Amour (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Amour (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: अमौर विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Purnia district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Amour
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Amour
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°57′25″N 87°43′30″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictPurnia
Constituency No56
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency10. Kishanganj
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 56 Amour (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Amour and Baisa community development blocks.[1]

Amour (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 10 Kishanganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

[2][3][4][5][6]

Vidhan Sabha Duration Member of Legislative Assembly Party
Sixteenth 2015-present Abdul Zalil Mastan Indian National Congress
Fifteenth 2010-15 Saba Zafar Bharatiya Janata Party
Fourteenth 2005-10 Abdul Zalil Mastan Indian National Congress
Thirteenth 2005-05 Abdul Zalil Mastan Indian National Congress
Twelfth 2000-05 Abdul Zalil Mastan Indian National Congress
Eleventh 1995-2000 Vacant N/A
Tenth 1990-95 Abdul Zalil Mastan Indian National Congress
Ninth 1985-90 Abdul Zalil Mastan Independent
Eighth 1980-85 Mohd. Moisuddin Munsi Congress (I)
Seventh 1977-80 Chandreshekhar Jha Janata

Election results

1977-2010

In the November 2010 state assembly elections, Saba Zafar of BJP won the Amour assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Abdul Jalil Mastan of Congress.[7] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abdul Jalil Mastan of Congress defeated Saba Jafar representing SP in October 2005, contesting as an Independent in February 2005 and representing RJD in 2000. Muzaffar Hussain of SP defeated Abdul Jalil Mastan of Congress in 1995. A. Jalil of Congress defeated Muzaffar Hussain of ICS (SCS). Jalil, Independent, defeated Chandra Sekhar Jha of JP in 1985. M. Moijuddin Munshi of Congress defeated Nazmuddin of Janata Party (Secular – Raj Narain). Chandra Sekhar Jha of JP defeated Md. Moijuddin Munshi of Congress.[8]

General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar 2015, Amour (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar was held in 5 phases. Amour Vidhan Sabha constituency had its polling in the last phase on 5 November 2015 and the result was declared on 8 November 2015.

Candidates:

A total of 14 candidates filed their nominations, including one woman candidate. Out of those 14, one candidate withdraw his name from the candidature. 13 candidates contested the election, including the women candidate. Out of 13 candidates, 11 candidates' deposits were forfeited.

Electors and voters:

Total number of 2,80,910 electors (1,49,626 male and 1,31,274 female) were registered. Out of those, only 1,69,281 (60.26%) voters turned out to cast their votes in 275 polling stations.

Result:

Abdul Jalil Mastan of the Indian National Congress Party won the election by a margin of 51,997 votes (31.30% of total valid votes). The total votes cast in his favour was 1,00,135. Runner-up Saba Zafar of Bharatiya Janata Party received 48,138 votes.[9]

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.
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  7. "Bihar - Amour". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  8. "136 - Amour Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
  9. (PDF) http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2015/Stat_Bihar_AE2015.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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