Sonpur Assembly constituency explained

Sonpur
Type:SLA
State:Bihar
District:Saran
Constituency No:122
Established:1951

Sonpur Assembly constituency, often spelt Sonepur, is in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1]

Ram Sundar Das, sitting MLA from Sonpur 1977–1980, served as Bihar's Chief Minister briefly in 1979.

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 122 Sonpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Sonpur and Dighwara C.D. blocks.[2] [3] [4]

Sonpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 20 Saran (Lok Sabha constituency).[2] It was earlier part of Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Vidhan Sabha

YearMemberParty
1951Jagadish Sharma
1957Ram Binod Singh
1962Sheo Bachan Singh
1967Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav
1969
1972
1977Ram Sunder Das
1980Lalu Prasad Yadav
1985
1990Raj Kumar Roy
1995
2000Vinay Kumar Singh
2005Ramanuj Prasad Yadav
2005
2010Vinay Kumar Singh
2015Ramanuj Prasad Yadav
2020

Election results

2015

1980 Vidhan Sabha

1977 Vidhan Sabha

External links

25.7°N 96°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roll of the dais Sonepur Assembly constituency. https://web.archive.org/web/20160604001414/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101026/jsp/bihar/story_13101255.jsp. dead. 4 June 2016.
  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 . 2011-01-10 .
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 15 September 2016 . 19 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919050118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/nri/Bihar_Delimitation.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 12 February 2022 . 12 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170712181547/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Draft/Bihar/Order%20%26%20Notification_English_.pdf . dead .
  5. Web site: Sonepur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency.
  6. Web site: Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977.