Maharajganj,_Siwan_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)
Maharajganj, Bihar Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Maharajganj is an assembly constituency in Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Maharajganj,Siwan Bihar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 112 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Siwan |
| LS constituency | 19. Maharajganj |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2020 |
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 112 Maharajganj Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Maharajganj and Bhagwanpur Hat community development blocks.[1]
Maharajganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 19 Maharajganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | |
| 1957 | Anusuya Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Uma Shanker Prasad | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | Kaushalendra Pratap Shahi | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | Bharatiya Kranti Dal | |
| 1972 | Anusuya Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Umashanker Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Baidya Nath Pande | ||
| 2000 | Umashanker Singh | Samata Party | |
| 2005 | Damodar Singh | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | Hemnarayan Sah | ||
| 2020 | Vijay Shanker Dubey | Indian National Congress | |
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vijay Shanker Dubey | 48,825 | 30.07 | ||
| JD(U) | Hem Narayan Sah | 46,849 | 28.86 | ||
| LJP | Dr. Deo Ranjan Singh | 18,278 | 11.26 | ||
| Majority | 1,976 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [3] | ||||
| INC gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
1977–2020
In the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections, Hemnarayan Sah of JDU won by defeating Devranjan Singh of Bharatiya Janta Party. In the 2010 state assembly elections, Damodar Singh of JD(U) won the Maharajganj assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Manik Chand Rai of RJD.[4] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Damodar Singh of JD(U) defeated Uma Shakar Singh of RJD in October 2005 and February 2005. Uma Shankar Singh representing SAP defeated Damodar Singh, Independent, in 2000. Baidya Nath Pande of JD defeated Damodar Singh of Congress in 1995. Uma Shanker Singh of JD Anusuya Devi of Congress in 1990. Uma Shankar Singh of JP defeated Anusya Jayaswal of Congress in 1985. Uma Shankar Singh of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) defeated Anusuya Jayaswal of Congress in 1980. Uma Shankar Singh of JP defeated Nand Kishore Singh, Independent, in 1977.[5]
- "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 Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "Bihar – Maharajganj". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- "33 – Maharajganj Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.