Bhagalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


Bhagalpur Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of 243 legislative assembly of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is a part of Bhagalpur lok sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz Gopalpur, Pirpainti, Kahalgaon, Bihpur and Nathnagar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Bhagalpur will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.

Overview

Bhagalpur comprises Bhagalpur of Jagdishpur CD Block.

Members of Legislative Assembly

AssemblyDurationName of the MemberPolitical Party
First1951-1957Satendra Narain AgrawalIndian National Congress
Second1957-1962Satendra Narain AgrawalCommunist Party of India
Third1962-67Satendra Narain AgrawalIndian National Congress
Fourth1967-1969Vijoy Kumar MitraBharatiya Jana Sangh
Fifth1969-1972Vijoy Kumar MitraBharatiya Jana Sangh
Sixth1972-1977Vijoy Kumar MitraBharatiya Jana Sangh
Seventh1977-1980Vijoy Kumar MitraBharatiya Lok Dal
Eighth1980-1985Shiv Chandra JhaIndian National Congress
Ninth1985-1990Shiv Chandra JhaIndian National Congress
Tenth1990-1995Vijoy Kumar MitraBharatiya Janata Party
Eleventh1995-2000Ashwini Kumar ChoubeyBharatiya Janata Party
Twelfth2000-2005Ashwini Kumar ChoubeyBharatiya Janata Party
Thirteenth2005-2010Ashwini Kumar ChoubeyBharatiya Janata Party
Fourteenth2010-2014Ashwini Kumar ChoubeyBharatiya Janata Party
Fourteenth2014-2015Ajeet SharmaIndian National Congress
Fifteenth2015- IncumbentAjeet SharmaIndian National Congress

Election results