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Sitamarhi Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 26°36′N 85°29′E / 26.600°N 85.483°E / 26.600; 85.483
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Sitamarhi
Constituency No. 28 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
DistrictSitamarhi
Established1951
Elected year2020

Sitamarhi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Sitamarhi district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Sitamarhi will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[1][2]

History

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In 1995 constituency was won by Hari Shankar Prasad. His son Sunil Kumar Pintu represented this constituency three times later.[3]

Overview

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As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 28. Sitamarhi Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Dumra community development block.[4]

Sitamarhi Assembly constituency is part of 5. Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Name[5] Party
1952 Damodar Jha Socialist Party
1967 K. Shahi Indian National Congress
1969 Shyam Sunder Das Samyukta Socialist Party
1972 Ram Swarup Singh Communist Party of India
1977 Ram Sagar Prasad Yadav Indian National Congress
1980 Pir Mohammad Ansari
1985 Khalil Ansari
1990 Shahid Ali Khan Janata Dal
1995 Hari Shankar Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party
2000 Shahid Ali Khan Rashtriya Janata Dal
2005 Sunil Kumar Pintu Bharatiya Janata Party
2005
2010
2015 Sunil Kushwaha[6] Rashtriya Janata Dal
2020 Mithilesh Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

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2020

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2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Sitamarhi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Mitilesh Kumar 90,236 49.90 New
RJD Sunil Kumar 78761 43.55 −6.55
NOTA None of the above 2979 1.65
Majority
Turnout
BJP gain from RJD Swing

References

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  1. ^ "36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility".
  2. ^ "Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility".
  3. ^ "Former MLA Hari Shankar Prasad was committed towards development".
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ "Sitamarhi Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  6. ^ "श्रद्धांजलि:शहीद रामफल मंडल देश व समाज के धरोहर, आजादी की लड़ाई में हंसते-हंसते फांसी पर चढ़ना कबूल किया". bhaskar.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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26°36′N 85°29′E / 26.600°N 85.483°E / 26.600; 85.483