Kasba | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Location in Bihar | |
Coordinates: 25°51′N 87°33′E / 25.850°N 87.550°ECoordinates: 25°51′N 87°33′E / 25.850°N 87.550°E | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
District | Purnia |
Constituency No | 58 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | 12. Purnia |
Electoral system | First past the post |
Kasba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: कसबा विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Purnia district in the Indian state of Bihar.
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 58 Kasba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Kasba, Srinagar and Jalalgarh community development blocks; Kohbara, Bela Rikabganj and Jhunni Istambrar gram panchayats of Krityanand Nagar CD Block.
Kasba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 12 Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency).
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Md. Afaque Alam of Congress won the Kasba, Purnia, seat defeating his nearest rival Pradip Kumar Das of BJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Pradip Kumar Das of BJP defeated Md. Afaque Alam representing RJD in October 2005. Md. Afaque Alam representing SP defeated Pradip Kumar Das of BJP in February 2005. Pradip Kumar Das of BJP defeated Md. Afaque Alam, Independent, in 2000 and Shiv Charan Mehta of JD in 1995. Shiv Charan Mehta of JD defeated Md. Yasin of Congress in 1990. Syed Gulam Hussein of Congress defeated Sheo Charan Mehta of Lok Dal in 1985. Md. Yasin of Congress defeated Shiv Charan Mehta of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980. Jai Narayan Mehta of Congress defeated Bhubneshwar Arya of JP in 1977.