Valmiki Nagar Assembly constituency

Valmiki Nagar
Constituency No. 1 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
DivisionTirhut
DistrictWest Champaran
Lok Sabha constituencyValmiki Nagar
Established2008
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyJanata Dal (United)
Elected year2020
Preceded byRajesh Singh

Valmiki Nagar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in West Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. Dhirendra Pratap Singh alias Rinku Singh of JD(U) is the incumbent MLA.

Overview

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 1 Valmiki Nagar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Piprasi, Madhubani, Thakrahan and Bhitaha community development blocks; and Valmiki Nagar, Laxmipur Rampurwa, Santpur Soharia, Champapur Gonauli, Naurangia Dardari, Mahuawa Katharawa, Harnatand, Balua Chhatraul, Dewaria Taruanwa, Bharachhi, Belahawa Madanpur, Bakuli Panchgwa, Binwalia Bodhser, Nayagaon Rampur, Mangalpur Ausani, Borawal Narawal, Semra Katkuiya, Yamunapur Tadwalia, Jimari Nautanawa and Dholbajwa Laxmipur gram panchayats of Sidhaw CD Block.[1]

Valmiki Nagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 1 Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
Before 2010: See Dhanaha
2010 Rajesh Singh Janata Dal (United)
2015 Dhirendra Pratap Singh Independent
2020 Janata Dal (United)

Election results

2025

2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Valmiki Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U)
INC
JSP
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout

2020

Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Valmiki Nagar[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Dhirendra Pratap Singh 74,906 38.32
INC Rajesh Singh 53,321 27.28 +9.27
JAP(L) Sumant Kumar 18,409 9.42
BSP Baidyanath Prasad 14,498 7.42 +1.42
LJP Mahendra Kumar Bharti 6,612 3.38
Bhartiya Party (Loktantrik) Deepak Kumar Malakar 4,279 2.19
The Plurals Party Gaurav Jha 2,863 1.46
Jan Sangharsh Dal Saket Kumar Pathak 2,735 1.4
Independent Mahmad Jalil 2,657 1.36
Independent Rajesh Kumar 2,608 1.33
Independent Tirthraj Yadav 2,515 1.29
Independent Kumari Rajwanti Kushwaha 1,996 1.02
NOTA None of the above 8,090 4.14 +0.48
Majority 21,585 11.04 −7.12
Turnout 195,489 58.9 −3.68
JD(U) gain from Independent Swing

2015

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Valmiki Nagar[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dhirendra Pratap Singh 66,860 36.17
INC Irshad Hussain 33,280 18.01
RLSP Surendra Prasad 32,855 17.78
SP Rajesh Singh 11,472 6.21
BSP Altaf Hussain 11,097 6.0
Independent Dip Narayan Mahato 8,355 4.52
Independent Shyam Narayan Prasad 3,196 1.73
Independent Virendra Yadav 2,477 1.34
Independent Surendra Singh 2,037 1.1
Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party Mahanth Chaudhary 1,973 1.07
SS Dhananjay Pandey 1,826 0.99
NOTA None of the above 6,767 3.66
Majority 33,580 18.16
Turnout 184,834 62.58
Independent gain from JD(U) Swing

2010

2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Valmiki Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Rajesh Singh 42,289 29.43
RJD Mukesh Kumar Kushwaha 27,618 19.22
BSP Dheerendra Pratap Singh 20,886 14.53
INC Irshad Hussain 17,747 12.35
Independent Deep Narayan Mahato 14,047 9.78
JPS Manoj Kumar Singh 8358 5.82
Independent Saket Kumar Pathak 4428 3.08
Independent Ramayan Chaudhary 1647 1.15
Independent Ram Naresh Sah 1610 1.12
NCP Shashi Bhusan Sahay 1334 0.93
Independent Pramod Sah 1114 0.78
BJJD Ramashankar Prasad 1042 0.73
Independent Insad Ali 835 0.58
Independent Pahawari Yadav 743 0.52
Majority 14,611 10.21
Turnout 1,43,698 59.77
JD(U) win (new seat)


References

  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. ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 13 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2015". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018.

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