Rupauli Assembly constituency

Rupauli Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purnia district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Rupauli
Constituency No. 60 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
DistrictPurnia
LS constituencyPurnia Lok Sabha constituency
Established1951
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  Independent
AllianceNone
Elected yearBy-election 2024
Preceded byBima Bharti

Overview

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As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 60. Rupauli Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Rupauli and Bhawanipur community development blocks; Aurlaha, Bhatsara, Laxmipur, Nathpur, Patraha, Arbanna Chakla, Thari and Basudeopur of Barhara Kothi CD Block.[1]

Rupauli Assembly constituency is part of No 12 Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Name[2] Party
1952 Mohit Lal Pandit Socialist Party
1957 Brij Bihari Singh Indian National Congress
1962
1967 Chhavi Nath Sharma Communist Party of India
1969 Anandi Prasad Singh Indian National Congress
1972
1977 Shaligram Singh Tomar Janata Party
1980 Dinesh Kumar Singh Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Indian National Congress
1990 Saryug Mandal Independent
1995 Bal Kishore Mandal Communist Party of India
2000 Bima Bharti Independent
2005 Shankar Singh Lok Janshakti Party
2005 Bima Bharti Rashtriya Janata Dal
2010 Janata Dal (United)
2015
2020
2024^ Shankar Singh Independent

^By-Poll

Election results

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2024 By Election

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Bye-election, 2024: Rupauli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Shankar Singh 68,070 39.97
JD(U) Kaladhar Mandal 59,824 35.13
RJD Bima Bharti 30,619 17.98
NOTA None of the above 5,717 3.36 +0.84
Majority 8,246 4.84
Turnout 1,70,311 52.75
Independent gain from JD(U) Swing

2020

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2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Rupauli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Bima Bharti 64,324 34.52
LJP Shankar Singh 44,994 24.15
CPI Vikas Chandra Mandal 41,963 22.52
Independent Kaladhar Prasad Mandal 6,197 3.33
NOTA None of the above 4,686 2.51
Majority 19,330 10.64
Turnout 1,86,349 60.69
JD(U) hold Swing

2015

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2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Rupauli [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Bima Bharti 50,975 28.31 −18.32
BJP Prem Prakash Mandal 41,237 22.79 New
Independent Shankar Singh 34,783 19.21 −0.32
CPI Shavan Kumar 10,426 5.76 +0.66
Majority
Turnout 1,81,130 61.76 +3.31
JD(U) hold Swing

2010

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2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Rupauli [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Bima Bharti 64,887 46.63
LJP Shankar Singh 27,171 19.53
INC Asif Anwar 17,745 12.75
CPI Bal Kishor Mandal 7,095 5.10
Majority
Turnout 1,39,155 58.45
JD(U) hold Swing

1957-2010

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In the 2010 state assembly elections, Bima Bharti of JD(U) won the Rupauli assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Shankar Singh of LJP.[5] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Bima Bharti representing RJD defeated Shanakar Singh of LJP in October 2005. Shankar Singh of LJP defeated Bima Bharti of RJD in February 2005. Bima Bharti, contesting as an Independent candidate defeated Md. Alimuddin of SP in 2000. Bal Kishor Mandal of CPI defeated Ram Chandra Das of SP in 1995. Saryug Mandal, Independent, defeated Jai Krishna Singh of BJP in 1990. Dinesh Kumar Singh of Congress defeated Saryug Mandal of CPI in 1985 and 1980. Shaligram Singh Tomar of JP defeated Saryug Mandal of CPI in 1977.[6]

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. ^ "Rupauli Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  3. ^ "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India.
  4. ^ "Bihar 2010". Election Commission of India.
  5. ^ "Bihar - Rupauli". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  6. ^ "124 - Rupauli Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
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