Hajipur | |
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Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
Location in Bihar | |
Coordinates: 25°41′00″N 85°12′44″E / 25.68333°N 85.21222°ECoordinates: 25°41′00″N 85°12′44″E / 25.68333°N 85.21222°E | |
Country | India |
State | Bihar |
District | Vaishali |
Constituency No. | 123 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | 21. Hajipur (SC) |
Electoral system | First past the post |
Area code(s) | 0 |
Hajipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: हाजीपुर विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Vaishali district in the Indian state of Bihar. In Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015, Hajipur will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 123 Hajipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Hajipur (community development block).
Hajipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 21 Hajipur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
In the 2010, October 2005, February 2005 and 2000 state assembly elections, Nityanand Roy of BJP won the Hajipur seat defeating his nearest rival, Rajendra Rai representing LJP in 2010 and February 2005, and RJD in October 2005 and 2000. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Rajendra Rai of JD defeated Nityanand Rai of BJP in 1995. Jagannath Prasad Rai of Congress defeated Jagannath Prasad Yadav, Independent, in 1990. Motilal Sinha Kanan of LD defeated Jagannath Prasad Rai of Congress in 1985. Jagannath Prasad Rai of Congress defeated Baskit Rai of Congress(U) in 1980. Jagannath Prasad Yadav of JP defeated Moti Lal Sinha Kanan of Congress in 1977.