Marhaura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Marhaura
—  Vidhan Sabha constituency  —
Marhaura Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°58′22″N 84°51′39″E / 25.97278°N 84.86083°E / 25.97278; 84.86083Coordinates: 25°58′22″N 84°51′39″E / 25.97278°N 84.86083°E / 25.97278; 84.86083
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Constituency No.	117
Type	Open
Lok Sabha constituency	20. Saran
Electoral system	First past the post

Marhaura (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: मरहौरा विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Extent

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 117 Marhaura (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Marhaura and Nagra community development blocks.^[1]

Marhaura (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 20 Saran (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1]It was earlier part of Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency).

Results

1977-2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Jitendra Kumar Rai of RJD won the Marhaura assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Lal Babu Ray of JD(U).^[2] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Lal Babu Ray, Independent, defeated Jitendra Kumar Rai of JD(U) in October 2005 and Yadu Banshi Ray of RJD in February 2005. Yadubanshi Rai of RJD/ JD defeated Surendra Sharma of SAP/ Independent, in 2000 and 1995. Surendra Sharma, Independent, defeated Yadubanshi Rai of JD. Bhishma Prasad Yadav of Congress defeated Ram Deo Singh of JP in 1985 and Amar Kumar Pandey, Independent, in 1980. Surya Singh of JP defeated Bhishma Prasad Yadav of Congress in 1977.^[3]

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". Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-25. 
2. ^ "Bihar - Marhaura". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS04117.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-25. 
3. ^ "39 - Marhaura Assembly Constituency39 - Marhaura Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp39.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-25.