Valmiki Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Valmeki Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: वाल्मीकि नगर विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Paschim Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Valmeki Nagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Valmeki Nagar
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 27°16′23″N 84°04′32″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictPaschim Champaran
Constituency No1
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituencyValmiki Nagar
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Overview

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 1 Valmiki Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Piprasi, Madhubani, Thakrahan and Bhitaha community development blocks; and Valmiki Nagar, Laxmipur Rampurwa, Santpur Soharia, ChampapurGonauli, Naurangia Dardari, Mahuawa Katharawa, Harnatand, Balua Chhatraul, Dewaria Taruanwa, Bharachhi, Belahawa Madanpur, Bakuli Panchgwa, Binwalia Bodhser, Nayagaon Rampur, Mangalpur Ausani, Borawal Narawal, Semra Katkuiya, Yamunapur Tadwalia, Jimari Nautanawa and Dholbajwa Laxmipur gram panchayats of Sidhaw CD Block.[1]

Valmiki Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 1 Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Member Political Party
2010 Rajesh Singh Janata Dal (United)
2015 Dhirendra Pratap Singh Independent
2020 Dhirendra Pratap Singh Janata Dal (United)

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Valmiki Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rajesh Singh 53321 27.28
LNJSP Mahendra Kumar Bharti 6612 3.38 New
JD(U) Dhirendra Pratap Singh 74906 38.32
BSP Baidyanath Prasad 14498 7.42
PP Gaurav Jha 2863 1.46 New
NOTA None of the above 8090 4.14
Majority 21585
Turnout 195489 59.00
JD(U) gain from Independent Politician Swing

Assembly Elections 2015

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Valmiki Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dhirendra Pratap Singh 66,860 36.17
INC Irshad Hussain 33,280 18.01
RLSP Surendra Prasad 32,855 17.78
SP Rajesh Singh 11,472 6.21
BSP Altaf Hussain 11,097 6.00
Independent Dip Narayan Mahato 8,355 4.52
NOTA None of the above 6,767 3.66
Majority 33,580 18.16
Turnout 1,84,960 62.63
Independent gain from JD(U) Swing

Assembly Elections 2010

2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Valmiki Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Rajesh Singh 42,289 29.43
RJD Mukesh Kumar Kushwaha 27,618 19.22
BSP Dheerendra Pratap Singh 20,886 14.53
INC Irshad Hussain 17,747 12.35
Independent Deep Narayan Mahato 14,047 9.78
JPS Manoj Kumar Singh 8358 5.82
Independent Saket Kumar Pathak 4428 3.08
Independent Ramayan Chaudhary 1647 1.15
Independent Ram Naresh Sah 1610 1.12
NCP Shashi Bhusan Sahay 1334 0.93
Independent Pramod Sah 1114 0.78
BJJD Ramashankar Prasad 1042 0.73
Independent Insad Ali 835 0.58
Independent Pahawari Yadav 743 0.52
Majority 14,611 10.21
Turnout 1,43,698 59.77
JD(U) win (new seat)

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.
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