Assembly constituency in Bihar, India
| Danapur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 186 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Patna |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Ritlal Ray Yadav | |
| Party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Danapur is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It comes under Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Masaurhi, Maner, Phulwari, Paliganj and Bikram.
Overview
Danapur comprises CD Block Danapur-Cum-Khagaul. The diara (riverine) area is also part of Danapur assembly constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Jagat Narayan Lal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Ram Sewak Singh | Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Samyukta Socialist Party | ||
| 1969 | Budh Deo Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | ||
| 1980 | Budh Deo Singh | ||
| 1985 | Vijendra Rai | Independent politician | |
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | ||
| 1996^ | Vijay Singh Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2002^ | Rama Nand Yadav | ||
| 2005 | Asha Devi Sinha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Ritlal Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
Election results
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Ritlal Yadav | 89,895 | 48.44 | ||
| BJP | Asha Devi Yadav | 73,971 | 39.86 | ||
| RLSP | Deepak Kumar | 7,731 | 4.17 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,315 | 1.25 | ||
| Independent | Ganesh Ray | 2,265 | 1.22 | ||
| PP | Amar Nath Ray | 1,449 | 0.78 | ||
| Rest of the candidates | ~7,500 | 4.00 | |||
| Majority | 15,924 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| RJD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Asha Devi Yadav | 72,192 | 43.23 | ||
| RJD | Raj Kishor Yadav | 66,983 | 40.11 | ||
| Independent | Tinku Yadav | 13,002 | 7.79 | ||
| BSP | Narsingh Kumar | 3,246 | 1.94 | ||
| BMF | Akash Kumar | 1,518 | 0.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,267 | 1.96 | ||
| Majority | 5,209 | 3.12 | |||
| Turnout | 1,66,986 | 51.95 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Asha Devi Yadav | 59,425 | 47.52 | ||
| Independent | Ritlal Yadav | 41,506 | 33.19 | ||
| RJD | Sachchidanand Rai | 11,495 | 9.19 | ||
| INC | Vijay Singh Yadav | 3,608 | 2.89 | ||
| Independent | Binod Singh | 2,969 | 2.37 | ||
| Majority | 17,919 | 14.33 | |||
| Turnout | 1,25,050 | 40.96 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2000 Vidhan Sabha
- Lalu Prasad Yadav (RJD) : 64,085 votes
- Rama Nand Yadav (BJP): 46,530 votes
2002 by-election
- Rama Nand Yadav (RJD): 75,935 votes
- SatyanaranSinha (BJP): 17,928 votes
1977 Vidhan Sabha
- Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav (INC): 33,989 votes
- Chhabila Singh (JNP): 29,292 votes
1972 Vidhan Sabha
- Budh Deo Singh (INC): 23,150 votes
- Keshav Prasad (SOP): 15,843 votes
- Ram Swarath Singh (NCO): 9,550 votes
- Tej Narain Prasad (Bharatiya Jana Sangh): 5,456 votes
1957 Vidhan Sabha
- Jagat Narayan Lal (INC): 7,042 votes
- Radhey Shyam Singh (IND): 6,074 votes
See also
References
- Danapur Assembly Constituency December 20, 2013
- "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 20 December 2013.
- "Yearning for 'vikas' in Danapur diara".
- "Diara residents vote for growth".
- "Danapur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- "Bihar Election Results 2000". www.elections.in.
- "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977". Elections in India. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- "Danapur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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| See also: Elections in India | |||||