Alinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Alinagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Alinagar
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 26°03′46″N 86°15′12″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictDarbhanga
Constituency No.81 Alinagar
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency14. Darbhanga
Electoral systemFirst past the post
Area code(s)847405

Alinagar(Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Darbhanga district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 81 Alinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Alinagar, Tardih, Motipur Panchayat "Earlier Antour Panchayat (Antour, Motipur, Andauli) and Ghanshyampur community development blocks.[1]

Alinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 14 Darbhanga (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

History of Alinagar block

Earlier Alnagar was under Benipur block, since administrative block was far from public reach and due to limited availability of transportation for the people of the village in Alinagar, it was difficult for the public to access the administrative block easily. Then there was a formation of Alinagar block which is under Benipur division. Then have crafted new panchayat and dissolved some of the old panchayat and village under new block.

New panchayat and village are - Alinagar, Tardih, Motipur Panchayat "Earlier Antour Panchayat (Antour, Motipur, Andauli)  and Ghanshyampur

While forming Alinagar block, they have dissolved Antour panchayat which was having [Antour], Motipur, Balha and Nandapati village in it. Now Antour is part off Motipur panchayat which is new and come into force after dissolving Antour panchayat. Balha and Nandapati is part of benipur division. 

After formation of new block Alinagar, it becomes difficult for people in the village Antour to access the Administrative block in Alinagar since it is in the neighbourhood of Benipur division. And the nearest railway station is Benipur which is .3 KM from Antour village and administrative blocks of benipur is 2 KM from village Antour and new administrative block for Antour which is Alinagar is 10 KM from village Antour in the opposite direction of the main market which is in Benipur.

Election results

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Abdul Bari Siddiqui of RJD won the newly created Alinagar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Prabhakar Choudhary of JD(U).[2]

See also

References
  1. "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 2011-01-10.
  2. "Bihar - Alinagar". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
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