Arrah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Arrah Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of 243 legislative assembly of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is part of Arrah lok sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz Barhara, Sandesh, Tarari, Jagdishpur, Shahpur and Agiaon (SC).[1] In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Arrah will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[2][3]
| 194 Arrah | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | |
| District | Bhojpur |
| State | Bihar |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| MLA | Mohammad Nawaz Alam |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Arrah |
| Reservation | None |
Overview
Arrah comprises Gram Panchayats Ganghar, Ramapur Sandiya, Pirauta, Sandia, Makhdumpur Dumra, Daulatpur, Bhakura, Jamira, Hasanpura, Gothahula, Karari, Mahuli & Arrah (M) of Arrah CD Block.[4]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Rang Bahadur Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Sumitra Devi | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | Ram Awdhesh Singh | Sanghata Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Sumitra Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | S. M. Isha | Lok Dal | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Vashisth Narain Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Abdul Malik | ||
| 2000 | Amrendra Pratap Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | Mohammad Nawaz Alam | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Mohammad Nawaz Alam | 70,004 | 44.94 | ||
| BJP | Amrendra Pratap Singh | 69,338 | 44.51 | ||
| CPI (ML) Liberation | Kyamuddin Ansari | 5,035 | 3.23 | ||
| NOTA | n/a | 3,203 | 2.06 | ||
| Turnout | 155,661 | 51.26 | |||
| Registered electors | 303,897 | ||||
See also
- List of Assembly constituencies of Bihar
Sources
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1951
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1957
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1962
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1967
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1969
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1972
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1980
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1985
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1990
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1995
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2000
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2005
- Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2010
References
- "Arrah Parliamentary Constituencies". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- "EC move to allay fears about errors in EVMs".
- "General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015- Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System(VVPAT)-reg" (PDF).
- "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 20 December 2013.
- "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India.
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