Kadwa Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar.
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| Constituency No. 64 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Katihar |
| LS constituency | Katihar |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Overview edit
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 64. Kadwa Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kadwa and Dandkhora community development blocks.[1]
Kadwa Assembly constituency is part of No 11 Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly edit
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Jiwats Himansu Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Mohiuddin Mokhtar | ||
| 1962 | Kamal Nath Jha | ||
| 1977 | Khaja Shahid Hussain | Independent | |
| 1980 | Mangan Insan | ||
| 1985 | Usman Ghani | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Abdul Jalil | Independent | |
| 1995 | Bhola Ray | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Himraj Singh | Independent | |
| 2005 | Abdul Jalil | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Bhola Ray | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Shakeel Ahmad Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| 2020 | |||
Election results edit
1977-2010 edit
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Bhola Ray of BJP won the Kadwa assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Himraj Singh of NCP.[3] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Abdul Jalil of NCP defeated Himraj Singh representing BJP in October 2005 and Bhola Ray of BJP in February 2005. Himraj Singh, Independent, defeated Abdul Jalil representing RJD in 2000. Bhola Ray of BJP defeated Gulam Asraf of JD in 1995. Abdul Jalil, Independent, defeated Bhola Ray of BJP in 1990. Usman Ghani of Congress defeated Khaja Shahid, Independent, in 1985. Mangan Insan, Independent, defeated Usman Ghani of Congress in 1980. Khaja Shahid Hussain, Independent, defeated Mangan Insan, Independent, in 1977.[4]
2020 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Suraj Prasad Rai | ||||
| LJP | Chandra Bhushan Thakur | ||||
| INC | Shakeel Ahmad Khan | ||||
| PP | Er. Manish Kumar Mandal | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | 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.
- ^ "Kadwa Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar - Kadwa". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "143 - Kadwa 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.