| Pupri | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for theBihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Sitamarhi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sitamarhi |
| Established | 1977 |
| Abolished | 2010 |
Pupri Assembly constituency was anassembly constituency inSitamarhi district in theIndianstate ofBihar. Nearest railway station is [Janakpur Road].
It was part ofSitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
As a consequence of the orders of theDelimitation Commission of India, Pupri Assembly constituency ceased to exist in 2010.[2]
In theOctober 2005 andFebruary 2005 state assembly elections, Shahid Ali Khan ofJanata Dal (United) won the 72 Pupri assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals, Ram Dulari Devi andNawal Kishore Rai, both ofRashtriya Janata Dal, in respective years. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned.Sitaram Yadav of RJD defeated Habib Ahmad Birari of JD(U) in 2000.Sitaram Yadav representingJanata Dal defeated Ram Briksh Chaudhary representingSamata Party in 1995 and representingCongress in 1990. Ram Briksh Chaudhary of Congress defeatedSitaram Yadav ofLok Dal in 1985 and Sudama Devi of Congress in 1980. Habib Ahmad Birari ofJanata Party defeated Ram Briksh Chaudhary of Congress in 1977.[3]
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