Sonpur Assembly constituency, often spelt Sonepur, is in
Saran district
Saran district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Indian state of Bihar. The district, part of Saran Division, is also known as Chhapra district after the headquarters of the district, Chhapra.
It is considered as one of the richest Zamindar ...
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Bihar
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Ram Sundar Das, sitting MLA from Sonpur 1977–1980, served as Bihar's Chief Minister briefly in 1979.
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 122 Sonpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
Sonpur and
Dighwara
Dighwara is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in the Saran district, state of Bihar, India. The name probably derives from 'Dirgh-dwar', literally "large gate", as Dighwara is claimed to be the entrance to the mythological city of king Daksha. Durin ...
C.D. blocks.
Sonpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 20
Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)
Saran Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies ...
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[ It was earlier part of ]Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency)
Chapra Lok Sabha constituency was in Bihar and it existed until 2008, after which it was replaced by Saran constituency when delimitation was done.
Vidhan Sabha segments
Chapra (छपरा) Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seve ...
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Members of Vidhan Sabha
Election results
2020
* Dr Ramanuj Prasad (RJD) : 73,247 votes
* Vinay Kumar Singh (BJP) : 66,561
2015
* Dr Ramanuj Prasad (RJD) : 86,082 votes
* Vinay Kumar Singh (BJP) : 49686
1980 Vidhan Sabha
* Lalu Prasad Yadav (Janata-Secular) : 45,041 votes
* Jawahar Prasad Singh (Indira Congress) : 35,874
* Ram Sunder Das (Janata Party) : 10396
1977 Vidhan Sabha
* Ram Sunder Das (JNP) : 40,747 votes
* Rameshwar Prasad Rai (IND) : 15,411
References
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Assembly constituencies of Bihar
Politics of Saran district