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Amour Assembly constituency
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Amour is an assembly constituency in Purnia district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Key Information
Overview
[edit]As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 56 Amour Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Amour and Baisa community development blocks.[1]
Amour Assembly constituency is part of No 10 Kishanganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Mohammad Tahir | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Mohammad Ismail | Independent | |
| 1962 | Mohammad Alijan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Hasibur Rahman | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | Independent | ||
| 1977 | Chandrashekhar Jha | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Moijuddin Minshi | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Abdul Zalil Mastan | Independent | |
| 1990 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1995 | Muzaffar Hussain | Samajwadi Party | |
| 1997 | Saba Zafar | Independent | |
| 2000 | Abdul Zalil Mastan | Indian National Congress | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Saba Zafar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Abdul Zalil Mastan | Indian National Congress | |
| 2020 | Akhtarul Iman | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | |
| 2025 | |||
Election results
[edit]2025
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Abdul Zalil Mastan | ||||
| AIMIM | Akhtarul Iman | ||||
| JD(U) | Saba Zafar | ||||
| BSP | Laxmi Kumari | ||||
| Independent | Mahfooz Alam | ||||
| RPI | Jay Chand Roy | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2020
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIMIM | Akhtarul Iman | 94,459 | 51.17 |  50.01
| |
| JD(U) | Saba Zafar | 41,944 | 22.72 | ||
| INC | Abdul Zalil Mastan | 31,863 | 17.26 |  41.9
| |
| JAP(L) | Kumar Gupta | 3,164 | 1.71 | 0.67
| |
| Janta Dal Rashtravadi | Matiur Rahman | 1,673 | 0.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,958 | 2.69 | 0.85
| |
| Majority | 52,515 | 28.45 | 2.27
| ||
| Turnout | 184,606 | 58.81 | 1.44
| ||
| AIMIM gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2015
[edit]General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar was held in 5 phases. Amour Assembly constituency had its polling in the last phase on 5 November 2015 and the result was declared on 8 November 2015.[9]Candidates:
A total of 14 candidates filed their nominations, including one woman candidate. Out of those 14, one candidate withdraw his name from the candidature. 13 candidates contested the election, including the women candidate. Out of 13 candidates, 11 candidates' deposits were forfeited.[9]Electors and voters:
Total number of 2,80,910 electors (1,49,626 male and 1,31,274 female) were registered. Out of those, only 1,69,281 (60.26%) voters turned out to cast their votes in 275 polling stations.[9]Result:
Abdul Jalil Mastan of the Indian National Congress Party won the election by a margin of 51,997 votes (31.30% of total valid votes). The total votes cast in his favour was 1,00,135. Runner-up Saba Zafar of Bharatiya Janata Party received 48,138 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Abdul Jalil Mastan | 100,135 | 59.16 | ||
| BJP | Saba Zafar | 48,138 | 28.44 | ||
| SS | Anima Das | 4,393 | 2.6 | ||
| BSP | Md Nasim Akhter | 2,458 | 1.45 | ||
| AIMIM | Md Nawazish Alam | 1,955 | 1.16 | ||
| JAP(L) | Babar Azam | 1,763 | 1.04 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,106 | 1.84 | ||
| Majority | 51,997 | 30.72 | |||
| Turnout | 169,250 | 60.25 | |||
2010
[edit]In the November 2010 state assembly elections, Saba Zafar of BJP won the Amour assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Abdul Jalil Mastan of Congress.[10] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Abdul Jalil Mastan of Congress defeated Saba Jafar representing SP in October 2005, contesting as an Independent in February 2005 and representing RJD in 2000. Muzaffar Hussain of SP defeated Abdul Jalil Mastan of Congress in 1995. A. Jalil of Congress defeated Muzaffar Hussain of ICS (SCS). Jalil, Independent, defeated Chandra Sekhar Jha of JP in 1985. M. Moijuddin Munshi of Congress defeated Nazmuddin of Janata Party (Secular – Raj Narain). Chandra Sekhar Jha of JP defeated Md. Moijuddin Munshi of Congress.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Bihar Vidhan Sabha" (PDF). 24 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Bihar Vidhan Sabha" (PDF). 24 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Bihar Vidhan Sabha" (PDF). 24 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Bihar Vidhan Sabha" (PDF). 24 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Bihar Vidhan Sabha" (PDF). 24 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Amour Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 13 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Bihar General Legislative Election 2015". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Bihar - Amour". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "136 - Amour Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
External links
[edit]- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.