Danapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

186 Danapur
Dinapore
Vidhan Sabha constituency
186 Danapur

Location in Bihar

Coordinates: 25°38′28″N 85°5′26″E / 25.64111°N 85.09056°E / 25.64111; 85.09056Coordinates: 25°38′28″N 85°5′26″E / 25.64111°N 85.09056°E / 25.64111; 85.09056
Country  India
State Bihar
District Patna
Constituency No 186
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 31 Pataliputra
Electoral system First past the post

Danapur Vidhan Sabha constituency(Hindi: दानापुर विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of 243 legislative assembly of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is comes under Pataliputra lok sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz Masaurhi, Maner, Phulwari, Paliganj and Bikram.[1]

Overview

Danapur comprises CD Block Danapur-Cum-Khagaul.[2]

Member of Legislative Assembly

Year Member Political Party
2010 Asha Devi Bharatiya Janata Party
2015 Asha Devi Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2010: Danapur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Asha Devi 59,425 47.52
Independent Rit Lal Ray 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 win (new seat)
Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2015: Danapur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Asha Devi 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

See also

References

  1. Danapur Assembly Constituency December 20 2013
  2. "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 2013-12-20.
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