Sikti is an
assembly constituency in
Araria district
Araria district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. Araria district is a part of Purnia division. The district occupies an area of . Araria town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The Nepali border is abo ...
in the
India
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state
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of
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 are ...
. The constituency is part of
Araria Lok Sabha constituency.
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Ten elections have been held here since it came into existence in 1977. Of these, Congress and BJP have been successful three times, independents twice, Janata Dal and Janata Dal United once each.
Azimuddin was the MLA here five times in 1962, 1967, 1969, 1972 and 1977 respectively and became a minister four times. Congress veterans Sheetal Prasad Gupta and Rameshwar Yadav have also represented this area. As of 2020, ]Vijay Kumar Mandal
Vijay Kumar Mandal (born 1 January 1965) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar, Bihar. He is a five time Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly representing Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar, Bharatiya Janata Party.
Early life a ...
of BJP is the MLA .Vijay Kumar Mandal has been made Disaster Minister in 2025
Extent of the constituency
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, Sikti Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Sikti and Kursakanta community development blocks; Balua Kaliyaganj, Baradbatta, Chouri, Dehti North, Dehti South, Dharamganj, Dighli, Kankhudia, Pipra Bijwar and Chahatpur gram panchayats of Palasi CD Block.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
2025
Election results
2020
2015
2010
October 2005
February 2005
2000
1995
1990
1985
1980
1977
References
External links
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Assembly constituencies of Bihar
Politics of Araria district