Chiraia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Chiraiya (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: चिरैया विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Purvi Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Chiraia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Chiraia
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 26°40′26″N 85°16′47″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictPurvi Champaran
Constituency No20
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency4. Sheohar
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Overview

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 20. Chiraiya (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Chiraiya and Patahi community development blocks.[1]

Chiraia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 4. Sheohar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Election results

In the November 2010 state assembly elections, Avaneesh Kumar Singh of BJP won the newly formed 20 Chiraia assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Laxmi Narayan Pr. Yadav of RJD.[2]

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References

  1. "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.
  2. "Chiraia election results". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
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