Thakurganj Assembly constituency

Thakurganj
Constituency No. 53 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
DistrictKishanganj
Established1951
Elected year2020

Thakurganj is an assembly constituency in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Overview

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As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 53 Thakurganj Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Thakurganj community development block; Singhimari, Lohagarha, Satkauwa, Dighalbank, Dhantola, Karuamani, Mangra, Jagir Padampur, Tarabari Padampur, Ikra, Dahibhat, Atgachhia and Tulshia gram panchayats of Dighalbank CD Block.[1]

Thakururganj Assembly constituency is part of No 10 Kishanganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Bihar Legislative Assembly

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Following is the list of Members of Legislative Assembly from Thakurganj Assembly constituency.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Year Name[18] Party
1952 Anant Kant Basu Indian National Congress
1967 Mohammed Hussain Azad
1969
1972
1977 Mohamad Sulemam Janata Party
1980 Mohammed Hussain Azad Indian National Congress
1985 Indian National Congress
1990 Mohamad Sulemam Janata Dal
1995 Sikander Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2000 Mohammad Jawed Indian National Congress
2005
2005 Gopal Kumar Agarwal Samajwadi Party
2010 Naushad Alam Lok Janshakti Party
2015 Janata Dal
2020 Saud Alam Rashtriya Janata Dal

Election results

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1977–2010

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In the November 2010 state assembly elections, Naushad Alam of LJP won the Thakurganj assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Gopal Kumar Agarwal of JD(U). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Gopal Kumar Agarwal of SP defeated Dr. Md. Jawaid Congress October 2005. Dr. Md. Jawaid of Congress defeated Tara Chand Dhanuka of SP in February 2000. Sikander Singh of BJP defeated Dr. Md. Jawaid of Congress in 1995. Md. Suleman of JD defeated Md. Husen Azad of Congress in 1990. Md. Husen Azad of Congress defeated Md. Suleman of JP in 1985 and of Janata Party (JP) in 1980. Md. Suleman of JP defeated Md. Husen Azad of Congress in 1977.[19][20][21]

2020

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Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Thakurganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RJD Saud Alam 79,909 41.48
Independent Gopal Kumar Agarwal 56,022 29.08
JD(U) Naushad Alam 22,082 11.46
AIMIM Mahbub Alam 18,925 9.82
Majority
Turnout
RJD gain from JD(U) Swing

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. ^ "1st bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
  3. ^ "2nd bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
  4. ^ "3rd bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
  5. ^ "4th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
  6. ^ "5th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
  7. ^ "6th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
  8. ^ "7th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
  9. ^ "8th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
  10. ^ "9th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
  11. ^ "10th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
  12. ^ "11th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
  13. ^ "12th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
  14. ^ "13th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
  15. ^ "14th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
  16. ^ "15th bihar vidhan sabha members" (PDF).
  17. ^ "mla profile cn 53" (PDF).
  18. ^ "Thakurganj Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  19. ^ "Thakurganj election results". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  20. ^ "Bihar - Thakurganj". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  21. ^ "134 - Thakurganj Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
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