Wazirganj (वजीरगंज), is an Assembly / Vidhan Sabha seat in the Magadh region and Gaya district of Bihar (बिहार). It shares an interstate border with Gaya. Wazirganj is part of 38. Gaya Lok Sabha / parliamentary constituency. This seat is classified as: Rural.
Demographic profile:
This constituency of the General Assembly has an estimated scheduled caste population of 29.5%. The estimated literacy level for the district in which this constituency is located is 63.67%.
In the 2020 elections, there were a total of 3.08,462 eligible voters, of which 1,58,111 were men, 1,49,133 women, and 5 third-gender voters.
The gender ratio of the electorate in Wazirganj in 2020 is = CP236 / CM236 * 1000.
In the 2015 polls, there were a total of 2,80,347 eligible voters, of which 1,47,200 were male, 1.33,139 female, and 8 third-gender voters.
In the 2010 Bihar Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,29,540 eligible voters, of whom 1,22,024 were men, 1,07,516 women, and 0 third-gender voters.
The number of service voters in Wazirganj in 2015 was 506. In 2010, there were 170.
Previous winners / MLA:
In the 2015 Bihar Assembly elections, Awadhesh Kumar Singh of INC won this seat by defeating Birendra Singh of BJP by a margin of 12,759 votes, representing 7.54% of the total votes polled in the constituency. INC had a 47.36% voting share in 2015 in the seat.
In 2010, Virendra Singh of BJP won this seat defeating Awadhesh Kumar Singh of INC by a margin of 17,766 votes which was 14.55% of the total votes polled in the constituency. BJP had a 31.86% voting share in 2010 in the seat.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, LJP obtained the most votes at 234. Wazirganj Assembly segment of Gaya Lok Sabha constituency. JDU’s Vijay Kumar won the Gaya Parliament seat.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, BJP won the highest number of votes in this segment of the Assembly and BJP won the Gaya Parliament seat.
Number of contestants:
A total of 23 candidates opposed the 2020 elections. In 2015 there were 12 contestants.
2020 candidates:
The candidates competing in the 2020 Wazirganj Bihar Assembly elections are: Kanhaiya Kumar (BJP), Prakash Veer (RJD), Mithilesh Rajvanshi (RLSP), Dilip Paswan (RSJP), Deepak Kumar (JAPL), Durga Rajbanshi ( PPID), Dushyant Paswan (JMBP), Naresh Ram (SSD), Priyanka Devi (MSP), Mohan Chaudhary (PBP), Vishwanath Tanti (LNKP), Shyam Sundar Kumar Ravi (BSLP), Arjun Ram (IND), Chandan Kumar Chaudhary (IND), Prithaviraj Basant (IND), Prema Chaudhary (IND), Banwari Ram (IND), Balmiki Ram (IND), Ranjit Kumar (IND), Rabindra Rajbanshi (IND), Rakesh Kumar (IND), Shravan Kumar (IND )
Electoral participation:
In the 2020 Bihar State Assembly elections, voter turnout was estimated at 56%. In 2015, this square registered a participation of 60.34%, while in 2010 it was 53.18%.
Survey dates:
The seat went to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. The vote counting will take place on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. This year it was an election of three phases.
Number of polling stations:
In the 2020 elections there were a total of 309 polling stations in 234. Wazirganj constituency. The corresponding figure in the 2015 elections was 300. In 2010 there were 278 polling stations.
Degree:
234. The Wazirganj constituency comprises the following areas of the Gaya district of Bihar: Wazirganj and Manpur Community Development Blocks; Ward Nos. 32 to 37 in Gaya (Municipal Corporation). It shares an interstate border with Gaya.
The Wazirganj seat of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha has adjoining seats :.
The total area covered by Wazirganj is 387.5 square kilometers.
Map location:
The geographic coordinates of Wazirganj are: 24 ° 47’18.6 “N 85 ° 09’25.9” E.
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