Saharsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Saharsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: सहरसा विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Saharsa district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1]

Saharsa
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Saharsa
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°52′14″N 86°36′05″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictSaharsa
Constituency No.75
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency13. Madhepura
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 75 Saharsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Kahara community development block including Saharsa nagar parishad; Saur Bazar CD Block.[2] In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Saharsa will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[3][4]

Saharsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 13 Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency) .[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Assembly Duration Name of the Member Political Party
First1951-1957--
Second1957-1962--
Third1962-67--
Fourth1967-1969--
Fifth1969-1972--
Sixth1972-1977--
Seventh1977-1980Shankar Prasad TekriwalJP
Eighth1980-1985Ramesh JhaIndian National Congress
Ninth1985-1990Satish Chandra JhaIndian National Congress
Tenth1990-1995Shankar Prasad TekiwalJanata Dal
Eleventh1995-2000Shankar Prasad TekiwalJanata Dal
Tweleth2000-2005Shankar Prasad TekriwalRashtriya Janata Dal
Thirteenth2005-2010Sanjeev Kumar JhaBJP
Fourteenth2010 - 2015Alok RanjanBJP
Fifteenth2015-IncumbentArun Kumar YadavRashtriya Janata Dal

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Saharsa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Alok Ranjan Jha
RJD Lovely Anand
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

References

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