Amnour (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Amnour (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: अमनौर विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Amnour | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Amnour Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25°58′30″N 84°54′32″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Saran |
| Constituency No. | 120 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 20. Saran |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 120 Amnour (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Amnour and Maker community development blocks; Sobhepur, Pachrukhi, Bheldi, Pachalakh, Chandpura and Saguni gram panchayats of Parsa CD Block.[1]
Amnour (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 20 Saran (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, voters of Chandila village of Maker block in Amnour (Vidhan Sabha constituency) completed boycotted the polling and no votes was cast in protest against the government's failure to bring electricity to their village.[2][3]
Member of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Krishna Kumar Mantoo | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2015 | Shatrudhan Tiwari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2020 | Krishna Kumar Mantoo | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
References
- "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.
- http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-polls-no-electrification-no-vote-at-sarans-chandila-village/articleshow/49566945.cms
- http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bihar-elections-villagers-boycott-polls-want-bijli-first-in-chandila/1/509871.html