Singheshwar Assembly constituency

Singheshwar
Constituency No. 72 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
DistrictMadhepura
Established1977
Total electors329,826
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  JD(U)
AllianceNDA
Elected year2025

Singheshwar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar. It has been reserved for scheduled castes since 2010. Earlier, it was an open seat.

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 72 Singheshwar Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Singheshwar, Shankarpur and Kumarkhand community development blocks.[1]

Singheshwar Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Supaul (Lok Sabha constituency) from 2010.[1] It was earlier part of Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member [2] Party
1977 Dinbandhu Prasad Yadav Janata Party
1980 Jai Kumar Singh Indian National Congress
1981^ Ramendra Kumar Yadav
1985 Lok Dal
1990 Pappu Yadav Independent politician
1995 Upendra Narayan Yadav Janata Dal
2000 Vijay Kumar Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
2005 Ramendra Kumar Yadav Janata Dal (United)
2005
2010 Ramesh Rishidev
2015
2020 Chandrahas Chaupal Rashtriya Janata Dal
2025 Ramesh Rishidev Janata Dal

Election results

2025

2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Singheshwar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Ramesh Rishidev 106,416 46.43
RJD Chandrahas Chaupal 103,434 45.13
NOTA None of the above 5,895 2.57
Majority 2,982
Turnout 229,174
JD(U) gain from Swing

2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Singheshwar[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RJD Chandrahas Chaupal 86,181 45.13
JD(U) Ramesh Rishidev 80,608 42.21 7.24
LJP Amit Kumar Bharti 5,607 2.94
JAP(L) Anil Kumar Bandhu 3,830 2.01 6.98
Aam Janmat Party Shivjee Ram 2,354 1.23
Bhartiya Lokmat Rashtrwadi Party Surendra Sharma 2,292 1.2
Jai Maha Bharath Party Triful Devi 2,133 1.12
NOTA None of the above 3,998 2.09 2.03
Majority 5,573 2.92 26.96
Turnout 190,950 61.49 2.75
RJD gain from JD(U) Swing

2015

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Singheshwar[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Ramesh Rishidev 83,073 49.45
HAM(S) Manju Devi 32,873 19.57
JAP(L) Amit Kumar Bharti 15,106 8.99
CPI(M) Rajkishor Sardar 6,924 4.12
BSP Indo Devi 4,098 2.44
Independent Jagdev Ram 3,498 2.08
Janta Dal Rashtravadi Lalan Paswan 3,220 1.92
Independent Achhe Lal Sharma 3,048 1.81
BJKD (D) Sanjay Paswan 2,767 1.65
Independent Agamlal Rishidev 2,583 1.54
The National Road Map Party of India Dinesh Rishi Dev 2,080 1.24
Garib Janta Dal (Secular) Upendra Ram 1,784 1.06
NOTA None of the above 6,928 4.12
Majority 50,200 29.88
Turnout 167,982 58.74

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ a b "Singheshwar Assembly constituencys". elections.in. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2015". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018.

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