Bakhri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Bakhri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: बखरी विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Bakhri
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bakhri
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°35′25″N 86°15′54″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictBegusarai
Constituency No.147
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency24. Begusarai

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 147 Bakhri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Bakhri, Dandari and Garhpura community development blocks; Pahsara(East), Nawkothi, Hasanpur Bagar, Rajakpur, Bishnupur, Samsa & Dafarpur gram panchayats of Naokothi CD Block.[1]

Bakhri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 24 Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Election results
2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bakhri constituency[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
RJD Upendra Paswan 72,632 49.26
BJP Ramadan Ram 32,376 21.96
CPI Suryakant Paswan 29,185 19.79
NOTA N/A 3,299 2.66
Turnout 136,755 59.71
Registered electors 247,074

1977-2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Ramanand Ram of BJP won the Bakhri seat defeating his nearest rival Ram Binod Paswan of LJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ram Binod Paswan of CPI defeated Ramanand Ram of RJD in October 2005 and February 2005. Ramanand Ram of RJD defeated Ram vinod Paswan of CPI in 2000. Ram Binod Paswan of CPI defeated Kameshwar Choupal of BJP in 1995, and Deo Narayan Chaudhary of Congress, in 1990, and Yugal Kishore Sharma of Congress in 1985. Ram Chandra Paswan of CPI defeated Yugal Kishore Sharma of Congress (I) in 1980 and Medni Paswan of Janata Party in 1977.[3][4]

Members of Legislative Assembly

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 2015". Election Commission of India.
  3. "Bakhri Election Results since 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  4. "109 - Bakhri (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
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