Sikti (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Sikti | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Sikti Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°23′20″N 87°32′26″E / 26.38889°N 87.54056°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Araria |
| Constituency No | 51 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 9. Araria (SC) |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Sikti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Araria district in the Indian state of Bihar.
About Sikti Assembly Constituency[]
The Sikti Vidhan Sabha constituency of Araria district of Bihar, adjacent to the Nepal border, came into existence in 1977. Earlier it was in Palasi Vidhan Sabha constituency. Ten elections have been held here since it came into existence in 1977. Of these, Congress and BJP have been occupied three times, independents twice, Janata Dal and Janata Dal United once each. Having a strong hold in this field, Mr. Azimuddin became the MLA here five times in 1962, 1967, 1969,1972 and 1980 respectively and became a minister four times. He has worked in the Chief Minister's cabinet like Harihar Prasad, Mahamaya Prasad, Daroga Prasad, Karpoori Thakur, Lalu Prasad.The special thing is that he won four out of five independent elections. Three times from the then Palasi Vis and twice from Sikti. Congress veterans Sheetal Prasad Gupta and Rameshwar Yadav have also represented this area. At present, Vijay Kumar Mandal of BJP is occupied. He has also been a minister in the Bihar government. After the delimitation of 2009, there were geographical and social changes in this area. After the delimitation, the Sikti Legislative Assembly included in the Kishanganj Lok Sabha was merged with the Araria Lok Sabha. Earlier, in the Sikti Vis area, apart from Sikti and Kursakanta block, all the panchayats of Tedhagach block of Kishanganj district used to come, but after the delimitation, Sikti and Kursakanta were separated from Kishanganj and added to Araria. Problems in this area The flood erosion has troubled the people of this area. Hundreds of acres of land are cut every year from the goat and nuna flowing through the area. The rivers have destroyed many government schools and hundreds of homes. But people have not yet got freedom from floods and erosion. Number of voters Total Voters- 2,79102 Male Voters - 1,46343 Female Voters - 1,32752 No. of Panchayats-37 Elected MLAs so far 1990 Mohd. Azimuddin-JD 1995 Rameshwar Yadav-Congress 2000- Anandi Prasad Yadav-BJP 2005 February - Muralidhar Mandal - Independent 2005 November - Murlidhar Mandal- JDU 2010 Anandi Prasad Yadav-BJP 2015 Vijay Kumar Mandal-BJP 2020 Vijay Kumar Mandal-BJP
Overview[]
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 51 Sikti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Sikti and Kursakanta community development blocks; Balua Kaliyaganj, Baradbatta, Chouri, Dehti North, Dehti South, Dharamganj, Dighli, Kankhudia, Pipra Bijwar and Chahatpur gram panchayats of Palasi CD Block.[1]
Sikti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 9 Araria (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Members of Vidhan Sabha[]
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Independent | ||
| 1980 | Shital Pd Gupta | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Rameshwar Yadav | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1990 | Md Azimuddin | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2000 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| FEB2005 | Independent | ||
| OCT2005 | Janata Dal United | ||
| 2010 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2015 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2020 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Election results[]
Assembly Elections 2020[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 84128 | 46.92 | |||
| RJD | 70356 | 39.33 | |||
| Independent | 6839 | 3.81 | |||
| Independent | 4513 | 2.52 | |||
| Majority | 13772 | ||||
| Turnout | 179283 | 62.21 | |||
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2015[]
constituency[2]}}| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 76995 | 46.48 | |||
| JD(U) | Shatrughan Prasad Suman | 68888 | 41.59 | ||
| Majority | 8106 | ||||
| Turnout | 165742 | 63% | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
1977-2010[]
In the November 2010 state assembly elections, Anandi Prasad Yadav of BJP won the Sikti assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Vijay Kumar Mandal of LJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned Murlidhar Mandal of JD(U)/ Independent defeated Aftab Alam Azim of LJP in October 2005 and February 2005. Anandi Prasad Yadav of BJP defeated Md. Azimuddin, Independent, in 2000. Rameshwar Yadav of Congress defeated Jamil Akhtar, Independent, in 1995, Md. Azimuddin of Janata Dal defeated Rameshwar Yadav of Congress in 1990. Rameshwar Yadav of Congress defeated Md. Azimuddin of LD in 1985. Shital Prasad Gupta of Congress defeated Md. Azimuddin of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980. Md. Azimuddin, Independent, defeated Maya Nand Thakur of Congress in 1977.[3][4][5]
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.
- ^ "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India.
- ^ "Sikti election results". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ "Bihar - Sikti". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "131 - Sikti Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- Assembly constituencies of Bihar
- Politics of Araria district