Forbesganj is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 constituency in Araria district

Araria District

Araria district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Araria town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Araria district is a part of Purnia division. The district occupies an area of 2830 km².-Origin of name:...

 in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state

States and territories of India

India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

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As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 48 Forbesganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Forbesganj

Forbesganj

Forbesganj is a city and a municipality in Araria district in the state of Bihar, India. Situated at the border of Nepal & India, the city is an important economic location in the region. One of the biggest business places among the neighboring cities. The infrastructure development here has...

 community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

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Forbesganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 9 Araria (Lok Sabha constituency)

Araria (Lok Sabha constituency)

Araria Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes.-Assembly segments:Araria Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six assembly segments:...

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1977-2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections

Bihar legislative assembly election, 2010

The Bihar legislative assembly election is being held in 6 phases over a period of one month starting from 21 October 2010 until 20 November 2010 in all 243 constituencies of Bihar, India. The election is conducted to elect the government in Bihar for a 5-year term...

, Padam Parag Roy Venu of BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party

The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 won the Forbesganj assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Maya Nand Thakur of LJP

Lok Janshakti Party

The Lok Jan Shakti Party is a state political party in the state Bihar , India. It is led by Ram Vilas Paswan. The party was formed in 2000 when Paswan split from Janata Dal . The party has considerable following amongst Dalits in Bihar. The 2004 Lok Sabha elections marked a major break-through for...

. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Laxmi Narayan Mehta of BJP defeated Zakir Hussain Khan of RJD

Rashtriya Janata Dal

The Rashtriya Janata Dal is a political party in India, based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Laloo Prasad Yadav. The party came about as a result of Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-president of Janata Dal, being evicted by Sharad Yadav, the then president, on corruption charges ...

 in October 2005 and February 2005. Zakir Hussain Khan representing BSP

Bahujan Samaj Party

The Bahujan Samaj Party is a centrist national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans , referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes as well as Buddhists. The party claims to be inspired by the...

 defeated Laxmi Narayan Mehta, Independent, in 2000. Mayanand Thakur representing BJP defeated Laxmi Narayan Mehta, Independent, in 1995, and Shital Prasad Gupta of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 1990. Saryu Mishra of Congress defeated Rai Bahadur Keshri of BJP in 1985, Nakshtra Malakan of CPI

Communist Party of India

The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925...

 in 1980 and Lal Chand Sahni of JP

Janata Party

The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...

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