Constituency Number 51
The Sikti assembly constituency is currently held by MLA Vijay Kumar Mandal of BJP. Mandal defeated Shatrughan Prasad Sumar of JD(U) to win the election in 2015. The seat is one of Bihar’s 243 assembly constituencies and is located in the Araria district of Bihar.
MLA Vijay Kumar Mandal of BJP won 76,995 votes in the constituency, defeating JD(U) candidate Shatrughan Prasad Sumar by a margin of 8,106 votes in 2015.
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 51 Sikti (Vidhan Sabha 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.
Sikti (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 9 Araria (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
Here are a few details about the Sikti assembly seat
- Name of the assembly constituency, district: Sikti assembly constituency
- Lok Sabha constituency : 51
- Polling date: November 7
- 2015 candidates: MLA Vijay Kumar Mandal (BJP), Shatrughan Prasad Sumar JD(U)
- 2020 candidates:
- Sitting MLA, party: MLA Vijay Kumar Mandal (BJP)
- Winning margin in 2015: 8,106
- Runner up name, party: Shatrughan Prasad Sumar JD(U)
- Number of voters in 2015: 1,65,742
- Percentage of votes polled in 2015: 63.98%
- Number of women voters in 2015: 88,870
- Number of men voters in 2015: 75,876
- Number of polling booths in 2015: 241
