Pipra, East Champaran Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Pipra Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in East Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is an open seat now but was earlier reserved for Scheduled Castes.
| Pipra | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 17 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Tirhut |
| District | East Champaran |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purvi Champaran |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 256,338 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
| Preceded by | Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha |
Related proposals
There have been public discussions and local-level demands in the Mehsi region for the creation of a separate Mehsi Assembly constituency, GI Tag and Mehsi Subdivision. The demand is mainly associated with Mehsi block and nearby areas, including Tetaria and Salempur blocks of East Champaran district. Supporters of the proposal argue that Mehsi has a distinct cultural and economic identity within the district, with agriculture (especially litchi production), small industries, and local trade forming an important part of its economy. They also state that administrative restructuring could improve local governance and representation.
Overview
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 17. Pipra Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Mehsi, Chakia (Pipra), Tetaria community development blocks.[1]
Pipra Assembly constituency is part of 3. Purvi Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It lies within the Pipra Assembly constituency (No. 17) and is located at [26°21′28″N 85°06′48″E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Mehsi,_Bihar¶ms=26.357696_N_85.1133_E_). Mehsi is the largest town in the constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Ganga Nath Mishra | Communist Party of India | |
| 1962 | Satyadeo Prasad Chaudhari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Bigu Ram | ||
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | Tulsi Ram | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Nand Lal Chaudhary | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Sahdeo Paswan | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Surendra Kumar Chandra | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | Krishnanandan Paswan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Awadhesh Kushwaha | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2015 | Shyambabu Prasad Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2020 | |||
| 2025 | |||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shyambabu Prasad Yadav | 110,422 | 45.13 | +0.95 | |
| CPI(M) | Rajmangal Prasad | 99,677 | 40.74 | +0.64 | |
| JSP | Subodh Kumar | 9,487 | 3.88 | ||
| Independent | Rajmangal Prasad | 4,872 | 1.99 | ||
| BSP | Bipul Kumar | 4,695 | 1.92 | ||
| Independent | Raviranjan Kumar | 4,410 | 1.8 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,850 | 1.57 | −1.59 | |
| Majority | 10,745 | 4.39 | +0.31 | ||
| Turnout | 244,657 | 72.75 | +13.68 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shyambabu Prasad Yadav | 88,587 | 44.18 | +6.18 | |
| CPI(M) | Rajmangal Prasad | 80,410 | 40.1 | +35.25 | |
| Independent | Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha | 6,940 | 3.46 | ||
| Independent | Shyam Nandan Kumar | 3,694 | 1.84 | ||
| RLSP | Subhash Singh Kushwaha | 3,243 | 1.62 | ||
| Rashtriya Jan Jan Party | Aniket Ranjan | 2,852 | 1.42 | ||
| Independent | Md. Mumtaz Alam | 2,185 | 1.09 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,344 | 3.16 | +2.32 | |
| Majority | 8,177 | 4.08 | +1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 200,501 | 59.07 | +1.37 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shyambabu Prasad Yadav | 65,552 | 38.0 | ||
| JD(U) | Krishna Chandra | 61,622 | 35.72 | ||
| CPI(M) | Raj Mangal Prasad | 8,366 | 4.85 | ||
| Independent | Arun Kumar | 7,266 | 4.21 | ||
| Independent | Parshuram Pandey | 6,139 | 3.56 | ||
| NCP | Subhash Chandra Gupta | 3,479 | 2.02 | ||
| Independent | Vikram Kumar | 3,126 | 1.81 | ||
| Garib Janta Dal (Secular) | Sadhu Yadav | 2,604 | 1.51 | ||
| BSP | Nagendra Sahani | 1,847 | 1.07 | ||
| Bahujan Kranti Party (Marxwad-Ambedkarwad) | Ramayan Paswan | 1,661 | 0.96 | ||
| Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party | Ramadhar Sah | 1,613 | 0.94 | ||
| SP | Bhagya Narayan Prasad Yadav | 1,560 | 0.9 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,454 | 0.84 | ||
| Majority | 3,930 | 2.28 | |||
| Turnout | 172,496 | 57.7 | |||