Basantpur was an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in Siwan district

Siwan District

Siwan district is one of the districts of Bihar state, India. Siwan town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Siwan district is a part of Saran Division since 1972. The town is known for its great past especially for First President of Indian Republic who belonged to Jeeradei. The...

 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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It was part of Siwan (Lok Sabha constituency)

Siwan (Lok Sabha Constituency)

-Assembly segments:* Siwan* Ziradei* Darauli* Raghunathpur* Daraunda* Barharia-Members of Parliament:*1977: Mirtanjay Prasad Verma, Bharatiya Lok Dal*1980: M...

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

Delimitation Commission of India

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

1977-2005

In October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections Manik Chand Rai 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 ...

 won the Basantpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Satyadeo Prasad Singh of BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party

The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Satydeo Prasad Singh of BJP defeated Manik Chand Rai of RJD in 2000. Manik Chand Rai of JD

Janata Dal

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 defeated Satyadeo Prasad Singh of BJP in 1995. Manik Chand Rai of Congress

Indian National Congress

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defeated Satydeo Prasad Singh of BJP in 1990 and 1985. Manik Chand Rai of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) defeated Tarakeshwar Nath Singh of Congress in 1980. Bidya Bhusan Singh defeated Manik Chand Rai, Independent, in 1977.