Bhore
Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Sunil Kumar
PartyJanata Dal (United)
Elected year2020

26°27′05″N 84°06′53″E / 26.45139°N 84.11472°E / 26.45139; 84.11472 Bhore Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Gopalganj district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

History

It is believed that Bhore is named on the name of a King Bhurishrava (Hindi: भूरिश्रवा) who reigned on this land in Dvapara Yuga (The Age of Krishna). He fought in the great Kurukshetr War in support of Kaurava. He got boon for a magical Elephant which could travel from Bhore to Kurukshetra within one day.

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 103 Bhore Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Bhore, Kateya and vijaipur community development blocks.[1]

Bhore Assembly constituency is part of No. 17 Gopalganj (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Name[2] Party
1957 Chandrika Ram Indian National Congress
Rambali Pandey Praja Socialist Party
1962 Raj Mangal Mishra Indian National Congress
1967
1969
1972
1977 Jamuna Ram Janata Party
1980 Alagu Ram Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Anil Kumar Indian National Congress
1990 Indradev Manjhi Janata Dal
1995
2000 Acharya Vishwanath Baitha Bharatiya Janata Party
2005 Anil Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal
2005
2010 Indradev Manjhi Bharatiya Janata Party
2015 Anil Kumar Indian National Congress
2020 Sunil Kumar Janata Dal

Election results

2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bhore[3] [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Sunil Kumar 74,067 40.50
CPI(M-L) Jitendra Paswan 73,605 40.25
NOTA None of the Above 8,010 4.38
LJP Pushpa Devi 4,520 2.47%
Rest of the candidates ~22,500 12.00
Majority 462
Turnout
JD(U) gain from INC Swing

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. ^ "Bhore Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  3. ^ "Bihar - Bhorey". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  4. ^ "22 - Bhore (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.

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Legislative Assembly constituencies of Bihar
Gopalganj district, India
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