Pipra, Purvi Champaran (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Pipra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purvi Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is an open seat now but was earlier reserved for scheduled castes.

Pipra
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pipra
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 26°29′17″N 84°57′54″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictPurvi Champaran
Constituency No17
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency3. Purvi Champaran
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Overview

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 17. Pipra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Chakia (Pipra), Tetaria and Mehsi community development blocks.[1]

Pipra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 3. Purvi Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Motihari (Lok Sabha constituency).

Election results

Assembly Elections 2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Pipra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shyambabu Prasad Yadav
CPI (M) Rajmangal Prasad
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

Assembly Elections 2015

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Pipra constituency[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shyambabu Prasad Yadav 65,552 38.00
JD(U) Krishna Chandra 61,622 35.72
CPI (M) Raj Mangal Prasad 8,366 4.85
Turnout 172,496 57.70
Registered electors 298,953

1977-2010

In the November 2010 state assembly elections, Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha of JD(U) won the 17 Pipra, Purvi Champaran assembly seat defeating Subodh Yadav of RJD.[3] Later he was sworn in as cabinet minister in Nitish Kumar cabinet. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Krishnanandan Paswan of BJP defeated Surendra Kumar Chandra of RJD in October 2005 and February 2005. Surendra Kumar Chandra of RJD defeated Krishnanandan Paswan, Independent, in 2000. Sahdeo Paswan of JD defeated Nand Lal Chaudhary of Congress in 1995 and 1990. Nand Lal Chaudhary of Congress defeated Sahdeo Paswan of LD in 1985 and Tulsi Ram of CPI in 1980. Tulsi Ram of CPI defeated Brahmadeo Ram Shastri of Janata Party in 1977.[4][5]

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India.
  3. "Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  4. "Pipra election results from 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  5. "17 - Pipra (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
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