Khagaria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Khagaria (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: खगड़िया विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Khagaria district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Khagaria will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[1][2]

Khagaria
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Khagaria
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°30′22″N 86°28′16″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictKhagaria
Constituency No.149
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency25. Khagaria

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 149 Khagaria (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Khagaria municipality; Mansi community development block; Bhadas Dakshini, Bhadas Uttari,Kasimpur, Mathurapur, Bachhouta, Sanhouli, Ranko, Sansarpur, Gourashakti, Marar Dakshni, Marar Uttari, Rasounk, Uttar Marar, Rahimpur Uttari, Rahimpur Madhya, Rahimpur Dakshin, Labhganva, Kothia gram panchayats of Khagaria CD Block.[3]

Khagaria (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 25 Khagaria (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]

==Election results==Chatrapati Yadav (INC) won.

Member of Legislative Assembly
Year Member Political Party
1951Dwarika PrasadIndian National Congress
1957Kedar Narayan Singh AzadIndian National Congress
1962Kedar Narayan Singh AzadIndian National Congress
1967Ram Bahadur AzadSamyukta Socialist Party
1969Ram Bahadur AzadSamyukta Socialist Party
1972Ram Sharan YadavBharatiya Jan Sangh
1977Ram Sharan YadavIND
1980Ram Sharan YadavJP
1985Satyadeo SinghIndian National Congress
1990Ranveer YadavIND
1995Chandramukhi DeviBJP
2000Yogendra SinghCPI(M)
2005 (Feb)Poonam Devi YadavLJP
2005 (Oct)Poonam Devi YadavJanata Dal (United)
2010Poonam Devi YadavJanata Dal (United)
2015Poonam Devi YadavJanata Dal (United)
2020Chhatrapati YadavIndian National Congress

[4][5]

Election

2015
Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2015: Khagaria[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Poonam Devi Yadav 64,767 46.41
HAM-Se Rajesh Kumar 39,202 28.09
Turnout 139,541 59.05
Registered electors 236,306

References
  1. "EC move to allay fears about errors in EVMs".
  2. "General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015- Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System(VVPAT)-reg" (PDF).
  3. "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.
  4. "Khagaria Election Results since 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  5. "165 - Khagaria Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  6. Bihar Assembly Election 2015
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