Vaishali Assembly constituency
Vaishali Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Vaishali district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Vaishali Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 125 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Vaishali | |
|---|---|
Assembly constituency | |
  Vaishali Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°00′16″N 85°04′50″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Vaishali |
| Constituency No. | 125 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 16. Vaishali |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 125 Vaishali Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Vaishali, Paterhi Belsar and Goraul community development blocks.[1]
Vaishali Assembly constituency is part of No. 16 Vaishali (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Vidhan Sabha
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Lok Tantrik Congress | ||
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1977 | Nagendra Prasad Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Brishin Patel | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| 1985 | Lokdal | ||
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1991^ | Hemant Kumar Shahi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1995 | Raj Kishore Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Veena Shahi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2005 | Brishin Patel | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | Raj Kishore Singh | ||
| 2020 | Siddharth Patel | ||
Election results
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Siddharth Patel | 69,780 | 35.96 | ||
| INC | Sanjeev Singh | 62,367 | 32.14 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [3] | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
1977-2015
In the 2015 state assembly elections, Raj Kishore Singh of JD(U) won the Vaishali seat defeating his nearest rival Brishin Patel of HAM.[4] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. in past, Brishin Patel of JD(U) defeated Veena Shahi of Congress in October 2005 and February 2005. Veena Shahi of Congress defeated Brishin Patel of RJD in 2000. Raj Kishore Sinha of JD defeated Veena Shahi of Congress in 1995. Brishin Patel of JD defeated Hemant Kumar Shahi of Congress in 1990. Brishin Patel of LD defeated Rajendra Prasad Singh of Congress in 1985. Brishin Patel of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) defeated Yogendra Prasad Singh, Independent, in 1980. Nagendra Prasad Singh of Janata Party defeated Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi of Congress in 1977.[5]
References
- "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.
- "Lalganj Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "Bihar - Vaishali". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2015 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- "52 - Vaishali Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.