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Basantpur Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 26°15′12″N 84°36′27″E / 26.25333°N 84.60750°E / 26.25333; 84.60750
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Basantpur
Former constituency for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
DistrictSiwan
LS constituency19. Maharajganj
Established1957
Abolished2010

Basantpur was a Bihar Legislative Assembly Constituency in Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar. This Constituency was till 2010. In 2010, two blocks of Basantpur constituency were merged with Goreyakothi block and a new constituency was formed. Satyadeo Prasad Singh was Mla from this constituency From 2000 to 2005 and Manik Chandra Ray became Mla in 2005. From 1985 to 2010 the Main Contestors of this Constituency were Satyadeo Prasad Singh Of BJP and Manik Chandra Rai of RJD.

Overview

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It was part of Siwan Lok Sabha constituency.

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, Basantpur Assembly constituency ceased to exist in 2010.[1]

Members of Vidhan Sabha

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Year Member Party
1957 Krishna Kant Singh[a] Indian National Congress
Sabhapati Singh[b] Praja Socialist Party
1962 Jhulan Singh[c] Indian National Congress
Sabhapati Singh[d] Praja Socialist Party
1967-77: Constituency defunct
1977 Vidya Bhaushan Singh Janata Party
1980 Manik Chand Rai Janata Party (Secular)
1985 Indian National Congress
1990
1995 Janata Dal
2000 Satyadeo Prasad Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2005 Manik Chand Rai Rashtriya Janata Dal
2005
2010 onwards: Constituency doesn't exist
  1. ^ Basantpur West
  2. ^ Basantpur East
  3. ^ Basantpur West
  4. ^ Basantpur East

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References

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  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 10 January 2011.
  2. ^ "27 - Basantpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.

26°15′12″N 84°36′27″E / 26.25333°N 84.60750°E / 26.25333; 84.60750