Begusarai Assembly constituency

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Begusarai

| type = SLA

| map_image = 146-Begusarai constituency.svg

| mla = Kundan Kumar

| party = BJP

| alliance = NDA

| latest_election_year = 2020

| state = Bihar

| district = Begusarai

| loksabha_cons = Begusarai Lok Sabha

| constituency_no = 146

| established = 1951

| electors = 3,36,598 (2020)

| reservation = None

| abolished =

}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

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Begusarai Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Begusarai was one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Bihar-polls-begin-on-high-note-voting-higher-than-in-2010/articleshow/49328864.cms|title=Bihar polls begin on high note, voting higher than in 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/36-seats-in-bihar-to-have-electronic-voting-machines-with-paper-trail-facility-1204308|title=36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility}}{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/poll-bound-bihar-to-get-36-evms-with-paper-trail-facility/|title=Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility}}

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 146 Begusarai Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Begusarai municipality; Birpur community development block; Babhangama, Maida Babhangama, Sahuri, Neenga and Bathauli gram panchayats of Barauni CD Block; Mohanpur, Chandpura, Bandwar, Suja, Sankh, Lakho, Hebatpur, Parna,

Kusmaut, Kaith, Jinedpur, Neema, Panhas, Ajhaur, Khamhar and Rajaura gram panchayats of Begusarai CD Block.{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 10 January 2011 }}

Begusarai Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency).

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Name{{Cite web|title=Begusarai Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/begusarai.html|access-date=|website=Elections in India}}

! colspan="2" |Party

rowspan="2" |1952

|Saryu Prasad Singh

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}}

Md. Illiyas
rowspan="2" |1957

|Medni Paswan

Saryu Prasad Singh
1962

|Ram Narain Choudhary

1967

|Bhola Singh

|{{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}

1969

|Saryu Prasad Singh

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1972

| rowspan="4" |Bhola Singh

|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}

1977

| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|Indian National Congress

1980

|Indian National Congress (I)

1985

|Indian National Congress

1990

|Basudeo Singh

| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2}}

1995

|Rajendra Prasad Singh

2000

| rowspan="3" |Bhola Singh

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=5}}

2005
2005
2009^

|Srikrishna Prasad Singh

2010

|Surendra Mehata

2015

|Amita Bhushan

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

2020

|Kundan Kumar

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

^by-election

Election results

= 2020 =

{{Election box begin ||title=2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Begusarai }}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Kundan Kumar|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=74217|percentage=39.66|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Amita Bhushan|party=Indian National Congress|votes=69663|percentage=37.23|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=930|percentage=0.50|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=4554|percentage=2.44|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=163754|percentage=60.44|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = 270710

|ref={{cite web |title=Bihar Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 May 2022}}

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner =BJP

|loser =Indian National Congress|INC

|swing =2.44

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2015=

{{Election box begin | title=Bihar Assembly election, 2015: Begusarai[https://ceobihar.nic.in/PDF/Stat_Assem_GE_Bihar_2015.pdf Bihar Assembly Election 2015]}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Amita Bhushan|party=Indian National Congress|votes=83,521|percentage=49.17|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Surendra Mehata|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=66,990|percentage=39.44|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=169,854|percentage=54.51|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 311,575

|change =

}}{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|loser=BJP|swing=9.8}}

{{Election box end}}

References

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