Singheshwar Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Singheshwar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar. It has been reserved for scheduled castes since 2010. Earlier, it was an open seat.
| Singheshwar | |
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| Constituency No. 72 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Madhepura |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 329,826 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 72 Singheshwar Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Singheshwar, Shankarpur and Kumarkhand community development blocks.[1]
Singheshwar Assembly constituency is part of No. 8 Supaul (Lok Sabha constituency) from 2010.[1] It was earlier part of Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member [2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Dinbandhu Prasad Yadav | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Jai Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1981^ | Ramendra Kumar Yadav | ||
| 1985 | Lok Dal | ||
| 1990 | Pappu Yadav | Independent politician | |
| 1995 | Upendra Narayan Yadav | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Vijay Kumar Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | Ramendra Kumar Yadav | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Ramesh Rishidev | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Chandrahas Chaupal | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2025 | Ramesh Rishidev | Janata Dal | |
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Ramesh Rishidev | 106,416 | 46.43 |  4.22 | |
| RJD | Chandrahas Chaupal | 103,434 | 45.13 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Virendra Kumar Sharma | 3,978 | 1.74 | ||
| JSP | Pramod Kumar Ram | 3,516 | 1.53 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,895 | 2.57 | 0.48 | |
| Majority | 2,982 | 1.3 |  1.62 | ||
| Turnout | 229,174 | 69.48 | 7.99 | ||
| JD(U) gain from | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Chandrahas Chaupal | 86,181 | 45.13 | ||
| JD(U) | Ramesh Rishidev | 80,608 | 42.21 | 7.24 | |
| LJP | Amit Kumar Bharti | 5,607 | 2.94 | ||
| JAP(L) | Anil Kumar Bandhu | 3,830 | 2.01 | 6.98 | |
| Aam Janmat Party | Shivjee Ram | 2,354 | 1.23 | ||
| Bhartiya Lokmat Rashtrwadi Party | Surendra Sharma | 2,292 | 1.2 | ||
| Jai Maha Bharath Party | Triful Devi | 2,133 | 1.12 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,998 | 2.09 | 2.03 | |
| Majority | 5,573 | 2.92 | 26.96 | ||
| Turnout | 190,950 | 61.49 | 2.75 | ||
| RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Ramesh Rishidev | 83,073 | 49.45 | ||
| HAM(S) | Manju Devi | 32,873 | 19.57 | ||
| JAP(L) | Amit Kumar Bharti | 15,106 | 8.99 | ||
| CPI(M) | Rajkishor Sardar | 6,924 | 4.12 | ||
| BSP | Indo Devi | 4,098 | 2.44 | ||
| Independent | Jagdev Ram | 3,498 | 2.08 | ||
| Janta Dal Rashtravadi | Lalan Paswan | 3,220 | 1.92 | ||
| Independent | Achhe Lal Sharma | 3,048 | 1.81 | ||
| BJKD (D) | Sanjay Paswan | 2,767 | 1.65 | ||
| Independent | Agamlal Rishidev | 2,583 | 1.54 | ||
| The National Road Map Party of India | Dinesh Rishi Dev | 2,080 | 1.24 | ||
| Garib Janta Dal (Secular) | Upendra Ram | 1,784 | 1.06 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,928 | 4.12 | ||
| Majority | 50,200 | 29.88 | |||
| Turnout | 167,982 | 58.74 | |||