Sitamarhi Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Sitamarhi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Sitamarhi district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Sitamarhi will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[1][2]
| Sitamarhi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 28 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Sitamarhi |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 305,766 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
History
In 1995 constituency was won by Hari Shankar Prasad. His son Sunil Kumar Pintu represented this constituency three times later.[3]
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 28. Sitamarhi Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Dumra community development block.[4]
Sitamarhi Assembly constituency is part of 5. Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Damodar Jha | Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | K. Shahi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Shyam Sunder Das | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Ram Swarup Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | Ram Sagar Prasad Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Pir Mohammad Ansari | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Khalil Ansari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Shahid Ali Khan | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Hari Shankar Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Shahid Ali Khan | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | Sunil Kumar Pintu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | Sunil Kushwaha | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Mithilesh Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2025 | Sunil Kumar Pintu | ||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sunil Kumar Pintu | 104,226 | 48.11 | −1.79 | |
| RJD | Sunil Kumar Kushwaha | 98,664 | 45.54 | +1.99 | |
| Independent | Ram Kishore Ray | 2,867 | 1.32 | ||
| Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party | Upendra Sahani | 2,419 | 1.12 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,284 | 1.05 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 5,562 | 2.57 | −3.78 | ||
| Turnout | 216,653 | 70.86 | +9.0 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | NDA | |||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mithilesh Kumar | 90,236 | 49.9 | +9.24 | |
| RJD | Sunil Kumar | 78,761 | 43.55 | −6.07 | |
| BSP | Rakesh Kumar Tunna | 2,035 | 1.13 | +0.55 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,979 | 1.65 | +0.66 | |
| Majority | 11,475 | 6.35 | −2.61 | ||
| Turnout | 180,842 | 61.86 | −1.51 | ||
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Sunil Kumar | 81,557 | 49.62 | ||
| BJP | Sunil Kumar Alias Pintu | 66,835 | 40.66 | ||
| Independent | Nagina Devi | 3,624 | 2.2 | ||
| Rashtriya Janshanti Party | Anup Mahto | 2,236 | 1.36 | ||
| Independent | Rakesh Kumar Tunna | 2,059 | 1.25 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,629 | 0.99 | ||
| Majority | 14,722 | 8.96 | |||
| Turnout | 164,358 | 63.37 | |||