Siwan Assembly constituency
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Siwan
| type = SLA
| map_image = 105-Siwan constituency.svg
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| mla = Awadh Bihari Choudhary
| party = 20px {{Party index link|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
| alliance = Mahagathbandhan
| latest_election_year = 2020
| preceded_by = Vyas Deo Prasad
{{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| region =
| state = Bihar
| district = Siwan
| division =
| loksabha_cons = Siwan
| constituency_no = 105
| established = 1951
| electors =
| reservation =
| incumbent_image =
| abolished =
}}
Siwan is an assembly constituency in Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Siwan 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}}
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 105 Siwan Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Siwan community development block including Siwan Municipal Council; Lakri, Pakri, Aurae, Lakri Dargah, Kailgarh Uttar, Kailgarh Dakhin, Sunderpur and Hathigai gram panchayats of Barharia 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 }}
Siwan Assembly constituency is part of No. 18 Siwan (Lok Sabha constituency) . The former MLA Vyasdev Prasad of BJP had won this particular assembly seat 3 times in a row since 2005. Present MLA of Siwan is Shri Awadh Bihari Choudhary from RJD elected in 2020.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year ! colspan="2" |Party |
| rowspan="2" |1952
|Shankar Nath | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}} |
| Ram Baswan Ram |
| 1957
|Gadadhar Pd. Shrivastava |
| 1959^
|S. Devi |
| 1962
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} |
| 1967
|Raja Ram Chaudhry |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1969
| rowspan="2" |Janardan Tiwari | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh|rowspan=2}} |
| 1972 |
| 1977
|Ghulam Sarwar |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1980
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 1985
| rowspan="5" |Awadh Bihari Choudhary |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1990
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=2}} |
| 1995 |
| 2000
| {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal|rowspan=2}} |
| 2005 |
| 2005
| rowspan="3" |Vyas Deo Prasad | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}} |
| 2010 |
| 2015 |
| 2020
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} |
Election results
= 1990 =
{{Election box begin | title=2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Siwan}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = Awadh Bihari Choudhary
|votes = 76,785
|percentage = 45.30
|change = new
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Om Prakash Yadav
|votes = 74,812
|percentage = 44.13
|change = +9.13
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 1,973
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
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 Siwan district