Basantpur Assembly constituency explained

Basantpur
Type:	SLA
State:	Bihar
District:	Siwan
Established:	1957
Loksabha Cons:	19. Maharajganj
Abolished:	2010

Basantpur was a Bihar Legislative Assembly Constituency in Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar. This Constituency was till 2010. In 2010, two blocks of Basantpur constituency were merged with Goreyakothi block and a new constituency was formed. Satyadeo Prasad Singh was Mla from this constituency From 2000 to 2005 and Manik Chandra Ray became Mla in 2005.From 1985 to 2010 the Main Contestors of this Constituency were Satyadeo Prasad Singh Of BJP and Manik Chandra Rai of RJD.

Overview

It was part of Siwan Lok Sabha constituency.

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, Basantpur Assembly constituency ceased to exist in 2010.^[1]

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Year	Member	Party
1957	Krishna Kant Singh		Indian National Congress
	Sabhapati Singh		Praja Socialist Party
1962	Jhulan Singh		Indian National Congress
	Sabhapati Singh		Praja Socialist Party
1977	Vidya Bhaushan Singh		Janata Party
1980	Manik Chand Rai		Janata Party (Secular)
1985			Indian National Congress
1990
1995			Janata Dal
2000	Satyadeo Prasad Singh		Bharatiya Janata Party
2005	Manik Chand Rai		Rashtriya Janata Dal
2005

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References

26.2533°N 84.6075°W

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: 27 - Basantpur Assembly Constituency . Partywise Comparison Since 1977 . Election Commission of India . 2011-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163423/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp27.htm . 2011-07-21 . dead .