Amarpur, Bihar Assembly Constituency
Amarpur Assembly constituency is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is part of Banka Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Dhoraiya, Katoria, Belhar and Banka. The current MLA is Jayant Raj Kushwaha of Janata Dal (United).
Overview
Amarpur comprises CD Blocks Shambhuganj & Amarpur.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Shital Prasad Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Sukhnarain Singh | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | Janardan Yadav | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Neel Mohan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Madhav Mandal | Independent politician | |
| 1995 | Surendra Prasad Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Janardan Manjhi | Janata Dal | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Jayant Raj Kushwaha | ||
Election results
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | |||||
| JD(U) | |||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Janardan Manjhi | 73,707 | 50.10 | ||
| BJP | Shekhar | 61,934 | 42.10 | ||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Janardan Manjhi | 47300 | 40.78 | ||
| RJD | Surendra Prasad Singh | 29293 | 25.25 | ||
References
- ^ "Banka Parliamentary Constituencies". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Amarpur Vidhan Sabha 2020". News18. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Amarpur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Bihar Assembly Election 2015
- ^ Bihar Assembly Election 2010
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.