Sikta is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 constituency in Paschim Champaran district in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

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Extent

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 9. Sikta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Mainatanr and Sikta community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

; and Barawa Barauli, Somgarh and Bhavta gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Narkatiaganj

Narkatiaganj

Narkatiaganj is a city and a notified area in Pashchim Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.-Demographics: India census, Narkatiaganj had a population of 40,830. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Narkatiaganj has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the...

 CD Block.

Sikta (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 1. Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008, following delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India...

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1977-2010

In the November 2010 state assembly elections

Bihar legislative assembly election, 2010

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, Dilip Verma, Independent, won the 9 Sikta assembly seat defeating Khushid Urf Firoz Ahamad of JD(U)

Janata Dal (United)

Janata Dal is a political party in India with political presence mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand. Janta Dal party mentor and patron is "Veteran Socialist leader" George Fernandes; George Fernandes broke away from the erstwhile Janata Dal and formed the Samata Party in 1994. Presently it is led...

 and sixteen other candidates.Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dilip Verma representing SP

Samajwadi Party

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 defeated Krishna Prasad of BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party

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 in October 2005. Dilip Verma of SP defeated Khurshid Alam Alis Firoz Alam, Independent, in February 2005. Dilip Verma representing BJP defeated Motiur Rahman of CPI(ML)(L) in 2000. Dilip Verma representing Champaran Vikas Party defeated Faiazul Azam of JD

Janata Dal

Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

 in 1995. Faiazul Azam, Independent, defeated Dilip Kumar of JD in 1990. Dharmesh Prasad Verma of Janata Party

Janata Party

The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...

 defeated Gausal Azam of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in 1985. Dharmesh Prasad Verma of Janata Party (JP) defeated Faiyazul Azam of Congress in 1980. Faiyazul Azam of Congress defeated Shrinivas Pandey of CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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in 1977.