Ghorasahan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Ghorasahan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purvi Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.It is a small Town where everything can be easily found. The Railway Station is under Sonpur division. It is under Dhaka subdivision and under Dhaka court jurisdiction. It depends on Dhaka town for its requirements.

Ghorasahan
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ghorasahan
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 26°54′18″N 84°54′16″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictPurvi Champaran
Police stationGhorasahan
BlockGhorasahan
Lok Sabha constituencySheohar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDhaka
Area code(s)845303

Overview

It is part of Sheohar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, Ghorasahan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceased to exist in 2010.[2]

Election results

In the October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections, Laxmi Narayan Prasad Yadav of RJD won the Ghorasahan assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Pramod Kumar Sinha of JD(U) in October 2005 and Nek Mahammad of LJP in February 2005. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Laxmi Narayan Prasad Yadav representing JD(U) defeated Lal Babu Prasad of RJD in 2000. Lal Babu Prasad of JD defeated Raj Kumar Prasad of Congress in 1995 and Anil Kumar Singh of BJP in 1990. Pramod Kumar Singh of Congress defeated Lal Babu Prasad of LD in 1985. Rajendra Pratap Singh of Congress defeated Lal Babu Prasad of Congress (U) in 1980 and Mangal Prasad Yadav of Janata Party in 1977.[3][4]

References
  1. "General Elections, 2004 - Details for Assembly Segments of Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). 12. Sheohar. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. "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.
  3. "Ghorasahan election results from 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  4. "15 - Ghorasahan Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
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