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Amarpur, Bihar Assembly constituency 
Summary
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.[1] The current MLA is Jayant Raj Kushwaha of Janata Dal (United).[2]
| Amarpur, Bihar Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 159 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Banka |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Overview edit
Amarpur comprises CD Blocks Shambhuganj & Amarpur.[3]
Members of Legislative Assembly edit
| Year | Member[4] | 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 edit
2020 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | |||||
| JD(U) | |||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [5] | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2015 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Janardan Manjhi | 73,707 | 50.10 | ||
| BJP | Shekhar | 61,934 | 42.10 | ||
2010 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Janardan Manjhi | 47300 | 40.78 | ||
| RJD | Surendra Prasad Singh | 29293 | 25.25 | ||
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.