Amarpur, Bihar Assembly constituency
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| Amarpur, Bihar Assembly constituency | |
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| Constituency No. 159 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Banka |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 298,837 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2020 |
| Preceded by | Janardan Manjhi JD(U) |
Amarpur Assembly constituency is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is part of Banka Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Dhoraiya, Katoria, Belhar and Banka.[1] The current MLA is Jayant Raj Kushwaha of Janata Dal (United).[2]
Amarpur comprises CD Blocks Shambhuganj & Amarpur.[3]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Shital Prasad Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Sukhnarain Singh | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | Janardan Yadav | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Neel Mohan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Madhav Mandal | Independent politician | |
| 1995 | Surendra Prasad Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Janardan Manjhi | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Jayant Raj Kushwaha | ||
| 2025 | |||