Kalyanpur, Samastipur Assembly constituency
Kalyanpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Samastipur district in the Indian state of Bihar. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
| Kalyanpur, Samastipur Assembly constituency | |
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| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Kalyanpur | |
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Assembly constituency | |
  Kalyanpur Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25°56′18″N 85°46′56″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Samastipur |
| Constituency No. | 131 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 23. Samastipur (SC) |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 131 Kalyanpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kalyanpur and Pusa community development blocks.[1]
Kalyanpur Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 23 Samastipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(ML) | Ranjeet Kumar Ram | 62,028 | 33% | ||
| JD(U) | Maheshwar Hazari | 72,279 | 38.46% | -12% | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 6,899 | 3.67% | ||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [2] | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
1977-2015
In the 2015 state assembly elections, Maheshwar Hazari of JD(U) won the Kalyanpur assembly seat by one of the highest margin of 52,000 defeating his rival Prince Raj of Lok Janshakti Party.
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Ramsewak Hazari Paswan of JD(U) won the Kalyanpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Bishwanathan Paswan of LJP.[3] In the 2009 bye-elections Ashok Prasad Verma of RJD won from Kushwaha caste.[4] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. In October 2005, Ashwamedh Devi of JD(U) defeated Ashok Prasad Verma of RJD, despite both from Kushwaha caste. Ashok Prasad Verma of RJD defeated Ashwamedh Devi of JD(U) in February 2005. Ashwamedh Devi of Samata Party defeated Alok Kumar Mehta of RJD in 2000, later he became a Member of Parliament . Sita Sinha of Janata Dal defeated Pradeep Mahto of Samta Party in 1995. Dilip Kumar Rai of Congress defeated Bashistha Narain Singh of Janata Dal in 1990. Bashistha Narain Singh of Lok Dal defeated Ram Sukumari Devi of Congress in 1985. Ram Sukumari Devi of Congress (I) defeated Bashistha Narain Singh of Janata Party (S) in 1980. Bashisht Narain Singh of Janata Party defeated Ram Naresh Trivedi (Congress) in 1977. Brahmdeo Narayan Singh of Samyukta Socialist Party defeated Ram Naresh Trivedi (Congress) in 1966.[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 25 October 2011.
- "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "Bihar - Kalyanpur". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- "Bihar By-Election-2009 Results". This is my Bihar. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- "93 - Kalyanpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.