Govindganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


Govindganj is an assembly constituency in Purvi Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Overview

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 14. Govindganj is composed of the following: Areraj and Paharpur community development blocks; and Paschimi Sangrampur, Purbi Sangrampur and Dakshani Bariyaria of Sangrampur CD Block.
Govindganj is part of 3. Purvi Champaran. It was earlier part of Motihari.

Election results

1957-2015

In the November 2015, Jnanendra kumar
Lok Janshakti Party won the 14 Govinganj assembly seat defeating his rival Brajesh Kumar congress by 27920 votes. while, Meena Dwivedi/ Meena Devi of JD was not given seat by her respected party to contest from the 14 Govindganj assembly seat.
In the November 2010, October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections, Meena Dwivedi/ Meena Devi of Janata Dal won the 14 Govindganj assembly seat. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Rajan Tiwari, Independent, defeated Bhupendra Nath Dubey of Samata Party in 2000. Devendra Nath Dubey of SAP defeated Yogendra Pandey of Janata Dal in 1995. Yogendra Pandey of JD/ Independent defeated Jai Prakash Pandey of Indian National Congress in 1990 and Ram Shankar Pandey of Congress in 1985. Ram Shankar Pandey of Congress defeated Umakant Shukla of Communist Party of India in 1980 and Madan Mohan Prasad Singh of Janata Party in 1977. Pt Dhruv Narayan Mani Tripathi of Congress winner's in 1957,1962 & 1967.