| Phulparas | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 39 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Elected year | 2020 |
26°20′55″N 86°29′47″E / 26.34861°N 86.49639°E Phulparas Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar. River Bhutahi Balan, which is one of the wildest rivers in Bihar, flowing through the heart of it.[1]
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 39 Phulparas Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ghoghardiha community development blocks Md. Zubair Alam Pirozgarh panchayat; Mahindwar, Dharamdiha, Godhiyari, Mahathour Khurd, Siswa Barhi, Phulparas, Ramnagar gram panchayats of Phulparas CD Block; Sunder Birajit, Matras, Tardiha, Mahisham, Madhepur East, Madhepur West, Nawada, Karhara, Dara, Doalakh, Mahpatia, Basipatti, Garhgaon, Bhakrain, Bath, Bakwa, Bhargawan, Barsham, Bheja and Rohua Sangram gram panchayats of Madhepur CD Block.[2]
Phulparas Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Jhanjharpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
| Year | Name[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kashinath Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Rashik Lal Yadav | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Dhanik Lal Mandal | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | Uttam Lal Yadav | ||
| 1977 | Devendra Prasad Yadav | Janata Party | |
| 1977^ | Karpoori Thakur[4] | ||
| 1980 | Surendra Yadav | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| 1985 | Hemlata Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Ram Kumar Yadav | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Deo Nath Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Ram Kumar Yadav | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2005 | Deo Nath Yadav | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Guljar Devi Yadav | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Sheela Kumari | ||
^By Poll
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Sheela Kumari | 75,116 | 41.26 | ||
| INC | Kripanath Pathak | 64,150 | 35.24 | ||
| LJP | Binod Kumar Singh | 10,088 | 5.54 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,894 | 2.14 | ||
| Majority | 10,966 | 6.02 | |||
| Turnout | 1,82,055 | 55.98 | |||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||