Triveniganj 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 Supaul district

Supaul District

Supaul district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Supaul town is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district occupies an area of...

 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....

. It is reserved for scheduled castes. It was an open seat earlier.

Extent

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 44 Triveniganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Triveniganj

Triveniganj

Triveniganj is a town in Supaul district, state Bihar in India. It has 27 Panchayats and 64 Revenue Villages.Triveniganj is also among only four subdivisions in Supaul.Triveniganj, a small beautiful town is surrounded by lush - green fields....

 and Pratapganj community development blocks

Community Development Block in India

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Triveniganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 8 Supaul (Lok Sabha constituency)

Supaul (Lok Sabha constituency)

Supaul Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamenatary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of...

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1977-2010

Amla Devi of JD(U)

Janata Dal (United)

Janata Dal is a political party in India with political presence mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand. Janta Dal party mentor and patron is "Veteran Socialist leader" George Fernandes; George Fernandes broke away from the erstwhile Janata Dal and formed the Samata Party in 1994. Presently it is led...

 won the Triveniganj assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Anant Kumar Bharati 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 the November 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...

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Viswa Mohan Kumar of JD(U) defeated Anita Devi of RJD in October 2005.

Viswa Mohan Kumar representing 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...

 defeated Anup Lal Yadav of RJD in February 2005.

Anup Lal Yadav of RJD defeated Viswa Mohan Kumar of Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 in 2000.

Viswa Mohan Kumar of Congress defeated Anup Lal Yadav of JD

Janata Dal

Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

 in 1995.

Anup Lal Yadav of JD defeated Ram Chandra Prasad Mandal of Congress in 1990.

Anup Lal Yadav of LD defeated Jagdish Mandal of Congress in 1985.

Jagdish Mandal of Congress defeated Anup Lal Yadav of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980.

Anup Lal Yadav 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...

defeated Jagdish Mandal of Congress in 1977.