Pupri Assembly constituency was an

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constituency in Sitamarhi district in the Indian state of Bihar. Nearest railway station is anakpur Road

Overview

It was part of

Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Assembly segments Presently, Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha segments: Membe ...

. As a consequence of the orders of the

Delimitation Commission of India The Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a commission established by the Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act. The main task of the commission is redrawing the boundaries of the vari ...

, Pupri Assembly constituency ceased to exist in 2010.

Election results

1977-2005

In the

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and February 2005 state assembly elections, Shahid Ali Khan of Janata Dal (United) won the 72 Pupri assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals, Ram Dulari Devi and

Nawal Kishore Rai Nawal Kishore Rai (1 January 1960 – 16 April 2022) was a leader of Janata Dal (United) from Bihar. He served as member of the Lok Sabha representing Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency). He was elected to 10th, 11th and 13th Lok Sabha. He w ...

, both of

Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has tradit ...

, in respective years. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sitaram Yadav of RJD defeated Habib Ahmad Birari of JD(U) in 2000. Sitaram Yadav representing Janata Dal defeated Ram Briksh Chaudhary representing Samata Party in 1995 and representing Congress in 1990. Ram Briksh Chaudhary of Congress defeated Sitaram Yadav of Lok Dal in 1985 and Sudama Devi of Congress in 1980. Habib Ahmad Birari of Janata Party defeated Ram Briksh Chaudhary of Congress in 1977.

References

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