Simri Bakhtiarpur | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Location in Bihar | |
Coordinates: 25°42′41″N 86°35′45″E / 25.71139°N 86.59583°ECoordinates: 25°42′41″N 86°35′45″E / 25.71139°N 86.59583°E | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
District | Saharsa |
Constituency No. | 76 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | 25. Khagaria |
Electoral system | First past the post |
Simri Bakhtiarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: सिमरि बख़्तियारपुर विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Saharsa district in the Indian state of Bihar.Ranihat is the developing area of the town. the road going thrugh Ranihat goes to Paharpur, Taryawan and Islamia High School.
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 76 Simri Bakhtiarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Simri-Bakhtiarpur and Salkhua community development blocks; Ghoghepur, Jhara, Aeina, Maheshi North, Maheshi South, Rajanpur, Sirwar Naharwar gram panchayats of Mahishi CD Block.
Simri Bakhtiarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 25 Khagaria (Lok Sabha constituency) .
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Dr. Arun Kumar of JD(U) won the Simri Bakhtirapur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Choudhry Mehboob Ali Kaisar of Congress.Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In the October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections Dinesh Chandra Yadav of JD(U) defeated Choudhry Mehboob Ali Kaiser of Congress and Zafar Alam of RJD respectively. Choudhry Md. Mehboob Ali Kaiser of Congress defeated Zafar Alam of RJD in 2000 and Dinesh Chandra Yadav of JD in 1995. Dinesh Chandra Yadav of JD defeated Mehboob Ali Kaiser of Congress in 1990. Choudhary Mohammad Salahuddin of Congress defeated Dinesh Chandra Yadav representing Lok Dal in 1985 and representing Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980, and Ayodhya Prasad Yadav, Independent, in 1977.