Saharsa Assembly constituency
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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Saharsa
| type = SLA
| map_image = 75-Saharsa constituency.svg
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| mla = Alok Ranjan Jha
| party = {{Party index link |Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| alliance = NDA
| latest_election_year = 2020
| preceded_by = {{Party index link |Rashtriya Janata Dal}} Arun Kumar Yadav
| region =
| state = Bihar
| district = Saharsa
| division =
| loksabha_cons =
| constituency_no = 75
| established = 1957
| electors =
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
| abolished =
}}
Saharsa Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Saharsa district in the Indian state of Bihar.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-11582935|title=Rampaging monkeys become election issue in India}}
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 75 Saharsa Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kahara community development block including Saharsa nagar parishad; Saur Bazar 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 = 2011-01-10 }} In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Saharsa will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.{{cite web|url=http://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}}
Saharsa Assembly constituency is part of No. 13 Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency) .
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year ! colspan="2" |Party |
| 1957
|Vishweshvari Devi |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1962
| rowspan="4" |Ramesh Jha |{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |
| 1967
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |
| 1969 |
| 1972 |
| 1977
|Shankar Prasad Tekriwal |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1980
|Ramesh Jha | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |
| 1985
|Satish Chandra Jha |
| 1990
| rowspan="3" |Shankar Prasad Tekriwal | {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=2}} |
| 1995 |
| 2000
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} |
| 2005
| rowspan="2" |Sanjeev Kumar Jha | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}} |
| 2005 |
| 2010 |
| 2015
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} |
| 2020
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
Election results
= 2020 =
{{Election box begin |title=2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Saharsa}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Alok Ranjan Jha
|votes = 103,538
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = Lovely Anand
|votes = 83,859
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References
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar
Category:Politics of Saharsa district