Danapur Assembly constituency
| Danapur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 186 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Patna |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Danapur is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It comes under Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Masaurhi, Maner, Phulwari, Paliganj and Bikram.[1]
Overview
[edit]Danapur comprises CD Block Danapur-Cum-Khagaul.[2] The diara (riverine) area is also part of Danapur assembly constituency.[3][4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Jagat Narayan Lal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Ram Sewak Singh | Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Samyukta Socialist Party | ||
| 1969 | Budh Deo Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | ||
| 1980 | Budh Deo Singh | ||
| 1985 | Vijendra Rai | Independent politician | |
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | ||
| 1996^ | Vijay Singh Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2002^ | Rama Nand Yadav | ||
| 2005 | Asha Devi Sinha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Ritlal Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
Election results
[edit]2020
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Ritlal Yadav | 89,895 | 48.44 | ||
| BJP | Asha Devi Yadav | 73,971 | 39.86 | ||
| RLSP | Deepak Kumar | 7,731 | 4.17 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,315 | 1.25 | ||
| Independent | Ganesh Ray | 2,265 | 1.22 | ||
| PP | Amar Nath Ray | 1,449 | 0.78 | ||
| Rest of the candidates | ~7,500 | 4.00 | |||
| Majority | 15,924 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| RJD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2015
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Asha Devi Yadav | 72,192 | 43.23 | ||
| RJD | Raj Kishor Yadav | 66,983 | 40.11 | ||
| Independent | Tinku Yadav | 13,002 | 7.79 | ||
| BSP | Narsingh Kumar | 3,246 | 1.94 | ||
| BMF | Akash Kumar | 1,518 | 0.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,267 | 1.96 | ||
| Majority | 5,209 | 3.12 | |||
| Turnout | 1,66,986 | 51.95 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2010
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Asha Devi Yadav | 59,425 | 47.52 | ||
| Independent | Ritlal Yadav | 41,506 | 33.19 | ||
| RJD | Sachchidanand Rai | 11,495 | 9.19 | ||
| INC | Vijay Singh Yadav | 3,608 | 2.89 | ||
| Independent | Binod Singh | 2,969 | 2.37 | ||
| Majority | 17,919 | 14.33 | |||
| Turnout | 1,25,050 | 40.96 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2000 Vidhan Sabha
[edit]- Lalu Prasad Yadav (RJD) : 64,085 votes[6]
- Rama Nand Yadav (BJP): 46,530 votes
2002 by-election
[edit]- Rama Nand Yadav (RJD): 75,935 votes
- SatyanaranSinha (BJP): 17,928 votes
1977 Vidhan Sabha
[edit]- Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav (INC): 33,989 votes[7]
- Chhabila Singh (JNP): 29,292 votes
1972 Vidhan Sabha
[edit]- Budh Deo Singh (INC): 23,150 votes[8]
- Keshav Prasad (SOP): 15,843 votes
- Ram Swarath Singh (NCO): 9,550 votes
- Tej Narain Prasad (Bharatiya Jana Sangh): 5,456 votes
1957 Vidhan Sabha
[edit]- Jagat Narayan Lal (INC): 7,042 votes
- Radhey Shyam Singh (IND): 6,074 votes
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Danapur Assembly Constituency December 20, 2013
- ^ "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 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Yearning for 'vikas' in Danapur diara".
- ^ "Diara residents vote for growth".
- ^ "Danapur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar Election Results 2000". www.elections.in.
- ^ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977". Elections in India. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Danapur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.