Singheshwar 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 Madhepura district

Madhepura District

Madhepura district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Madhepura town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Madhepura district is a part of Kosi 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 from 2010. Earlier, it was an open seat.

Extent

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 72 Singheshwar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following:
Singheshwar

Singheshwar block

Singheshwar is one of the administrative divisions of Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar. The block headquarters are located at a distance of 6 km from the district headquarters, namely, Madhepura.-Panchayats:...

, Shankarpur

Shankarpur block

Shankarpur is one of the administrative divisions of Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar. The block headquarters are located at a distance of 13 km from the district headquarters, namely, Madhepura.-Panchayats:...

 and Kumarkhand

Kumarkhand block

Kumarkhand is one of the administrative divisions of Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar. The block headquarters are located at a distance of 29 km from the district headquarters, namely, Madhepura.-Panchayats:...

 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...

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Singheshwar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 8 Supaul (Lok Sabha constituency)

Supaul (Lok Sabha constituency)

Supaul Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamenatary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of...

 from 2010.It was earlier part of Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency)

Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency)

Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.-Assembly segments:Before the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following six Vidhan Sabha segments:# Kumarkhand#...

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1977-2010

In the 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...

, Ramesh Rishidev 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 Singheshwar assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Amit Kumar Bharti 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. Rameshwar Prasad Yadav of JD(U) defeated Arvind Kumar of RJD in October 2005 and Dinesh Kumar Yadav of RJD in February 2005. Vijay Kumar Singh of RJD defeated Upendra Narayan Yadav of JD(U) in 2000. Bam Bhola Yadav of 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 Dinesh Kumar Yadav 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...

  in 1995. Rajesh Ranjan, Independent, defeated Sita Ram Prasad Yadav in 1990. Ramendra Kumar Yadav Ravi of LD defeated Anant Kumar Singh of Congress in 1985. Jai Kumar Singh of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Sngh) defeated Ram Krishna Yadav of Congress in 1980. Dinbandhu Prasad Yadav defeated Jai Kumar Singh of Congress in 1977.