About Bishrampur Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
One of the administrative blocks of the Palamu district, the assembly constituency of Bishrampur belongs to Palamu parliamentary constituency. The seat which was occupied by RJD (Rashtriya Janata Dal) was taken over by INC (Indian National Congress) in 2009 assembly elections. Chandrashekhar Dubey of INC won the 2009 elections and is the present MLA. He defeated Ramchandra Chandravanshi of RJD, the last time winner with a huge margin. Dubey bagged 25609 votes as against Chandravanshi's 17257 votes. It had a population of 104,983 as per 2011 India census.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Bishrampur Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Bishrampur assembly elections conducted so far.
Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
2014 | 77 | Bishrampur | GEN | Ramchandra Chandravanshi | M | BJP | 37974 | Anju Singh | M | IND | 24064 |
2009 | 77 | Bishrampur | GEN | Chandrashekhar Dubey | M | INC | 25609 | Ramchandra Chandravanshi | M | RJD | 17257 |
2005 | 77 | Bishrampur | GEN | Ramchandra Chandravansi | M | RJD | 40658 | Ajay Kumar Dubey | M | INC | 22046 |