Warisnagar
Constituency No. 132 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Elected year2020

Warisnagar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Samastipur district in the Indian state of Bihar. The candidates of Rashtriya Janata Dal used to win from this constituency in earlier elections, but from 2010 onwards, the candidates of Janata Dal (United) started winning from here. This assembly seat has influence of members of Koeri and Kurmi who are descisive in ensuring victory of a candidate.[1]

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 132 Warisnagar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Warisnagar and Khanpur community development blocks; and Madhurapur, Rahtauli, Dahiyar Ranna, Parsa, Bhataura and Dumra Mohan gram panchayats of Shivaji Nagar CD Block.[2]

Warisnagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 23 Samastipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Name Party
1952 Vashisht Narain Singh Socialist Party
Dhanpati Paswan
1967 Ram Sewak Hazari Samyukta Socialist Party
1969
1972 Chulhai Ram Indian National Congress
1977 Pitambar Paswan Janata Party
1980 Janata Party (Secular)
1985 Ram Sewak Hazari Independent
1990 Pitambar Paswan Janata Dal
1995
1996^ Bhikhar Baitha
2000 Ram Sewak Hazari Janata Dal (United)
2005 Maheshwar Hazari Lok Janshakti Party
2005
2009^ Vishwanath Paswan
2010 Ashok Kumar Janata Dal (United)
2015
2020

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Election results

2020

Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Warisnagar[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(ML)L Ful Babu Singh 54,555 28.71%
JD(U) Ashok Kumar 68,356 35.97%
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors [4]
gain from Swing

2015

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Warisnagar constituency[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Ashok Kumar 92,687 54.65
LJP Chandrashekhar Rai 34,114 20.12
NOTA n/a 9,551 5.63
Turnout 169,594 60.12
Registered electors 282,076
2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Warisnagar constituency[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Ashok Kumar 46,245 33.96
RJD Gajendra Prasad Singh 26,745 19.64
Independent B.K.Singh 13,195 9.69
Independent Ram Vilash Mahto 8,597 6.31
CPI Ram Chandra Mahto 8,481 6.23
Independent Wasim Raja 7,916 5.81
INC Vijay Kumar Roy 7,059 5.18
Turnout 136,177 55.81
Registered electors 244,018

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References

  1. ^ "Warisnagar Election 2020: जदयू की राह को रोकने में जी-जान से जुटी थी लोजपा, जानिए पूरा समीकरण". Dainik Jagaran (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Warisnagar Election Results: वारिसनगर सीट से जेडीयू के अशोक कुमार जीते, CPI-ML प्रत्याशी को दी मात". AAJTAK.
  4. ^ "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India.
  6. ^ "Bihar 2010". Election Commission of India.
  7. ^ "Bihar By-Election-2009 Results". This is my Bihar. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Warisnagar Election Results since 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  9. ^ "94 - Warisnagar (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

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