About Bihariganj Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
A part of the Madhepura Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency, Bihariganj is one of the 243 legislative assembly segments of the state of Bihar. As recommended by the Delimitation Commission of India 2008, Bihariganj assembly segment comprises Gwalpara and Bihariganj community development blocks, Biriranpal, Pipra Karoti, Madhuban, Barahi Anadpura, Rampur Khora, Lakshmipur and Kishunganj gram panchayats of Uda Kishanganj CD block; Murliganj notified area, Haripur Kala, Jorgama, Digghi, Pokhram Parmanadpur, Singiyon, Dinapatti Sakhuwa, Raghunathpur, Gangapur, Kolhaypatti Dumriya and Rajni gram panchayats of Murliganj CD block. The recommendations of the Delimitation Commission brought Bihariganj assembly constituency into existence in 2008.
The Bihariganj constituency is populated by 2,70,837 eligible voters, amongst them are 1,40,414 males and 1,30,416 females. Renu Kumari of JD (U) represents Bihariganj in the legislative assembly of Bihar. She got hold of the seat with 79,062 votes in the assembly elections held in 2010. She defeated RJD's Prabhash Kumar with a huge margin of 49,997 votes. Bihariganj is in Madhepura district of Bihar.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Bihariganj Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Bihariganj assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2020 | 71 | Bihariganj | GEN | Niranjan Kumar Mehta | M | JD(U) | 81531 | Subhashini Yadav | F | INC | 62820 |
| 2015 | 71 | Bihariganj | GEN | Niranjan Kumar Mehta | M | JD(U) | 78361 | Ravindra Charan Yadav | M | BJP | 49108 |
| 2010 | 71 | Bihariganj | GEN | Renu Kumari | F | JD(U) | 79062 | Prabhash Kumar | M | RJD | 29065 |
Last Updated on Aug 11, 2021