Kasba, Bihar Assembly constituency explained

Kasba, Bihar
Type:SLA
Mla:Md Afaque Alam
Party:Indian National Congress
State:Bihar
District:Purnia
Constituency No:58
Established:1967
Reservation:None

Kasba Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purnia district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Hayat Ashraf Participate Kasba Assembly Election 2020The Plurals Party Yougest Candidate Kasba 58 Constituency Purnea Bihar

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 58 Kasba Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kasba, Srinagar and Jalalgarh community development blocks; Kohbara, Bela Rikabganj and Jhunni Istambrar gram panchayats of Krityanand Nagar CD Block.[1]

Kasba Assembly constituency is part of No 12 Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearName[2] Party
1967Ram Narayan Mandal
1969
1972
1977Jai Narayan Mehta
1980Mohammed Yasin
1985Syed Gulam Hussein
1990Shiv Charan Mehta
1995Pradeep Kumar Das
2000
2005Md Afaque Alam
2005Pradeep Kumar Das
2010Md Afaque AlamIndian National Congress
2015
2020

Election results

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Md. Afaque Alam of Congress won the Kasba, seat defeating his nearest rival Pradip Kumar Das of BJP.[3] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Pradip Kumar Das of BJP defeated Md. Afaque Alam representing RJD in October 2005. Md. Afaque Alam representing SP defeated Pradip Kumar Das of BJP in February 2005. Pradip Kumar Das of BJP defeated Md. Afaque Alam, Independent, in 2000 and Shiv Charan Mehta of JD in 1995. Shiv Charan Mehta of JD defeated Md. Yasin of Congress in 1990. Syed Gulam Hussein of Congress defeated Sheo Charan Mehta of Lok Dal in 1985. Md. Yasin of Congress defeated Shiv Charan Mehta of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980. Jai Narayan Mehta of Congress defeated Bhubneshwar Arya of JP in 1977.

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Hayat AshrafThe Plurals PartyYoungest Candidate Kasba Assembly 2020Assembly election

2020

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!Party!Candidate!Votes!Percentage
Indian National CongressMd Afaque Alam77410
The Plurals Party Hayat Ashraf 01581

External links

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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: Kasba Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs . Elections in India.
  3. Web site: Bihar - Kasba . Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results . Election Commission of India. 2011-01-10 .
  4. Web site: 138 - Kasba Assembly Constituency . Partywise Comparison Since 1977 . Election Commission of India. 2011-01-15 .
  5. Web site: 13 January 2021 . Bihar Legislative Election, 2020 . 6 March 2023 . Election Commission of India.