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Purnia (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Purnia (formerly Purnea) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Assembly segments Presently, Purnia Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Members of Parliament The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this constituency ^By-Poll Election results 2024 2019 2014 2009 See also * Purnia district * List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha * Kolasi * KatiharReferences External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bihar
Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by area, 12th largest by area, and the List of Indian states and union territories by GDP, 14th largest by GDP in 2024. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and Jharkhand to the south. Bihar is split by the river Ganges, which flows from west to east. On 15 November 2000, a large chunk of southern Bihar was ceded to form the new state of Jharkhand. Around 11.27% of Bihar's population live in urban areas as per a 2020 report. Additionally, almost 58% of Bihari people, Biharis are below the age of 25, giving Bihar the highest proportion of young people of any Indian state. The official language is Hindi, which shares official status alongside that of Urdu. The main native languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Politician
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or Bureaucracy, bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India between 17 and 21 February 1967 to elect 520 of the 523 members of the fourth Lok Sabha, an increase of 15 from the previous session of Lok Sabha. Elections to State Assemblies were also held simultaneously, the last general election to do so. The incumbent Indian National Congress government retained power, albeit with a significantly reduced majority. Indira Gandhi was resworn in as the Prime Minister on 13 March. Background By 1967 economic growth in India had slowed – the 1961–1966 Five-Year Plan gave a target of 6% annual growth, but the actual growth rate was 2%. Under Lal Bahadur Shastri, the government's popularity was boosted after India prevailed in the 1965 War with Pakistan, but the war, along with the previous 1962 War with China, put a strain on the economy. Internal divisions were emerging in the Indian National Congress while its two popular leaders Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri had both died. Indira Gand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India between 19 and 25 February 1962 to elect members of the 3rd Lok Sabha, third Lok Sabha. Unlike the previous two elections, each constituency elected a single member. Jawaharlal Nehru won another landslide victory in his third and final election campaign. The Indian National Congress received 44.7% of the vote and won 361 of the 494 elected seats. This was only slightly lower than in the previous two elections and they still held over 70% of the seats in the Lok Sabha. Results State wise Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Gujrat * Gujrat was formed a new state in 1961 after separation from Bombay state. Madras By-elections In 1963 a by-election was held for the Bilaspur Lok Sabha constituency, Bilaspur Lok Sabha seat, which was at the time in Madhya Pradesh. The by-election was won by the Indian National Congress candidate Chandrabhan Singh (Madhya Pradesh politician), Chandrabhan Singh, with votes, against M. L. Shukla of Jana Sangh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India between 24 February and 14 March 1957, the second elections to the Lok Sabha after independence. Elections to several state legislatures were held simultaneously. Under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian National Congress easily won a second term in power, taking 371 of the 494 seats. They gained an extra seven seats (the size of the Lok Sabha had been increased by five) and their vote share increased from 45% to 48%. The INC received nearly five times more votes than the Communist Party, the second largest party. In addition, 19% of the vote and 42 seats went to independent candidates, the highest of any Indian general election. Electoral system There were 494 seats elected using first past the post voting. Out of the 403 constituencies, 91 elected two members, while the remaining 312 elected a single member. The multi-seat constituencies were abolished before the next election. The elections were overseen by Sukumar Sen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Islamuddin
Muhammad Islamuddin (born March 1894, ) was an Indian politician, lawyer and the Member of Parliament. He represented Purnia parliament constituency in 1952 after elected to the first Lok Sabha in India's first general election. He also served as the member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from 1936 to 1952. He was affiliated with the Indian National Congress and served as the member of District Board for Purnia from 1924 to 1946, member of the Katihar Dispensary Committee from 1927 to 1939. In 1930, he was appointed as the commissioner of Purnia Municipality and served until 1933. Biography He was born to Mojibuddin Ahmed in March 1894 in Bengal Province what is now known as Purnia district, India. He had fourteen children, including twelve sons and two daughters. His youngest son Raisul Alam who was looked after by his younger brother who was an eminent lawyer of Kishanganj district named Abdul Kaiyum. He did his schooling from the Rajshahi Collegiate School, did his B.A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phani Gopal Sen Gupta
