Balrampur is a newly formed Assembly constituency in Katihar district of Purnia division after de-limitation exercise in 2008. It was Barsoi segment before de-limitation. Parties like NCP and CPI (ML) have strong presence in this Muslim dominated backward area in Bihar.
Balrampur Assembly constituency profile:
Blocks: Balrampur & Barsoi
District: Katihar Zilla Panchayat
Parliament segment: Katihar Lok Sabha constituency
Politically dominant groups/castes: Muslims. 65% of voters are Muslims.
Famous personalities:
Balrampur Assembly Election Results:
2010 Assembly elections results:
Election Result: Interesting fight.
Note: LJP candidate Adil Hasan Azad is an young educated candidate but LJP has no base here. CPI (ML) replaced sitting MLA Munnaf Alam by his brother Mehboob Alam in their stronghold.
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Candidate Name |
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Votes |
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Total Votes |
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Polled votes |
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Mehboob Alam |
CPI (ML) |
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Habibur Rahman |
NCP |
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Mohammad Siddique |
JD (U) |
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Adil Hasan Azad |
LJP |
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Manik Chandra Roy |
BSP |
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Md.Shaukat Hussain |
Congress |
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2009 Lok Sabha elections: Balrampur Assembly:
Election Result: Nationalist Congress Party Lok Sabha candidate Tariq Anwar got 11,453 votes majority over BJP candidate in Balrampur assembly segment.
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Political Party |
Percentage |
Votes |
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Total Votes: |
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Polled votes: |
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1,31,395 |
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NCP |
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45,574 |
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CPI (ML) |
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26,134 |
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BJP |
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34,121 |
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LJP |
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3,874 |
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BSP |
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1,956 |
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2005 Barsoi Assembly elections results:
Election Result: CPI (ML) candidate Munnaf Alam defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dulal Chandra Goswami by a margin of 1,837 votes.
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Candidate Name |
Party |
Votes |
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Total Votes |
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2,15,430 |
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Polled votes |
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1,19,633 |
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Munnaf Alam |
CPI (ML) |
39,872 (33.3%) |
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Dulal Chandra Goswami |
BJP |
38,035 (31.8%) |
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Khwaja Shahid |
NCP |
13,408 (11.2%) |
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Md.Noman Rahmani |
LJP |
2,875 (2.4%) |
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Manik Chandra Roy |
BSP |
1,371 (1.1%) |
Balrampur (Barsoi) Assembly segment election history:
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Winner |
Loser |
Majority |
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2015 |
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2010 |
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2005 |
Munnaf Alam (CPI ML) |
Dulal Chandra Goswami (BJP) |
1,837 |
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1985 |
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1980 |
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1977 |
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1972 |
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1969 |
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1967 |
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1962 |
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1957 |
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1951 |
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