Govindganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Govindganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purvi Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Govindganj | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Govindganj Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°28′56″N 84°41′07″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Purvi Champaran |
| Constituency No | 14 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 3. Purvi Champaran |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Overview
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 14. Govindganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Areraj and Paharpur community development blocks; and Paschimi Sangrampur, Purbi Sangrampur and Dakshani Bariyaria of Sangrampur CD Block.[1]
Govindganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 3. Purvi Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Motihari (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Sheodhari Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Dhruv Narain Mani Tripathi | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | Hari Shankar Sharma | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | Rama Shankar Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | Yogendra Pandey | Independent | |
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Devendra Nath Dubey | Samata Party | |
| 1998 ^ | Bhupendra Nath Dubey | ||
| 2000 | Rajan Tiwari | Independent | |
| Feb 2005 | Meena Dwivedi | Janata Dal (United) | |
| Oct 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | Raju Tiwari | Lok Janshakti Party | |
| 2020 | Sunil Mani Tiwari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
Assembly Elections 2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Brajesh Kumar | ||||
| BJP | Sunil Mani Tiwari | ||||
| LJP | Raju Tiwari | ||||
| PP | Manoranjan Kumar Mishra | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
References
- "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.
- "Govindganj Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
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