Sitamarhi Assembly constituency explained

Sitamarhi
Type:SLA
Incumbent Image:Mithilesh Kumar.jpg
Alliance:N.D.A
State:Bihar
District:Sitamarhi
Constituency No:28
Established:1951

Sitamarhi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Sitamarhi district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Sitamarhi will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[1] [2]

History

In 1995 constituency was won by Hari Shankar Prasad. His son Sunil Kumar Pintu represented this constituency three times later.[3]

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 28. Sitamarhi Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Dumra community development block.[4]

Sitamarhi Assembly constituency is part of 5. Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearName[5] Party
1952Damodar Jha
1967K. Shahi
1969Shyam Sunder Das
1972Ram Swarup Singh
1977Ram Sagar Prasad Yadav
1980Pir Mohammad Ansari
1985Khalil Ansari
1990Shahid Ali Khan
1995Hari Shankar Prasad
2000Shahid Ali Khan
2005Sunil Kumar Pintu
2005
2010
2015Sunil Kushwaha[6]
2020Mithilesh Kumar

Election results

2020

External links

26.6°N 114°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility.
  2. Web site: Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility.
  3. Web site: Former MLA Hari Shankar Prasad was committed towards development.
  4. 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 .
  5. Web site: Sitamarhi Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs. Elections in India.
  6. Web site: श्रद्धांजलि:शहीद रामफल मंडल देश व समाज के धरोहर, आजादी की लड़ाई में हंसते-हंसते फांसी पर चढ़ना कबूल किया. bhaskar.com. 5 March 2023.