| Govindganj | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 14 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | East Champaran |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Elected year | 2020 |
26°28′56″N 84°41′07″E / 26.48222°N 84.68528°E / 26.48222; 84.68528
Govindganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purvi Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Overview
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 14. Govindganj Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Areraj and Paharpur community development blocks; and Paschimi Sangrampur, Purbi Sangrampur and Dakshani Bariyaria of Sangrampur CD Block.
Govindganj Assembly constituency is part of 3. Purvi Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Motihari (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | 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 politician | |
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Devendra Nath Dubey | Samata Party | |
| 1998^ | Bhupendra Nath Dubey | ||
| 2000 | Rajan Tiwari | Independent politician | |
| 2005 | Meena Dwivedi | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | Raju Tiwari | Lok Janshakti Party | |
| 2020 | Sunil Mani Tiwari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sunil Mani Tiwari | ||||
| INC | Brajesh Kumar | ||||
| 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.
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.