Mokama Assembly constituency
Constituency No. 178 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
DistrictPatna
LS constituencyMunger
Established1952
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyRJD
AllianceMahagathbandhan
Elected year2022

Mokama Assembly constituency is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar.[1] It is a part of Munger Lok Sabha constituency.[2] Mokama is in the 14 assembly segments which fall under Patna district.[3]

Overview

Mokama comprises CD Blocks Ghoswari & Mokama; Gram Panchayats Raili, Lemuabad, West Pandarak, East Pandarak, Kondi, Dhobhawan, Khushhal Chak, Chak Jalal, Ajgara Bakawan, Darwe Bhadaur & Baruane Bathoi of Pandarak CD Block.[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Name Party
1952 Jagdish Narain Singh Indian National Congress
1957
1962 Saryoo Nandan Prasad Singh Independent
1967 B. Lal Republican Party of India
1969 Kameshwar Prasad Singh Indian National Congress
1972 Krishna Shahi
1977
1980 Shyam Sunder Singh Dheeraj Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Indian National Congress
1990 Dilip Kumar Singh Janata Dal
1995
2000 Surajbhan Singh Independent
2005 Anant Kumar Singh Janata Dal (United)
2005
2010
2015 Independent
2020 Rashtriya Janata Dal
2022^ Nilam Devi

^ bypoll

Election results

2022 By election

Bihar Assembly by election, 2022: Mokama [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RJD Nilam Devi 79,744 53.44 +0.45
BJP Sonam Devi 63,003 42.22 New
NOTA None of the above 2,470 1.66 -1.39
Majority 16,741 11.22
Turnout 1,49,321 53.09
RJD hold Swing 11.22

2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Mokama[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RJD Anant Kumar Singh 78,721 52.99
JD(U) Rajeev Lochan Narayan Singh 42,964 28.92
LJP Suresh Singh Nishad 13,331 8.97
NOTA None of the above 4,534 3.05
RLSP Dilraj Raushan 4,007 2.07
Majority 35,757 24.80
Turnout 1,48,719 54.07
RJD gain from Independent Swing

2015

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Mokama[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Anant Kumar Singh 54005 37.35
LJP Kanhaiya Singh 15472 10.7
JD(U) Neeraj Kumar 35657 24.66
Jan Adhikar Party Nalini Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh 16655 11.52
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from JD(U) Swing

2010

2010 Bihar legislative assembly election: Mokama[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Anant Kumar Singh 51,564 44.08
LJP Sonam Devi 42,610 36.43
Majority
Turnout
JD(U) hold Swing (({swing))}

References

  1. ^ "Will this election end the rule of 'bahubalis' in Mokama?".
  2. ^ "Don Anant Singh is still a favourite".
  3. ^ "14 segments in Patna dist this time".
  4. ^ "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 20 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Upcoming Assembly by-polls first battle between GA, BJP in Bihar since change of govt". Hindustan Times. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. ^ Bihar Assembly Election 2020
  7. ^ Bihar Assembly Election 2010
  8. ^ Bihar Assembly Election 2010

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