Ekma Assembly constituency

Ekma is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Ekma
Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
DistrictSaran
Established1951
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyRashtriya Janata Dal
Elected year2020

Overview

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As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 113 Ekma Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ekma and Lahladpur community development blocks; Mohmmadpur, Bhajouna Nachap, atarsan ashahni, nawada, Bhalua Bujurg, Mobarakpur, Matiyar, Chephul and Gobrahi gram panchayats of Manjhi CD Block, Parsagarh Dakshani, Uttari and Puri of Ekma Block.[1]

Ekma Assembly constituency is part of No. 19 Maharajganj (Lok Sabha constituency). It has a railway station.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election Name Party
1952 Lakshmi Narayan Singh[2] Indian National Congress
1957-2008: Constituency did not exist
2010[3] Manoranjan Singh Janata Dal (United)
2015[4]
2020 Srikant Yadav[5] Rashtriya Janata Dal

Election results

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2020

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2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Ekma[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RJD Srikant Yadav 53,875 35.05
JD(U) Sita Devi 39,948 25.99 −9.33
LJP Kameshwar Ku Singh 29,992 19.51
Independent Ranjeet Singh 10,998 7.16
Independent Rahulkumar Sah 3,179 2.07
RLSP Kushvaha Rajbal Singh 3,011 1.96
Independent Narendra Pratap Mishra 2,890 1.88 −0.73
Independent Sriram Chaudhari 1,874 1.22
JAP(L) Lakshman Singh 1,455 0.95 −0.94
NOTA None of the above 4,545 2.96 −0.82
Majority 13,927 9.06 +3.27
Turnout 153,697 50.66 +1.1
RJD gain from JD(U) Swing


2015

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2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Ekma[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Manoranjan Singh 49,508 35.32
BJP Kameshwar Kumar Singh 41,382 29.53
Independent Ranjeet Singh (Harpur) 28,345 20.22
Independent Narendra Pratap Mishra 3,662 2.61
JAP(L) Sanjay Kumar 2,651 1.89
Independent Santosh Kumar 2,200 1.57
BSP Kushwaha Rajbal Singh 2,065 1.47
Independent Ranjit Singh (Manjhi) 2,039 1.45
Bhartiya New Sanskar Krantikari Party Ramesh Kumar Singh 1,629 1.16
Independent Binod Singh 1,378 0.98
NOTA None of the above 5,293 3.78
Majority 8,126 5.79
Turnout 140,152 49.56
Bhartiya New Sanskar Krantikari Party Ramesh Kumar Singh 1,629 1.16


References

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  1. ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1951". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2010". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Bihar General Legislative Election 2015". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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