Warisnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Warisnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Samastipur district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Warisnagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Warisnagar
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°56′11″N 85°52′16″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictSamastipur
Constituency No.132
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency23. Samastipur (SC)

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 132 Warisnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Warisnagar and Khanpur community development blocks; and Madhurapur, Rahtauli, Dahiyar Ranna, Parsa, Bhataura and Dumra Mohan gram panchayats of Shivaji Nagar CD Block.[1]

Warisnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 23 Samastipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Election results
2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Warisnagar constituency[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Ashok Kumar 92,687 54.65
LJP Chandrashekhar Rai 34,114 20.12
NOTA n/a 9,551 5.63
Turnout 169,594 60.12
Registered electors 282,076
2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Warisnagar constituency[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Ashok Kumar 46,245 33.96
RJD Gajendra Prasad Singh 26,745 19.64
Independent B.K.Singh 13,195 9.69
Independent Ram Vilash Mahto 8,597 6.31
CPI Ram Chandra Mahto 8,481 6.23
Independent Wasim Raja 7,916 5.81
INC Vijay Kumar Roy 7,059 5.18
Turnout 136,177 55.81
Registered electors 244,018

1977-2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Ashok Kumar of JD(U) won the Warisnagar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Gajendra Prasad Singh of RJD. In the 2009 bye elections, Viswanath Paswan of LJP won.[4] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Maheshwar Hazari of LJP defeated Bhikhar Baitha of RJD in October 2005. Maheshwar Hazari of LJP defeated Sanjay Paswan of RJD in February 2005. Ram Sewak Hazari of JD(U) defeated Bhikhar Baitha of RJD in 2000. Pitambar Paswan of JD defeated Parameswar Ram of Congress in 1995 and 1990. Sewak Hazari, Independent defeated Shyama Kumari of Congress in 1985. Pitambar Paswan of Janata Party (SC) defeated Parameshwar Ram of Congress (I) in 1980. Pitambar Paswan of Janata Party defeated Baleshwar Ram of Congress.[5][6]

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 2010". Election Commission of India.
  4. "Bihar By-Election-2009 Results". This is my Bihar. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  5. "Warisnagar Election Results since 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  6. "94 - Warisnagar (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
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