Begusarai Assembly constituency
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25°25′05″N 86°07′44″E/25.41806°N 86.12889°E/ 25.41806; 86.12889
Begusarai Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Begusarai was one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 146 Begusarai Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Begusarai municipality; Birpur community development block; Babhangama, Maida Babhangama, Sahuri, Neenga and Bathauli gram panchayats of Barauni CD Block; Mohanpur, Chandpura, Bandwar, Suja, Sankh, Lakho, Hebatpur, Parna, Kusmaut, Kaith, Jinedpur, Neema, Panhas, Ajhaur, Khamhar and Rajaura gram panchayats of Begusarai CD Block.
Begusarai Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency).
- INC (8 times), {including 2 MLAs in 1952 and 1957 election} (50.0%)
- BJP (6 Times) (30.0%)
- CPI(M) (2 times) (10.0%)
- CPI (1 time) (5.00%)
- Independent (1 time) (5.00%)
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Saryu Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Md. Illiyas | |||
| 1957 | Medni Paswan | ||
| Saryu Prasad Singh | |||
| 1962 | Ram Narain Choudhary | ||
| 1967 | Bhola Singh | Independent politician | |
| 1969 | Saryu Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Bhola Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Basudeo Singh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1995 | Rajendra Prasad Singh | ||
| 2000 | Bhola Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2009^ | Srikrishna Prasad Singh | ||
| 2010 | Surendra Mehata | ||
| 2015 | Amita Bhushan | Indian National Congress | |
| 2020 | Kundan Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2025 |
^by-election
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kundan Kumar | 119,506 | 52.31 | +12.65 | |
| INC | Amita Bhushan | 88,874 | 38.9 | +1.67 | |
| JSP | Surendra Kumar Sahani | 7,773 | 3.4 | ||
| Independent | Md. Saddam Husain | 2,912 | 1.27 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,560 | 1.56 | +1.06 | |
| Majority | 30,632 | 13.41 | +10.98 | ||
| Turnout | 228,447 | 66.76 | +11.16 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing |
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kundan Kumar | 74,217 | 39.66 | +0.19 | |
| INC | Amita Bhushan | 69,663 | 37.23 | −11.98 | |
| Independent | Rajesh Kumar | 18,002 | 9.62 | +8.88 | |
| RLSP | Sanju Kumari | 5,531 | 2.96 | ||
| Independent | Rajendra Kumar Alias Raja | 3,438 | 1.84 | ||
| Independent | Sohit Tanti | 2,096 | 1.12 | ||
| Independent | Sanjay Gautam | 2,057 | 1.1 | ||
| Independent | Ashutosh Kumar Alias Hira Poddar | 1,936 | 1.03 | ||
| BMP | Nand Kumar Sah | 1,813 | 0.97 | +0.46 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 930 | 0.5 | −2.26 | |
| Majority | 4,554 | 2.43 | −7.31 | ||
| Turnout | 187,135 | 55.6 | +1.13 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 2.44 |
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amita Bhushan | 83,521 | 49.21 | ||
| BJP | Surendra Mehata | 66,990 | 39.47 | ||
| CPI(M) | Rajendra Prasad Singh | 5,593 | 3.3 | ||
| SP | Dileep Kesari | 1,815 | 1.07 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,678 | 2.76 | ||
| Majority | 16,531 | 9.74 | |||
| Turnout | 169,726 | 54.47 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 9.8 |
External links
- . eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.