Supaul (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Supaul | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Supaul Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°06′30″N 86°36′04″E / 26.10833°N 86.60111°ECoordinates: 26°06′30″N 86°36′04″E / 26.10833°N 86.60111°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Supaul |
| Constituency No | 43 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 8. Supaul |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Supaul (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: सुपौल विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Supaul district in the Indian state of Bihar. In Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015, Supaul will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[1][2]
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 43 Supaul (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Supaul municipality; Gopalpur Sire, Bakaur, Ghuran, Baruari, Pipra Khurd, Ramdatt Patti, Balwa, Karnpur, Laukha, Basbitti, Goth Baruari, Ekma, Balha, Bairo, Sukhpur Solhni, Telwa, Bairiya, Chainsinghpatti, Malhni, Parsarma Parsauni gram panchayats of Supaul community development block; and Marauna CD Block.[3]
Supaul (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 8 Supaul (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]
Election results
1977-2010
In the November 2010, October 2005, February 2005 and 2000 state assembly elections, Bijendra Prasad Yadav of JD(U) won the Supaul assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Ravindra Kumar Raman of RJD in November 2010, Md. Israil Rayeen of RJD in October 2005 and February 2005, and Vinayak Prasad Yadav of RJD in 2000. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Bijendra Prasad Yadav representing JD defeated Pramod Kumar Singh of Congress in 1995 and 1990. Pramod Kumar Singh of Congress defeated Zahiruddin Ahmad of LD in 1985. Uma Shankar Singh of Congress defeated Ramjee Mandal Shastri of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980. Amarendra Prasad Singh of JP defeated Muhammad Zahiruddin Ahmad, Independent in 1977.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ "EC move to allay fears about errors in EVMs".
- ↑ "General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015- Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System(VVPAT)-reg." (PDF).
- 1 2 "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 2011-01-10.
- ↑ "Supaul election results from 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ↑ "Bihar - Supaul". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ↑ "112 - Supaul Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-01-10.