Rupauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

'Rupauli (Hindi: रूपौली) is an assembly constituency in Purnia district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Rupauli
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Coordinates: 25°54′34″N 87°10′35″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictPurnia
Constituency No60
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency12. Purnia
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 60. Rupauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Rupauli and Bhawanipur community development blocks; Aurlaha, Bhatsara, Laxmipur, Nathpur, Patraha, Arbanna Chakla, Thari and Basudeopur of Barhara Kothi CD Block.[1]

Rupauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 12 Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]


Member of Legislative Assembly
Election Winner Party
1951 Mohit Lal Pandit Socialist Party
1957 Braj Bihari Singh Indian National Congress
1962
1967 C. N. Sharma Communist Party of India
1969 Anandi Prasad Singh Indian National Congress
1972
1977 Shaligram Singh Tomar Janata Party
1980 Dinesh Kumar Singh Indian National Congress (Indira)
1985 Indian National Congress
1990 Saryug Mandal Independent politician
1995 Bal Kishore Mandal Communist Party of India
2000 Bima Bharti Independent politician
Feb 2005 Shankar Singh Lok Janshakti Party
Oct 2005 Bima Bharti Rashtriya Janata Dal
2010 Janata Dal (United)
2015


Election results
2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Rupauli constituency[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
JD(U) Bima Bharti 50,975 28.31 -18.32
BJP Prem Prakash Mandal 41,237 22.79 New
Independent Shankar Singh 34,783 19.21 -0.32
CPI Shavan Kumar 10,426 5.76 +0.66
Turnout 181,130 61.76 +3.31
Registered electors 293,303
2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Rupauli constituency[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
JD(U) Bima Bharti 64,887 46.63
LJP Shankar Singh 27,171 19.53
INC Asif Anwar 17,745 12.75
CPI Bal Kishor Mandal 7,095 5.10
Turnout 139.155 58.45
Registered electors 238,076

1957-2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Bima Bharti of JD(U) won the Rupauli assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Shankar Singh of LJP.[4] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Bima Bharti representing RJD defeated Shanakar Singh of LJP in October 2005. Shankar Singh of LJP defeated Bima Bharti of RJD in February 2005. Bima Bharti, contesting as an Independent candidate defeated Md. Alimuddin of SP in 2000. Bal Kishor Mandal of CPI defeated Ram Chandra Das of SP in 1995. Saryug Mandal, Independent, defeated Jai Krishna Singh of BJP in 1990. Dinesh Kumar Singh of Congress defeated Saryug Mandal of CPI in 1985 and 1980. Shaligram Singh Tomar of JP defeated Saryug Mandal of CPI in 1977.[5]

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. "Bihar 2010". Election Commission of India.
  4. "Bihar - Rupauli". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  5. "124 - Rupauli Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
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