Rupauli Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purnia district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Rupauli | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 60 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Purnia |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purnia Lok Sabha constituency |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 298,673 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
| Preceded by | Shankar Singh *Won as : Independent |
Overview
editAs per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 60. Rupauli Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Rupauli and Bhawanipur community development blocks; Aurlaha, Bhatsara, Laxmipur, Nathpur, Patraha, Arbanna Chakla, Thari and Basudeopur of Barhara Kothi CD Block.[1]
Rupauli Assembly constituency is part of No 12 Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Mohit Lal Pandit | Socialist Party | |
| 1957 | Brij Bihari Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Chhavi Nath Sharma | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | Anandi Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Shaligram Singh Tomar | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Dinesh Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Saryug Mandal | Independent | |
| 1995 | Bal Kishore Mandal | Communist Party of India | |
| 2000 | Bima Bharti | Independent | |
| 2005 | Shankar Singh | Lok Janshakti Party | |
| 2005 | Bima Bharti | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2010 | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | |||
| 2024^ | Shankar Singh | Independent | |
| 2025 | Kaladhar Mandal | Janata Dal | |
^By-Poll
Election results
edit2025
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Kaladhar Mandal | 124,826 | 55.45 |  20.93 | |
| RJD | Bima Bharti | 51,254 | 22.77 | ||
| Independent | Shankar Singh | 29,986 | 13.32 | ||
| Independent | Shankar Ram | 3,115 | 1.38 | ||
| JSP | Amod Kumar | 3,048 | 1.35 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,862 | 2.6 | 0.09 | |
| Majority | 73,572 | 32.68 | 22.31 | ||
| Turnout | 225,095 | 75.37 | 14.68 | ||
| JD(U) gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Shankar Singh | 68,070 | 39.97 | ||
| JD(U) | Kaladhar Mandal | 59,824 | 35.13 | ||
| RJD | Bima Bharti | 30,619 | 17.98 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,717 | 3.36 | +0.84 | |
| Majority | 8,246 | 4.84 | |||
| Turnout | 1,70,311 | 52.75 | |||
| Independent gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Bima Bharti | 64,324 | 34.52 | 6.39 | |
| LJP | Shankar Singh | 44,994 | 24.15 | ||
| CPI | Vikas Chandra Mandal | 41,963 | 22.52 | 16.76 | |
| Independent | Kaladhar Prasad Mandal | 6,197 | 3.33 | ||
| Independent | Premparkash Mandal | 5,593 | 3.0 | ||
| Independent | Nilam Devi | 4,077 | 2.19 | ||
| Jan Adhikar Party | Deepak Kumar Sharma | 3,134 | 1.68 | ||
| Independent | Manoj Kumar Bharti | 2,363 | 1.27 | ||
| Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party | Md. Quamruz Zaman | 1,762 | 0.95 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,686 | 2.51 | 1.25 | |
| Majority | 19,330 | 10.37 | 5.03 | ||
| Turnout | 186,336 | 60.69 |  1.07 | ||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2015
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Bima Bharti | 50,945 | 28.13 | ||
| BJP | Prem Prakash Mandal | 41,273 | 22.79 | ||
| Independent | Shankar Singh | 34,793 | 19.21 | ||
| CPI | Shavan Kumar | 10,426 | 5.76 | ||
| Independent | Parmanand Singh | 8,497 | 4.69 | ||
| Independent | Vasdev Sharma | 4,567 | 2.52 | ||
| JAP(L) | Kiran Devi | 3,639 | 2.01 | ||
| Independent | Dipak Kumar Sharma | 3,522 | 1.94 | ||
| BSP | Ketan Kumar Singh | 2,757 | 1.52 | ||
| Independent | Kumar Manoranjan | 2,746 | 1.52 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Bindeshwari Sharma | 2,587 | 1.43 | ||
| Independent | Sanjeev Jaiswal | 2,402 | 1.33 | ||
| Independent | Surya Narayan Singh Yadav | 2,043 | 1.13 | ||
| Independent | Sund Kant Bhagat | 1,906 | 1.05 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,277 | 1.26 | ||
| Majority | 9,672 | 5.34 | |||
| Turnout | 181,130 | 61.76 | |||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2010
editIn the 2010 state assembly elections, Bima Bharti of JD(U) won the Rupauli assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Shankar Singh of LJP.[6] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Bima Bharti representing RJD defeated Shanakar Singh of LJP in October 2005. Shankar Singh of LJP defeated Bima Bharti of RJD in February 2005. Bima Bharti, contesting as an Independent candidate defeated Md. Alimuddin of SP in 2000. Bal Kishor Mandal of CPI defeated Ram Chandra Das of SP in 1995. Saryug Mandal, Independent, defeated Jai Krishna Singh of BJP in 1990. Dinesh Kumar Singh of Congress defeated Saryug Mandal of CPI in 1985 and 1980. Shaligram Singh Tomar of JP defeated Saryug Mandal of CPI in 1977.[7]
References
edit- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "Rupauli Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 13 January 2021.
- ↑ "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Bihar - Rupauli". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ↑ "124 - Rupauli Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
External links
edit- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.