Matihani Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Matihani | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 144 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Begusarai |
| LS constituency | Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency |
| Established | 1980 |
| Total electors | 3,38,858 (2020) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Raj Kumar Singh | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | National Democratic Alliance |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Overview edit
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 144 Matihani Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Matihani and Shambo Akha Kurha community development blocks; Kaithma, Laduwara, Bhairwar, Maniappa, Chilmil, Dumri, Ulao, Sighaul, Pachmba, Mahmadpur Raghunathpur, Mohan Eghu, Shahpur, Bishanpur, Dhabauli, Bindpur, Puspura, Bahadarpur, Amraur Kiratpur, Rachiyahi gram panchayats of Begusarai CD Block; Barauni IOC Township (CT); and Keshawe, Noorpur, Mahna and Mosadpur gram panchayats of Barauni CD Block.[1]
Matihani Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency)[1] and as per the delimitation in 2008, falls within Begusarai town.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
| Year | Name[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Till 1977 : Constituency did not exist
| |||
| 1977 | Sitaram Mishra | Communist Party of India | |
| 1979^ | Devkinandan Singh | ||
| 1980 | Pramod Kumar Sharma | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Rajendra Rajan | Communist Party of India | |
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 2005 | Narendra Kumar Singh | Independent | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Rajkumar Singh[a] | Lok Janshakti Party | |
^By poll
Election results edit
2020 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP | Rajkumar Singh | 61,364 | 29.64 | New | |
| JD(U) | Narendra Kumar Singh | 61,031 | 29.48 | -19.46 | |
| CPI | Rajendra Prasad Singh | 60,599 | 29.27 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,733 | 3.25 | ||
| Majority | 333 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,07,048 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,38,858 | [4] | |||
| LJP gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2015 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Narendra Kumar Singh | 89,297 | 48.97 | ||
| BJP | Sarvesh Kumar | 66,609 | 36.53 | ||
| Turnout | 182,458 | 59.81 | |||
| Registered electors | 305,043 | ||||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
1957 General elections edit
The first instance of booth capturing in India was recorded in 1957 in the General Elections of that year in Rachiyahi, in Begusarai's Matihani assembly seat.[6][7][8][9]
1977-2010 edit
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Narendra Kumar Singh of JD(U) won the Matihani seat defeating his nearest rival Abhay Kumar Sarjan of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Narendra Kumar Singh, Independent, defeated Abhay Kumar Singh of Congress in Bihar Assembly Election, October 2005 and Rajendra Rajan of CPI in February 2005. Rajendra Rajan of CPI defeated Pramod Kumar Sharma of Congress in 2000, 1995 and 1990, Pramod Kumar Sharma of Congress/ Congress(I) defeated Deoki Nandan Singh of CPI in 1985 and 1980, Sitaram Mishra of CPI defeated Mithilesh Kumar Singh of Janata Party in 1977.[10][11]
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.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order 2008".
- ^ "Matihani Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Bihar Assembly Election 2015
- ^ "Where booth capturing was born".
- ^ "In central Bihar, development runs into caste wall".
- ^ "Empty words in legend's forgotten village". Archived from the original on 13 October 2015.
- ^ "The myth of history's first booth capturing taking place in Begusarai's Rachiyahi".
- ^ "Matihani Election Results since 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ "104 - Matihani Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
External links edit
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.