Bathnaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Bathnaha is an assembly
Vidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 constituency in Sitamarhi district
Sitamarhi District
Sitamarhi is one of the districts of Bihar state, India, and Sitamarhi town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Sitamarhi district is a part of Tirhut Division.- History :...

 in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 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....

. It is reserved for scheduled castes. It was an open seat earlier.

Extent

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 24. Bathnaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Bathnaha and Majorganj
Majorganj (Community development block)
Majorganj is an administrative division in Sitamarhi district in the Indian state of Bihar.-Panchayats:Panchayats in Majorganj community development block are: Ratanpur, Basbitta, Pachharwa, Bahera, Kuari Madan, Mejorganj, Khairwa and Dumri Kala....

 community development blocks
Community Development Block in India
The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

; Bagha, Khap Khopraha, Marpa, Kanhauli, Kachor, Bhutahi, Madhesra
Madhesra
Madhesra is a village situated in the Sitamarhi district of Bihar, India.This village is famous for the its traditional value and ponds.This village is situated at around 2.5 km from NH-77.There is a Shiva Temple in the nearby village named Madhiya...

, Ghurghura, Hanuman Nagar and Bishanpur Gonahi gram panchayat
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Sonbarsha CD Block.

Bathnaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 5. Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency)
Sitamarhi (Lok Sabha constituency)
Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.-Assembly segments:Presently, Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha segments:# Bathnaha# Parihar...

.

1977-2010

In the November 2010 state assembly elections
Bihar legislative assembly election, 2010
The Bihar legislative assembly election is being held in 6 phases over a period of one month starting from 21 October 2010 until 20 November 2010 in all 243 constituencies of Bihar, India. The election is conducted to elect the government in Bihar for a 5-year term...

, Dinkar Ram 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...

 won the 24 Bathnaha assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Lalita Devi of LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
The Lok Jan Shakti Party is a state political party in the state Bihar , India. It is led by Ram Vilas Paswan. The party was formed in 2000 when Paswan split from Janata Dal . The party has considerable following amongst Dalits in Bihar. The 2004 Lok Sabha elections marked a major break-through for...

. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nagina Devi of LJP defeated Surydeo 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 ...

 in October 2005 and February 2005. Suryadeo Rai of RJD defeated Raj Kishore Singh Kushwaha of SAP
Samata Party
The Samata Party is a political party in India. Initially formed as an offshoot of the Janata Dal in 1994 by Nitish Kumar and George Fernandes. The reason given was that the Janata Dal had shifted to casteism...

 in 2000. Suryadeo Rai representing JD
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 Indal Singh Navin of SAP in 1995 and Rajendra Singh, Independent, in 1990. Ram Niwas of Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 defeated Suryadeo Rai representing Congress (S) in 1985. Suryadeo Rai representing Congress (U)
Indian National Congress (Urs)
The Indian National Congress was a breakaway faction of the Congress led by D. Devraj Urs. It broke away from the parent party in 1978 following Indira Gandhi's drubbing in the 1977 General Elections. Urs took with him many legislators from Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Goa including future...

 defeated Capatain Ram Niwas of Congress in 1980. Suryadeo Rai of Congress defeated Laliteswar Prasad Singh of JP
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...

in 1977.
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