Pupri Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in Sitamarhi district in the Indian state of Bihar. Nearest railway station is [Janakpur Road].
| Pupri | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Sitamarhi |
| LS constituency | Sitamarhi |
| Established | 1977 |
| Abolished | 2010 |
Overview
editIt was part of Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, Pupri Assembly constituency ceased to exist in 2010.[2]
Election results
edit1977-2005
editIn the October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections, Shahid Ali Khan of Janata Dal (United) won the 72 Pupri assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals, Ram Dulari Devi and Nawal Kishore Rai, both of Rashtriya Janata Dal, in respective years. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sitaram Yadav of RJD defeated Habib Ahmad Birari of JD(U) in 2000. Sitaram Yadav representing Janata Dal defeated Ram Briksh Chaudhary representing Samata Party in 1995 and representing Congress in 1990. Ram Briksh Chaudhary of Congress defeated Sitaram Yadav of Lok Dal in 1985 and Sudama Devi of Congress in 1980. Habib Ahmad Birari of Janata Party defeated Ram Briksh Chaudhary of Congress in 1977.[3]
References
edit- ^ "General Elections, 2004 - Details for Assembly Segments of Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). 11. Sitamarhi. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "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 2011-01-10.
- ^ "72 - Pupri Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-01-10.