Kusheshwar Asthan Assembly constituency
| Kusheshwar Asthan | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 78 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Darbhanga |
| LS constituency | Samastipur |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kusheshwar Asthan is an assembly constituency in Darbhanga district in the Indian state of Bihar, headquartered in the town of Kusheshwar Asthan. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 78 Kusheshwar Asthan Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Kusheshwar Asthan and Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi community development blocks; Uchhti, Afzala, Akbarpur Baink, Sonpur Paghari, Ganaura Tarwara, Ladaho, Pokhram North and Pokhram South of Biraul CD Block.[1]
Kusheshwar Asthan Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 23 Samastipur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Until 2008: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2010 | Shashi Bhushan Hazari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Janata Dal | ||
| 2020 | |||
| 2021^[2] | Aman Bhushan Hajari | ||
^by-election
Election results
2021 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Aman Bhushan Hajari | 59,887 | 45.72 | +6.17 | |
| RJD | Ganesh Bharti | 47,192 | 36.02 | New | |
| LJP | Anju Devi | 5,623 | 4.29 | −5.50 | |
| INC | Atirek Kumar | 5,603 | 4.28 | −29.98 | |
| Margin of victory | 12,695 | 9.70 | |||
| Turnout | 1,31,007 | 50.92 | |||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Shashi Bhushan Hazari | 53,980 | 39.55 | ||
| INC | Ashok Kumar | 46,758 | 34.26 | ||
| LJP | Poonam Kumari | 13,362 | 9.79 | ||
| IND | Kameshwar Ram | 3,864 | 2.83 | ||
| IND | Yogi Chaupal | 3,864 | 2.56 | ||
| Majority | 7,222 | 5.42 | |||
| Turnout | 1,36,481 | 54.32 | |||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Shashi Bhushan Hazari | 50,062 | 43.04 | ||
| LJP | Dhananjay Kumar (A) Mrinal Paswan | 30,212 | 25.98 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,183 | 6.18 | ||
| CPI | Rajendra Prasad | 5,706 | 4.91 | ||
| IND | Vinay Kumar | 4,678 | 4.02 | ||
| Majority | 19,850 | 18.20 | |||
| Turnout | 1,16,303 | 51.17 | |||
| JD(U) gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shashi Bhushan Hajari | 28,576 | 31.58 | ||
| LJP | Ramchandra Paswan | 23,064 | 25.49 | ||
| INC | Ashok Kumar | 17,142 | 18.95 | ||
| IND | Ramottar Paswan | 7,549 | 8.34 | ||
| IND | Ram Bahadur Bharti | 3,084 | 3.41 | ||
| Majority | 5,512 | 6.09 | |||
| Turnout | 90,475 | 45.59 | |||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ The Wire (2 November 2021). "Bihar By-Poll: JD(U) Wins Both Kusheshwar Asthan and Tarapur Seats". Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Bihar Assembly Election 2015
- ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2015". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2010". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.