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 6 other assembly constituencies viz Barhara, Sandesh, Tarari, Jagdishpur, Shahpur and Agiaon (SC).[1] In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Arrah was 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)L | Kyamuddin Ansari | 5,035 | 3.23 | ||
| NOTA | n/a | 3,203 | 2.06 | ||
| Turnout | 155,661 | 51.26 | |||
| Registered electors | 303,897 | ||||
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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