Phulparas Assembly constituency

Vidhan Sabha constituency

Phulparas
Constituency No. 39 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly

Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Established	1951
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Sheela Kumari
Elected year	2020

26°20′55″N 86°29′47″E / 26.34861°N 86.49639°E / 26.34861; 86.49639

Phulparas Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar. River Bhutahi Balan, which is one of the wildest rivers in Bihar, flowing through the heart of it.^[1]

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 39 Phulparas Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ghoghardiha community development blocks Md. Zubair Alam Pirozgarh panchayat; Mahindwar, Dharamdiha, Godhiyari, Mahathour Khurd, Siswa Barhi, Phulparas, Ramnagar gram panchayats of Phulparas CD Block; Sunder Birajit, Matras, Tardiha, Mahisham, Madhepur East, Madhepur West, Nawada, Karhara, Dara, Doalakh, Mahpatia, Basipatti, Garhgaon, Bhakrain, Bath, Bakwa, Bhargawan, Barsham, Bheja and Rohua Sangram gram panchayats of Madhepur CD Block.^[2]

Phulparas Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Jhanjharpur (Lok Sabha constituency).^[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Name^[3]
1952	Kashinath Mishra	Indian National Congress
1957	Rashik Lal Yadav
1962	Rashik Lal Yadav
1967	Dhanik Lal Mandal	Samyukta Socialist Party
1969	Dhanik Lal Mandal
1972	Uttam Lal Yadav
1977	Devendra Prasad Yadav	Janata Party
1977^	Karpoori Thakur^[4]	Janata Party
1980	Surendra Yadav	Janata Party (Secular)
1985	Hemlata Yadav	Indian National Congress
1990	Ram Kumar Yadav	Janata Dal
1995	Deo Nath Yadav	Indian National Congress
2000	Ram Kumar Yadav	Janata Dal (United)
2005	Deo Nath Yadav	Samajwadi Party
2005	Deo Nath Yadav	Samajwadi Party
2010	Guljar Devi Yadav	Janata Dal (United)
2015	Guljar Devi Yadav
2020	Sheela Kumari

^by-election

Election results

2020

Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Phulparas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	JD(U)	Sheela Kumari	75,116	41.26
	INC	Kripanath Pathak	64,150	35.24
	LJP	Binod Kumar Singh	10,088	5.54
	NOTA	None of the above	3,894	2.14
Majority			10,966	6.02
Turnout			1,82,055	55.98
	JD(U) hold		Swing

References

^ Hindustan Times
^ ^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.
^ "Phulparas Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
^ "Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur wins crucial by-election from Phulpuras". India Today. Retrieved 15 January 2024.