Harlakhi Assembly constituency

Harlakhi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Harlakhi
Constituency No. 31 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
DistrictMadhubani
Established1951
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Sudhanshu Shekhar
PartyJanata Dal (United)
Elected year2020

Overview

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As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 31. Harlakhi Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Harlakhi and Madhwapur community development blocks; Karhara, Samada, Salha, Teoth, Mahamadpur, Betauna and Manpaur gram panchayats of Benipatti CD Block.[1]

Harlakhi Assembly constituency is part of No. 6. Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Name[2] Party
1952 Anak Kishore Devi Indian National Congress
1962 Baidyanath Yadav Communist Party of India
1967
1969 Shakur Ahmed Indian National Congress
1972
1977 Baidyanath Yadav Communist Party of India
1980 Mithilesh Pandey Indian National Congress
1985 Indian National Congress
1990 Veena Pandey
1995 Ram Naresh Pandey Communist Party of India
2000 Sitaram Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
2005 Ram Naresh Pandey Communist Party of India
2005
2010 Shaligram Yadav Janata Dal
2015 Basant Kumar Rashtriya Lok Samta Party
2016^ Sudhanshu Shekhar
2020 Janata Dal

Election results

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2020

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2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Harlakhi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Sudhanshu Shekhar 60,393 36.10
CPI Ram Naresh Pandey 42,800 25.58
RLSP Santosh Kumar Singh 6,807 4.07
LJP Vikash Kumar Mishra 6,177 3.69
Rest of the candidates + NOTA (None of the above) ~23,000 14.00
Majority 17,593
Turnout
JD(U) gain from RLSP Swing

2016 by-poll

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By-election, 2016: Harlakhi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RLSP Sudhanshu Shekhar 62,434 46.32
INC Muhammad Shabbir 43,784 32.48
CPI Ram Naresh Pandey 19,835 14.71
NOTA None of the above 8,326 5.81
Majority 18,650 13.03
Turnout 1,43,127 55.38
RLSP hold Swing

2015

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2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Harlakhi constituency[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RLSP Basant Kumar 40,468 27.93
INC Muhammad Shabbir 36,576 25.25
CPI Rishi Kumar Rai 22,709 15.68
Turnout 144,866 56.09
Registered electors 258,296
RLSP gain from JD(U) Swing

1977-2010

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In the November 2010 state assembly elections, Aditya Thakur of JD(U) won the Harlakhi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Rishi Kumar Rai of CPI. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Rishi Kumar Rai of CPI defeated Anuj Kumar of RJD in October 2005 and February 2005. Anuj Kumar of RJD defeated Rishi Kumar Rai of CPI in 2000. Rishi Kumar Rai of CPI defeated Vanya Yadav of Congress in 1995. Vanya Yadav of Congress defeated Rishi Kumar Rai of CPI in 1990. Bhuneshwar Jha of Congress defeated Vipul Borraha of CPI in 1985 and 1980. Pandey of CPI defeated sarpanch of Congress in 1977.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Harlakhi Elections and Results 2020, Current and Previous MLA, Candidate list". Elections in India.
  3. ^ "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India.
  4. ^ "Harlakhi election results from 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  5. ^ "75 - Harlakhi Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
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