Barari | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Location in Bihar | |
Coordinates: 25°32′26″N 87°24′26″E / 25.54056°N 87.40722°ECoordinates: 25°32′26″N 87°24′26″E / 25.54056°N 87.40722°E | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
District | Katihar |
Constituency No | 68 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | 11. Katihar |
Electoral system | First past the post |
Barari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: बरारी विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar.
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 68. Barari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Barari, Sameli and Kursela community development blocks.
Barari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 11 Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency).
In 2015 assembly election Grand alliance candidate Neeraj Yadav(RJD)won this seat defeating his nearest BJP rival Bibhas Chandra Choudhary of BJP. Md Shakoor of NCP remained poor third.In the 2010 and October 2005 state assembly elections, Bibhash Chandra Choudhary of BJP won the Barari assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Mohammad Shakoor of NCP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mohammad Shakoor of NCP defeated Bibhash Chandra Choudhary of BJP in February 2005. Mansoor Alam of RJD defeated Mohammad Shakoor of NCP in 2000. Mansoor Alam of JD defeated Bibhash Chandra Choudhary of BJP in 1995. Prem Nath Jaiswal, Independent, defeated Mansoor Alam of JD in 1990. Mansoor Alam of LD defeated Prem Nath Jaiswal, Independent, in 1985. Karuneshwar Singh of Congress defeated Sapna Devi of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980. Basudeo Prasad Singh of JP defeated Mansoor Alam, Independent, in 1977.