Harsidhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Harsidhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: हरशिधि विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Purvi Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is reserved for scheduled castes. It was an open seat earlier.
Harsidhi | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Harsidhi Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°42′36″N 84°44′48″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Purvi Champaran |
| Constituency No | 13 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 3. Purvi Champaran |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Overview
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 13. Harsidhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Harsidhi and Turkaulia community development blocks.[1]
Harsidhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 3. Purvi Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Motihari (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Haribansh Sahai | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Parabati Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Nageshwar Dutt Pathak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | S.M. Abdulla | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | Nageshwar Dutt Pathak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Md. Hadaytullah Khan | Indian National Congress (O) | |
| 1977 | Yagul Kishore Prasad Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Md. Hadaytullah Khan | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Md. Hadaytullah Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Md. Hadaytullah Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1995 | Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Maheshwar Singh | Samta Party | |
| FEB-2005 | Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha | Lok Janshakti Party | |
| NOV-2005 | Maheshwar Singh | Lok Janshakti Party | |
| 2010 | Krishnandan Paswan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Rajendra Kumar | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Krishnandan Paswan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
Assembly Elections 2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Krishnanandan Paswan | ||||
| RJD | Kumar Nagendra | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| [[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Rajendra Kumar | 75,203 | 49.87 | ||
| BJP | Krishnandan Paswan | 64,936 | 43.07 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,133 | 2.08 | ||
| CPI | Vidya Sagar Arya | 2,867 | 1.90 | ||
| Majority | 10,267 | 6.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,50,980 | 64.29 | |||
| RJD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Krishnandan Paswan | 48,130 | 46.87 | ||
| RJD | Surendra Kumar | 30,066 | 29.28 | ||
| INC | Vijay Kumar Ram | 6,202 | 6.04 | ||
| Independent | Suresh Kumar | 3,353 | 3.27 | ||
| Majority | 18,064 | 17.59 | |||
| Turnout | 1,02,692 | 54.89 | |||
| BJP gain from LJP | Swing | ||||
References
- "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 10 January 2011.
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