Kusheshwar Asthan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Kusheshwar Asthan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Darbhanga district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Kusheshwar Asthan | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Kusheshwar Asthan Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25°47′46″N 86°17′06″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Darbhanga |
| Constituency No. | 78 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 23. Samastipur (SC) |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 78 Kusheshwar Asthan (Vidhan Sabha 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 23 Samastipur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Election results
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Shashi Bhushan Hajari of JDU won the newly created Kusheshwar Asthan assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Ramchandra Paswan of LJP.[2]
Kusheshwar Asthan Bird Sanctuary
Kusheshwar Asthan Bird Sanctuary is a perfect tourist spot for all the wildlife lovers. It consists of 14 villages that come under Kusheshwar Asthan block in Darbhanga that remain waterlogged most of the times. These wetlands are winter capital to at least 15 endangered species of migratory birds from places as far as Mongolia and Siberia. Under Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, these villages (spreading over 7019.75 acres) have been declared as Kusheshwar Asthan Bird Sanctuary. You can spot Dalmatian Pelican, Indian Darter, Bar-headed goose, Siberian Crane and many more between November and March. Kusheshwar Shiva Temple lies nearby from which the name of this place is derived.
References
- "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 2011-01-10.
- "Bihar – Kusheshwar asthan". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-02-01.