Phani Gopal Sen Gupta (born 2 February 1905 in Purnea City, date of death 18 August 1991) was an Indian politician who served as a member of 1st Lok Sabha from Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency) in Bihar State, India. He was elected to 2nd, 3rd and 4th Lok Sabha The 4th Lok Sabha was in session from 4 March 1967 to 27 December 1970. Its members were elected in February and March 1967. 13 sitting members from the Rajya Sabha were elected to the 4th Lok Sabha in the general election.Indira Gandhi was th ... from Purnea, Bihar. He was a leader and Freedom Fighter and was the Secretary of Purnea district Raadhi Kayastha Mahasabha. References 1905 births Year of death missing India MPs 1952–1957 India MPs 1957–1962 India MPs 1962–1967 India MPs 1967–1970 Lok Sabha members from Bihar People from Purnia Indian National Congress politicians from Bihar {{Bihar-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951–52 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India between 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952, the first national elections after India attained independence in 1947. Voters elected 489 members of the first Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. Elections to most of the state legislatures were held simultaneously. The elections were conducted under the provisions of the constitution adopted on 26 November 1949. After the adoption of the constitution, the Constituent Assembly continued to act as the interim parliament, while an interim cabinet was headed by Jawaharlal Nehru. An Election Commission was created in 1949 and in March 1950 Sukumar Sen was appointed as the first Chief Election Commissioner. A month later parliament passed the Representation of the People Act which set out how the elections for parliament and state legislatures would be conducted. The 489 elected seats of the Lok Sabha were allotted across 401 constituencies in 25 states. There were 314 constit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katihar District
Katihar district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in India, and Katihar city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of Purnia Division. It is prominently known for its Katihar Junction Railway Station, which is a Category A1 station on the Barauni–Guwahati line. It has been included in the Aspirational Districts Program of the Government of India since 2018, to improve its socio-economic indicators. Katihar is the largest maize producing district of Bihar in 2022. Geography Katihar district occupies an area of , comparatively equivalent to Canada's Akimiski Island. Rivers: Mahananda, Ganges, Koshi, Righa Katihar district is situated in the plains of North Eastern part of Bihar State, surrounded by Purnia district (Bihar) in the north and the west, Bhagalpur district (Bihar) and Sahebganj district (Jharkhand) in the south and Malda district and Uttar Dinajpur district (Paschim Bengal) in the east. Politics Econom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korha (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Korha is an assembly constituency in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is reserved for scheduled castes. Overview As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 69. Korha Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Korha and Falka community development blocks. Korha Assembly constituency is part of No 12 Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency) Purnia (formerly Purnea) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Assembly segments Presently, Purnia Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segm .... Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2020 Source: References External links * Assembly constituencies of Bihar Politics of Katihar district Constituencies established in 1967 1967 establishments in Bihar {{coord, 25, 37, N, 87, 24, E, region:IN-BR, display=inline,title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purnia (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Purnia Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purnia district in the Indian state of Bihar. Overview As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 62. Purnia Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Purnia East community development block including Purnia Municipal Corporation. In the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Purnia was announced to be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines. Purnia Assembly constituency is part of No 12 Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency) Purnia (formerly Purnea) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Assembly segments Presently, Purnia Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segm .... Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2020 Source: References External links * {{coord, 25, 47, N, 87, 28, E, region:IN-BR, display=title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janata Dal (United)
Janata Dal (United) ("People's Party (United)"), abbreviated as JD(U), is a Social democracy, social-democratic and secular List of political parties in India, Indian political party, rooted mainly in East India, eastern and Northeast India, north-eastern India, whose stated goals are promoting social justice and lifting up marginalised people. JD(U) is recognised as a States and union territories of India, state party in the states of Bihar, where it heads the Government of Bihar, government, Manipur, where it is part of the government coalition in the Manipur Legislative Assembly, legislative assembly, and Arunachal Pradesh. JD(U), as part of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, won 12 seats in the 2024 Indian general election, making it the seventh largest party in the Lok Sabha. JD(U) was formed with the merger of Sharad Yadav's faction of the Janata Dal, the Samata Party and the Lok Shakti party on 30 October 2003. The party's mentor and patron wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
