Biharsharif Assembly constituency is one of 243 constituencies of
legislative assembly of Bihar. It is a part of
Nalanda
Nalanda (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: , ) was a renowned Buddhism, Buddhist ''mahavihara'' (great monastery) in medieval Magadha (Mahajanapada), Magadha (modern-day Bihar), eastern India. Widely considered to be am ...
Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Islampur, Harnaut, Hilsa, Nalanda, Asthawan and Rajgir. In
2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
The Legislative Assembly election was held over five phases in Bihar through October–November 2015 before the end of the tenure of the prior Legislative Assembly of Bihar on 29 November 2015.
In April 2015, the Janata Parivar Alliance group ...
, Biharsharif will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.
Overview
Biharsharif comprises CD Block Rahui & Bihar (M).
Although Nalanda district has a substantial
Kurmi
Kurmi is traditionally a non-elite tiller caste in the lower Gangetic plain of India, especially southern regions of Awadh, eastern Uttar Pradesh and parts of Bihar and Jharkhand. The Kurmis came to be known for their exceptional work ethic, ...
population across all the assembly constituencies falling within this district, Biharsharif is a
Koeri
The Koeri (spelt as Koiry or Koiri), also referred to as Kushwaha and more recently self-described as Maurya in several parts of northern India are an Indian non-elite caste, found largely in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, whose traditional oc ...
dominated constituency. It was represented for four terms by Sunil Kumar of Bharatiya Janata Party from the same caste group.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
* ^by-election
Election results
2020
2015
References
External links
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Politics of Nalanda district
Assembly constituencies of Bihar
Constituencies established in 1951
1951 establishments in Bihar