Minapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


Minapur is an assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 90 Minapur is composed of the following: Minapur community development block; Garha, Jhaphan, Kafen Chaudhary, Narkatiya, Narma, Patiyasa and Rampur Jaipal gram panchayats of Bochahan CD Block.
Minapur is part of No. 16 Vaishali.

Election results

1977-2010

In the 2010 and October 2005 state assembly elections, Dinesh Prasad of Janata Dal won the Minapur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival, Munna Yadav of RJD and Hind Kesari Yadav of RJD respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Hind Kesri Yadav of RJD defeated Dinesh Prasad of JD in February 2005. Dinesh Prasad, Independent, defeated Hind Kesri Yadav of RJD in 2000. Hind Kesri Yadav of JD defeated Sakal Dev Sahni of Congress in 1995, Janakdhari Prasad Kushwaha of CPI in 1990 and 1985. Janakdhari Prasad Kushwaha of CPI defeated Mahendra Sahni of Congress in 1980. Nagendra Prasad Singh of JP defeated Janakdhari Prasad Kushwaha, Independent, in 1977.

Famous Peoples from Minapur

Minapur is famous for Freedom Fighters, There are many freedom fighters are from Minapur Like, Pandit Bijlee Rana, Pandit Sahdev Jha, Chatarbhuj Jha, Harivansha Jha, Jubba Sahni, Bangur Sahani etc. The Famous freedom fighter Raj Kumar Shukla Who had invited Mahatama gandhi for Champaran Satygrah whose laws house is in Bhattauliya, main point to be noted is that to make him satyagrahi his wife kevala devi played an important role who was elder sister of pandit Bijlee Rana. Journalist and Author Kaushlendra Jha is also from Minapur. Former Bihar Government minister Dinesh Prasad is also from Minapur.