Singheshwar Assembly constituency
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{{Infobox Indian constituency
|name = Singheshwar
|type= SLA
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| latest_election_year = 2020
|region =
|state = Bihar
|district = Madhepura
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|constituency_no = 72
|established = 1977
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Singheshwar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar. It has been reserved for scheduled castes since 2010. Earlier, it was an open seat.
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 72 Singheshwar Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following:
Singheshwar, Shankarpur and Kumarkhand community development blocks.{{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 }}
Singheshwar Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Supaul (Lok Sabha constituency) from 2010. It was earlier part of Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
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| Year
! colspan="2" |Party |
|---|
| 1977
|Dinbandhu Prasad Yadav |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1980
|Jai Kumar Singh | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|rowspan=2}} |
| 1981^
| rowspan="2" |Ramendra Kumar Yadav |
| 1985
|{{Full party name with color|Lok Dal}} |
| 1990
|{{Full party name with color|Independent politician}} |
| 1995
|Bam Bhola Yadav |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}} |
| 2000
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} |
| 2005
| rowspan="2" |Ramendra Kumar Yadav | {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)| dab=y|rowspan=4}} |
| 2005 |
| 2010
| rowspan="2" |Ramesh Rishidev |
| 2015 |
| 2020
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} |
Election results
=2020=
{{Election box begin |title=2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Singheshwar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = Chandrahas Chaupal
|votes =
|percentage = 45.13
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Ramesh Rishidev
|votes =
|percentage = 42.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = Amit Kumar Bharti
|votes =
|percentage = 2.94
|change =
}}
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|candidate = None of the above
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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 Madhepura district