Ballia was an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in Begusarai district

Begusarai District

Begusarai District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Begusarai town is the administrative headquarters of this district.-Etymology:The name of the district apparently comes from "Begum" + "Sarai"...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 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....

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As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India

Delimitation Commission of India

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, Ballia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceased to exist in 2010.

It was part of Balia (Lok Sabha constituency).

1977-2005

In the October 2005 Bihar Assembly elections, Jamshed Ashraf 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 Ballia seat defeating his nearest rival Srinarayan Yadav 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 ...

. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Srinarayan Yadav of RJD defeated Jamshed Ashraf of LJP in Februray 2005 and Md. Tanweer Hasan of JD(U) in 2000. Srinarayan Yadav of Janata Dal

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...

 defeated Krishna Mohan Yadav, Independent, in 1995, and Samsu Joha of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 1990. Samsu Joha of Congress defeated Shrinarayan Yadav of Lok Dal in 1985. Srinarayan Yadav of Janata Party (SC) defeated Chandrabhanu Devi of Congress (I) in 1980. Chand Chur Dev of Janata Party

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 Ram Lakhan Yadav of Congress in 1977.