Simri Bakhtiarpur Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Simri Bakhtiarpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Saharsa district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Simri Bakhtiarpur | |
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| Constituency No. 76 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Saharsa |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Khagaria |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 336,967 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | LJP(RV) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 76 Simri Bakhtiarpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Simri Bakhtiyarpur and Salkhua community development blocks; Ghoghepur, Jhara, Aeina, Maheshi North, Maheshi South, Rajanpur, Sirwar Naharwar gram panchayats of Mahishi CD Block.[1]
Simri Bakhtiarpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 25 Khagaria (Lok Sabha constituency) Present MP Rajesh Verma and MLA Yusuf Salahuddin.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Jiyalal Mandal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Mohammed Salauddin | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1969 | Ram Chandra Prasad | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Mohammad Salahuddin | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Mehboob Ali Kaiser | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | |||
| 2005 | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2009^ | Mehboob Ali Kaiser | Indian National Congress | |
| 2010 | Arun Kumar | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2015 | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | ||
| 2019^[3] | Zafar Alam | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Yusuf Salahuddin | ||
| 2025 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) | |
^by-election
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP(RV) | Sanjay Kumar Singh | 109,699 | 46.94 | ||
| RJD | Yusuf Salahuddin | 101,769 | 43.54 | +5.06 | |
| Independent | Vikas Raj | 7,493 | 3.21 | ||
| JSP | Surendra Yadav | 2,270 | 0.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,996 | 2.14 | +1.42 | |
| Majority | 7,930 | 3.4 | +2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 233,725 | 69.36 | +11.27 | ||
| LJP(RV) gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Yusuf Salahuddin | 75,684 | 38.48 | ||
| VIP | Mukesh Sahani | 73,925 | 37.58 | ||
| LJP | Sanjay Kumar Singh | 6,962 | 3.54 | −21.1 | |
| Aadarsh Mithila Party | Umesh Chandra Bharti | 5,296 | 2.69 | ||
| Independent | Khagesh Kumar Sah | 4,752 | 2.42 | ||
| JAP(L) | Zafar Alam | 4,012 | 2.04 | +0.94 | |
| Independent | Ritesh Ranjan | 2,840 | 1.44 | −4.52 | |
| Independent | Domi Sharma | 2,635 | 1.34 | ||
| Independent | Sulendra Das | 2,361 | 1.2 | ||
| Aam Adhikar Morcha | Dhirendra Choudhary | 2,260 | 1.15 | ||
| LPSP | Rajesh Kumar | 2,159 | 1.1 | ||
| Log Jan Party Secular | Pintu Sharma | 2,137 | 1.09 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,407 | 0.72 | −3.88 | |
| Majority | 1,759 | 0.9 | −21.98 | ||
| Turnout | 196,700 | 58.09 | +3.79 | ||
| RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | 78,514 | 47.52 | ||
| LJP | Yusuf Salahuddin | 40,708 | 24.64 | ||
| Independent | Ritesh Ranjan | 9,847 | 5.96 | ||
| Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party | Ganesh Mukhiya Nishad | 6,843 | 4.14 | ||
| Independent | Yaduvansh Roy | 3,766 | 2.28 | ||
| JMM | Dinesh Kumar Choudhary | 3,717 | 2.25 | ||
| Independent | Arbind Kumar Singh | 3,705 | 2.24 | ||
| Independent | Upendra Yadav | 2,290 | 1.39 | ||
| JAP(L) | Dharamavir Yadav | 1,825 | 1.1 | ||
| BSP | Binod Paswan | 1,762 | 1.07 | ||
| Independent | Arvind Kumar | 1,603 | 0.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,601 | 4.6 | ||
| Majority | 37,806 | 22.88 | |||
| Turnout | 165,233 | 54.3 | |||
2010
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Dr. Arun Kumar of JD(U) won the Simri Bakhtirapur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Choudhry Mehboob Ali Kaisar of Congress.[7] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. In the October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections Dinesh Chandra Yadav of JD(U) defeated Choudhry Mehboob Ali Kaiser of Congress and Zafar Alam of RJD respectively. Choudhry Md. Mehboob Ali Kaiser of Congress defeated Zafar Alam of RJD in 2000 and Dinesh Chandra Yadav of JD in 1995. Dinesh Chandra Yadav of JD defeated Mehboob Ali Kaiser of Congress in 1990. Choudhary Mohammad Salahuddin of Congress defeated Dinesh Chandra Yadav representing Lok Dal in 1985 and representing Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980, and Ayodhya Prasad Yadav, Independent, in 1977.[8]