Danapur Assembly constituency explained

Danapur
Type:	SLA
Mla:	Ritlal Ray Yadav
Party:	Rashtriya Janata Dal
State:	Bihar
District:	Patna
Constituency No:	186
Established:	1957
Reservation:	None

Danapur is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It comes under Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Masaurhi, Maner, Phulwari, Paliganj and Bikram.^[1]

Overview

Danapur comprises CD Block Danapur-Cum-Khagaul.^[2] The diara (riverine) area is also part of Danapur assembly constituency.^{[3] [4]}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Name^[5]	Party
1957	Jagat Narayan Lal
1962	Ram Sewak Singh
1967
1969	Budh Deo Singh
1972
1977	Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav
1980	Budh Deo Singh
1985	Vijendra Rai
1990
1995	Lalu Prasad Yadav
1996^	Vijay Singh Yadav
2000	Lalu Prasad Yadav
2002^	Rama Nand Yadav
2005	Asha Devi Sinha
2005
2010
2015
2020	Ritlal Yadav

Election results

2000 Vidhan Sabha

• Lalu Prasad Yadav (RJD) : 64,085 votes^[6]
• Rama Nand Yadav (BJP): 46,530 votes

2002 by-election

• Rama Nand Yadav (RJD): 75,935 votes
• SatyanaranSinha (BJP): 17,928 votes

1977 Vidhan Sabha

• Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav (INC): 33,989 votes^[7]
• Chhabila Singh (JNP): 29,292 votes

1972 Vidhan Sabha

• Budh Deo Singh (INC): 23,150 votes^[8]
• Keshav Prasad (SOP): 15,843 votes
• Ram Swarath Singh (NCO): 9,550 votes
• Tej Narain Prasad (Bharatiya Jana Sangh): 5,456 votes

1957 Vidhan Sabha

• Jagat Narayan Lal (INC): 7,042 votes
• Radhey Shyam Singh (IND): 6,074 votes

See also

• List of Assembly constituencies of Bihar
• Danapur

External links

• Web site: Results of all Bihar Assembly elections . eci.gov.in . Election Commission of India . 15 March 2022.

Notes and References

1. http://www.travelindia-guide.com/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-results/danapur.php Danapur Assembly Constituency
2. 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 . 2013-12-20 .
3. Web site: Yearning for ‘vikas’ in Danapur diara.
4. Web site: Diara residents vote for growth.
5. Web site: Danapur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs. Elections in India.
6. Web site: Bihar Election Results 2000. www.elections.in.
7. Web site: Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977. 2021-09-20. Elections in India.
8. Web site: Danapur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency. 2021-09-20. resultuniversity.com.