°N 84.45333°E
Sikta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Sikta | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Sikta Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 27°11′07″N 84°27′12″E / 27.18528°N 84.45333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Paschim Champaran |
| Constituency No | 9 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 1. Valmiki Nagar |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Sikta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Paschim Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Overview[]
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 9. Sikta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Mainatanr and Sikta community development block; and Barawa Barauli, Somgarh and Bhavta gram panchayats of Narkatiaganj CD Block.[1]
Sikta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 1. Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly[]
| Election | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Faizul Rahman | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Raiful Azam | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | U.S. Shukla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1969 | Raiful Azam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Faiyazul Azam | Indian National Congress (O) | |
| 1977 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1980 | Dharmesh Prasad Verma | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Faiyazul Azam | Independent | |
| 1991 ^ | Dilip Varma | ||
| 1995 | Champaran Vikas Party | ||
| 2000 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Feb 2005 | Samajwadi Party | ||
| Oct 2005 | Feroz Ahmad | Indian National Congress | |
| 2010 | Dilip Varma | Independent | |
| 2015 | Feroz Ahmad | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2020 | Birendra Prasad Gupta | Communist Party of India (M–L) | |
Election results[]
Assembly Elections 2020[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(ML)L | Birendra Prasad Gupta | 49075 | 28.85 | ||
| Independent | Dilip Varma | 46773 | 27.5 | ||
| JD(U) | Firoj Ahmad | 35798 | 21.05 | ||
| AIMIM | Rijabanullah | 8519 | 5.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2022 | 1.19 | ||
| PP | Tamnna Khatun | 2237 | 1.32 | ||
| Majority | 2302 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,70,077 | ||||
| CPI(M-L) gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2015[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Feroz Ahmad | 69,870 | 43.48 | ||
| BJP | Dilip Varma | 67,035 | 41.71 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Birendra Prasad Gupta | 5,639 | 3.51 | ||
| none of the above | None Of The Above | 5,579 | 3.47 | ||
| Majority | 2,835 | 1.77 | |||
| Turnout | 1,60,817 | 66.02 | |||
| JD(U) gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2010[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Dilip Varma | 49,229 | 39.40 | ||
| JD(U) | Feroz Ahmad | 40,450 | 32.37 | ||
| LJP | Ghanshyam Prasad | 8,779 | 7.03 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Virendra Prasad Gupta | 5,921 | 4.74 | ||
| Independent | Krishna Prasad | 5,010 | 4.01 | ||
| INC | Faiyazul Azam | 3,187 | 2.55 | ||
| Majority | 8,779 | 7.03 | |||
| Turnout | 1,24,948 | 62.63 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sikta Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
Categories:
- Assembly constituencies of Bihar
- Politics of West Champaran district