Sarairanjan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sarairanjan
—  Vidhan Sabha constituency  —
Sarairanjan Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°44′48″N 85°45′26″E / 25.74667°N 85.75722°E / 25.74667; 85.75722Coordinates: 25°44′48″N 85°45′26″E / 25.74667°N 85.75722°E / 25.74667; 85.75722
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Constituency No.	136
Type	Open
Lok Sabha constituency	22. Ujiarpur
Electorate (year)

Sarairanjan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: सरायरंजन विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Samastipur district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 136 Sarairanjan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Sarairanjan and Vidyapati Nagar community development blocks.^[1]

Sarairanjan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 22 Ujiarpur (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1]

Election results

1977-2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Vijay Kumar Chaudhury of JD(U) won the Sarairanjan seat defeating his nearest rival Ramshray Sahni of RJD. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned.Ramchandra Singh Nishad of RJD defeated Vijay Kumar Chaudhary of JD(U) in Ocotber 2005 and Sajan Kumar Mishra of LJP in February 2005. Ramashray Sahni of RJD defeated Chandrakant Chaudhary in 2000. Ramashray Sahni of JD defeated Nandu Jha of Congress in 1995. Ram Bilash Mishra of JD defeated Nandu Jha of Congressin 1990. Ramashray Ishwar of Congress defeated Yashodanand of BJP in 1985. Ram Bilas Mishra of Janata Party (SC) defeated Suraj Choudhury of Congress (I) in 1980. Yashoda Nandan Singh of Janata Party defeated Ramakant Jha of Congress in 1977.^[2][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 2011-10-25. 
2. ^ "Sarairanjan Election Results since 1977". Travel India Guide. http://www.travelindia-guide.com/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-results/sarairanjan.php. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
3. ^ "96 - Sarairanjan Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp96.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-25.