Baikunthpur, Bihar Assembly constituency explained

Baikunthpur, Bihar Assembly constituency
Type:SLA
Mla:Prem Shankar Prasad
Alliance:MGB
Preceded By:Mithlesh Tiwari,
State:Bihar
District:Gopalganj
Constituency No:-
Established:1951
Incumbent Image:Prem Shankar Prasad.jpg
Baikunthpur
Settlement Type:Assembly constituency
Pushpin Map:India Bihar
Coordinates:26.2858°N 84.7333°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Constituency No.
Subdivision Name3:99
Subdivision Type4:Type
Subdivision Name4:Open
Subdivision Type5:Lok Sabha constituency
Subdivision Name5:17. Gopalganj (SC)
Subdivision Type6:Electoral system

Baikunthpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Dighwa Dubauli locality of Gopalganj district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 99 Baikunthpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Baikunthpur and Sidhwalia community development blocks; Rampur, Salempur Purvi, Salempur Paschimi, Hasanpur, Sadaua, Pipra and Khajuriya gram panchayats of Barauli CD Block.[1]

Baikunthpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 17 Gopalganj (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearName[2] Party
1952Shivbachan Trivedi
1957Trivikram Deo Narain Singh
1962Shivbachan Trivedi
1967Sabhapati Singh
1969Shivbachan Trivedi
1972Sabhapati Singh
1977Braj Kishor Narain Singh
1980
1985
1990
1995Lal Babu Yadav
1996^Deo Dutt Prasad Yadav
2000Manjeet Kumar Singh
2005Deo Dutt Prasad Yadav
2005
2010Manjeet Kumar Singh
2015Mithlesh Tiwari
2020Prem Shankar Yadav
^ denotes by-polls

Election results

1977-2015

In the 2020 state assembly election, Manjeet Kumar Singh In the 2015 state assembly elections, Mithlesh Tiwari of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Baikunthpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Manjeet Kumar Singh of Janata Dal (United).[3] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. In 2010 Manjeet Kumar Singh defeated Devdatt Prasad of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a big margin. Going past election Devdatt Prasad of RJD defeated Manjeet Kumar Singh of JD(U) in October 2005 and February 2005. Manjeet Kumar Singh of JD(U) defeated Lal Babu Prasad Yadav of RJD in 2000. Lal Babu Prasad Yadav of JD defeated former Bihar Cabinet Minister Braj Kishor Narayan Singh of Congress in 1995. Shri Braj Kishor Narayan Singh of Congress defeated Devdatt Prasad of JD in 1990 and Deodat Rai of LD in 1985. Braj Kishor Narayan Singh representing Janata Party (JP) defeated Deodat Rai of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980. Braj Kishor Narayan Singh representing JP defeated Deonandan Singh of CPI in 1977.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India. Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies . 2011-01-10 .
  2. Web site: Baikunthpur Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs . Elections in India.
  3. Web site: Bihar - Baikunthpur . Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2015 Results . Election Commission of India. 2011-02-25 .
  4. Web site: 26 - Baikunthpur Assembly Constituency . Partywise Comparison Since 1977 . Election Commission of India . 2011-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721162501/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp26.htm . 2011-07-21 . dead .