Forbesganj Assembly

 

 

Forbesganj is a municipal town in Araria district of Seemanchal region. In Forbesganj, it is a direct contest between BJP and LJP.

 

 

 

Forbesganj Assembly constituency profile:

 

 

 

Blocks: CD Block Forbesganj

 

 

District: Araria Zilla Panchayat

 

 

Parliament segment: Araria Lok Sabha constituency

 

 

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Forbesganj Assembly Election Results:

 

 

 

2010 Assembly elections results:

 

 

Election Result: BJP denied ticket to sitting MLA Laxmi Narayan Mehta and gave ticket to son of famous litterateur Phaneshwar Nath Renu.

 

 

Candidate Name	Party	Votes
Total Votes
Polled votes
Padmaparag Renu	BJP
Mayanand Thakur	LJP
Prakash Chaudhary	Congress
	BSP
	NCP

 

 

 

2009 Lok Sabha elections: Forbesganj Assembly:

 

 

 

Election Result: BJP Parliament candidate got 14,038 votes majority over LJP candidate.

 

 

Political Party	Percentage	Votes
Total Votes:
Polled votes:		1,32,029
Bharatiya Janata Party		62,576
Lok Janshakti Party		48,538
Congress		4,183
Bahujan Samaj Party		2,418
Prince Victor		2,265

 

 

 

2005 Forbesganj Assembly elections results:

 

 

Election Result: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Laxmi Narayan Mehta defeated Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate by a margin of 6,061 votes.

 

 

Candidate Name	Party	Votes
Total Votes		2,31,039
Polled votes		1,28,608
Laxmi Narayan Mehta	BJP	61,354 (47.7%)
Zakir Hussain Khan	RJD	55,293 (43%)
Divya Prakash Mandal	LJP	3,688 (2.9%)
Vikash Kumar Tanti	BSP	2,178 (1.7%)
Mujibur Rahman	SP	1,412 (1%)

 

 

 

Forbesganj Assembly segment election history:

 

 

 

Year	Winner	Loser	Majority
2015
2010
2005	Laxmi Narayan Mehta (BJP)	Zakir Hussain Khan (RJD)	6,061
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