Sonpur Assembly constituency
Sonpur Assembly constituency, often spelt Sonepur, is in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1]
| Sonpur Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 122 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Elected year | 2020 |
122 Sonpur | |
|---|---|
Assembly constituency | |
  122 Sonpur Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25°42′N 85°11′E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Saran |
| Constituency No. | 122 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 20. Saran |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Sonpur Vidhan Sabha Saran Bihar
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
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Jagadish Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Ram Binod Singh | Independent | |
| 1962 | Sheo Bachan Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Ram Sunder Das | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Lok Dal | ||
| 1990 | Raj Kumar Roy | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Vinay Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2005 | Ramanuj Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Vinay Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Ramanuj Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | |||
Election results
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | |||||
| JD(U) | |||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [5] | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
- Dr Ramanuj Prasad (RJD) : 73,247 votes
- Vinay Kumar Singh (BJP) : 66,561
2015
- Dr Ramanuj Prasad (RJD) : 86,082 votes
- Vinay Kumar Singh (BJP) : 49686
1980 Vidhan Sabha
- Lalu Prasad Yadav (Janata-Secular) : 45,041 votes [6]
- Jawahar Prasad Singh (Indira Congress) : 35,874
- Ram Sunder Das (Janata Party) : 10396
1977 Vidhan Sabha
- Ram Sunder Das (JNP) : 40,747 votes [7]
- Rameshwar Prasad Rai (IND) : 15,411
References
- "Roll of the dais Sonepur Assembly constituency". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016.
- "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.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "Sonepur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency".
- "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977".
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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