Singheshwar Assembly constituency

Singheshwar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is reserved for scheduled castes from 2010. Earlier, it was an open seat.

Singheshwar Assembly constituency
Constituency No. 72 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Elected year2020

Singheshwar
Assembly constituency
Singheshwar is located in Bihar
Singheshwar
Singheshwar
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°59′10″N 86°47′42″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictMadhepura
Constituency No.72
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency8. Supaul
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 72 Singheshwar Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Singheshwar, Shankarpur and Kumarkhand community development blocks.[1]

Singheshwar Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Supaul (Lok Sabha constituency) from 2010.[1] It was earlier part of Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Member [2] Party
1977 Dinbandhu Prasad Yadav Janata Party
1980 Jai Kumar Singh Indian National Congress (I)
1981^ Ramendra Kumar Yadav
1985 Lok Dal
1990 Pappu Yadav Independent
1995 Bam Bhola Yadav Janata Dal
2000 Vijay Kumar Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
2005 Ramendra Kumar Yadav Janata Dal (United)
2005
2010 Ramesh Rishidev
2015
2020 Chandrahas Chaupal Rashtriya Janata Dal

Election results

2020

Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Singheshwar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Ramesh Rishidev 42.21%
LJP Amit Kumar Bharti 2.94
RJD Chandrahas Chaupal 45.13%
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from Swing

References

  1. "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. "Singheshwar Assembly constituencys". elections.in. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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