Balrampur, Bihar Assembly constituency

Balrampur (Bihar Assembly constituency) is an assembly constituency in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Balrampur, Bihar Assembly constituency
Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Elected year2020
For disambiguation, see Balarampur.

Balrampur
Assembly constituency
Balrampur is located in Bihar
Balrampur
Balrampur
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°21′44″N 87°44′42″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictKatihar
Constituency No65
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency11. Katihar
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 65. Balrampur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Balrampur and Barsoi community development blocks.[1]

Balrampur, Bihar Assembly constituency is part of No 11 Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Vidhan Sabha
Year Member[2] Party
Till 2008 : Constituency did not exist
2010 Dulal Chandra Goswami Independent
2015 Mahbub Alam Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
2020

Election results

2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Dulal Chandra Goshwami, Independent, won the newly created Balrampur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Mahbub Alam of CPI(ML)L.[3]

2015

In the 2015 Bihar Assembly Elections, AIMIM has fielded Adil Hasan Azad who is a well-known Lawyer from this assembly constituency. In this election Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation candidate Mahbub Alam won Balrampur assembly seat defeating his nearest BJP rival Barun Kumar Jha. JD(U) candidate Dulal Chandra Goswami of JDU got third position in this seat.[4]

2020
Bihar Assembly election, 2020:
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M-L) Mahbub Alam 104,489 51.11
VIP Barun Kumar Jha 50892 24.89
LJP Sangita Devi 8949 4.38
NOTA None of the above 5166 2.53
Majority 53597
Turnout 204439
CPI(M-L) hold Swing

See also

References
  1. "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. "Balrampur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency".
  3. "Bihar - Balrampur". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  4. "Balrampur Vidhan Sabha Election - Balrampur Assembly Election Results, Polling Stations, Voters, Candidates". www.electionsinindia.com. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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