About Singheshwar Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
Singheshwar, in Madhepura district of Bihar, is one of the 243 legislative assembly constituencies of the state. The Delimitation Commission of India in 2008 recommended that Singheshwar be reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC) henceforth. According to the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission, Singheshwar consists of Kumarkhand, Shankarpur and Singheshwar community development blocks.
The Singheshwar assembly segment accommodates a total of 2,70,494 people who are eligible to vote. There are 1,40,854 male and 1,29,631 female voters in the constituency. At present, the sitting MLA of the constituency is Ramesh Rishidev of JD (U), who captured the seat having won 72,282 votes in the 2010 assembly elections. RJD's Amit Kumar Bharti ended up as the runner-up with 57,086 votes. The Singheshwar assembly segment is a part of the Supaul Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency of Bihar.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Singheshwar Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Singheshwar 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 | 72 | Singheshwar | (SC) | Chandrahas Chaupal | M | RJD | 86181 | Ramesh Rishidev | M | JD(U) | 80608 |
| 2015 | 72 | Singheshwar | (SC) | Ramesh Rishidev | M | JD(U) | 83073 | Manju Devi | F | HAM(S) | 32873 |
| 2010 | 72 | Singheshwar | (SC) | Ramesh Rishidev | M | JD(U) | 72282 | Amit Kumar Bharti | M | RJD | 57086 |
| OCT 2005 | 116 | Singheshwar | GEN | Rameshwar Prasad Yadav | M | JD(U) | 28917 | ArvINDKumar | M | RJD | 27986 |
| FEB 2005 | 116 | Singheshwar | GEN | Rameshwar Prasad Yadav | M | JD(U) | 35006 | Dinesh Kumar Yadav | M | RJD | 27990 |
| 2000 | 116 | Singheshwar | GEN | Vijay Kumar Singh | M | RJD | 40228 | Upendra Narayan Yadav | M | JD(U) | 20968 |
| 1995 | 116 | Singheshwar | GEN | Bam Bhola Yadav | M | JD | 36168 | Dinesh Kumar Yadav | M | INC | 26222 |
| 1990 | 116 | Singheshwar | GEN | Rajesh Ranjan | M | IND | 57759 | Siya Ram Pd. Yadav | M | JD | 36381 |
| 1985 | 116 | Singheshwar | GEN | Ramendra Kumar Yadav Ravi | M | LKD | 28672 | Anant Kumar Singh | M | INC | 27821 |
| 1981 | By Polls | Singheshwar | GEN | R.K.Yadav | M | INC(I) | 41481 | A.L.Yadav | M | LKD | 29811 |
| 1980 | 116 | Singheshwar | GEN | Jai Kumar Singh | M | JNP(SC) | 30352 | Ram Krishna Yadav | M | INC(I) | 22135 |
| 1977 | 116 | Singheshwar | GEN | Dinbandhu Pd. Yadav | M | JNP | 16699 | Jai Kumar Singh | M | INC | 16217 |
Last Updated on Augg 14, 2021