Lauriya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Lauriya (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: लौरिया विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Paschim Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It was earlier reserved for scheduled castes.
| Lauriya | |
|---|---|
| Assembly Constituency | |
| District | Paschim Champaran |
| State | Bihar |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Current Assembly Constituency | |
| Created | 2015 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| MLA | Vinay Bihari |
| Constituency No. | 5 |
| Reservation | None |
Lauriya is one of six assembly constituencies in the Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency). Since 2008, this assembly constituency is numbered 5 amongst 243 constituencies.
Overview
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 5. Lauriya (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Yogapatti community development block; and Siswania, Kataiya, Marahiya Pakari, Mathia, Lauriya, Belwa Lakhanpur, Gobaraura, Bahuarwa, Dhobani Dharampur, Dhamaura, Daniyal Prasauna, Sathi, Singhpur Satawaria, Basantpur and Baswariya Parautola gram panchayats of Lauriya CD Block.[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Subh Narayan Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Subh Narayan Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | S Sahi | Independent | |
| 1969 | Shatru Mardan Sahi | Swatantra Party | |
| 1972 | Fulena Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Vishwa Mohan Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Vishwa Mohan Sharma | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Vishwa Mohan Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Ran Vijay Shahi | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Ran Vijay Shahi | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Vishwa Mohan Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| FEB-2005 | Pradeep Singh | Janata Dal (United) | |
| NOV-2005 | Pradeep Singh | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2010 | Vinay Bihari | Independent | |
| 2015 | Vinay Bihari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2020 | TBA | ||
Election results
Assembly Elections 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vinay Bihari | 57,351 | 40.47 | ||
| RJD | Ran Kaushal Pratap Singh | 39,778 | 28.07 | ||
| Independent | Shambhu Tiwari | 20,793 | 14.67 | ||
| BSP | Sunil Kumar | 8,994 | 6.35 | ||
| NCP | Pradeep Singh | 3,195 | 2.25 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,459 | 1.74 | ||
| Majority | 17,573 | 12.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,41,947 | 62.87 | |||
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Vinay Bihari | 38,381 | 33.44 | ||
| JD(U) | Pradeep Singh | 27,500 | 23.96 | ||
| RJD | Shambhu Tiwari | 22,140 | 19.29 | ||
| INC | Vishwa Mohan Sharma | 9,582 | 8.35 | ||
| BSP | Santosh Kumar Rao | 4,133 | 3.60 | ||
| Majority | 10,881 | 9.48 | |||
| Turnout | 1,14,776 | 60.14 | |||
| Independent gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
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.