Thakurganj is an assembly constituency in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Thakurganj | |
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| Constituency No. 53 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Kishanganj |
| Established | 1951 |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Overview
editAs per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 53 Thakurganj Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Thakurganj community development block; Singhimari, Lohagarha, Satkauwa, Dighalbank, Dhantola, Karuamani, Mangra, Jagir Padampur, Tarabari Padampur, Ikra, Dahibhat, Atgachhia and Tulshia gram panchayats of Dighalbank CD Block.[1]
Thakururganj Assembly constituency is part of No 10 Kishanganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Bihar Legislative Assembly
editFollowing is the list of Members of Legislative Assembly from Thakurganj Assembly constituency.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
| Year | Name[18] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Anant Kant Basu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Mohammed Hussain Azad | ||
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Mohamad Sulemam | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Mohammed Hussain Azad | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Mohamad Sulemam | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Sikander Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Mohammad Jawed | Indian National Congress | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | Gopal Kumar Agarwal | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2010 | Naushad Alam | Lok Janshakti Party | |
| 2015 | Janata Dal | ||
| 2020 | Saud Alam | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
Election results
edit1977–2010
editIn the November 2010 state assembly elections, Naushad Alam of LJP won the Thakurganj assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Gopal Kumar Agarwal of JD(U). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Gopal Kumar Agarwal of SP defeated Dr. Md. Jawaid Congress October 2005. Dr. Md. Jawaid of Congress defeated Tara Chand Dhanuka of SP in February 2000. Sikander Singh of BJP defeated Dr. Md. Jawaid of Congress in 1995. Md. Suleman of JD defeated Md. Husen Azad of Congress in 1990. Md. Husen Azad of Congress defeated Md. Suleman of JP in 1985 and of Janata Party (JP) in 1980. Md. Suleman of JP defeated Md. Husen Azad of Congress in 1977.[19][20][21]
2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Saud Alam | 79,909 | 41.48 | ||
| Independent | Gopal Kumar Agarwal | 56,022 | 29.08 | ||
| JD(U) | Naushad Alam | 22,082 | 11.46 | ||
| AIMIM | Mahbub Alam | 18,925 | 9.82 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "1st bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
- ^ "2nd bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
- ^ "3rd bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
- ^ "4th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
- ^ "5th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
- ^ "6th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
- ^ "7th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
- ^ "8th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
- ^ "9th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
- ^ "10th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
- ^ "11th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
- ^ "12th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
- ^ "13th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
- ^ "14th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
- ^ "15th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
- ^ "mla profile cn 53" (PDF).
- ^ "Thakurganj Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Thakurganj election results". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ "Bihar - Thakurganj". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "134 - Thakurganj Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
External links
edit- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.