The Valmiki Nagar assembly constituency elected JD(U)’s Dhirendra Pratap Singh a.k.a. Rinku Singh in the 2020 Bihar Assembly election. He defeated Congress’ Rajesh Singh to win the seat.

The Valmiki Nagar
assembly constituency is currently held by Dhirendra Pratap Singh, a.k.a. Rinku
Singh who is an independent candidate.

In the 2015 elections, he defeated
Congress candidate Irshad Hussain by a margin of 33,580 votes.

The constituency is
part of the Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency. Janata Dal (United) candidate
Rajesh Singh won the 2010 assembly elections from the Valmiki Nagar assembly
constituency.

As per orders of
Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, the
Valmiki Nagar constituency is composed of the Piprasi, Madhubani, Thakrahan and
Bhitaha community development blocks and certain parts of the Sidhaw community
development block. 

Here are a few
details about the constituency seat:

Name of the assembly constituency,
district: Valmiki
Nagar, Paschim Champaran

Lok Sabha constituency: Valmiki Nagar

Polling date: November 7.

Top candidates in 2020: Dhirendra Pratap Singh a.k.a. Rinku Singh
(Independent), Irshad Hussain (Congress), Surendra Prasad (BLSP)

2020 candidates: Rajesh Singh (Congress), Dhirendra Pratap Singh a.k.a.
Rinku Singh (JDU), Baidyanath Prasad (BSP)

2020 winner: Dhirendra Pratap Singh a.k.a. Rinku Singh JD(U)

2020 runner up: Rajesh Singh (Congress)

Sitting MLA, party: Dhirendra Pratap Singh a.k.a Rinku Singh (Independent)

Winning margin in 2015: 33,580 (18.16% of total valid votes)

Runner up name, party: Irshad Hussain, Congress

Number of voters in 2015: 184,960

Voter turnout in 2015: 62%

Number of women voters in 2015: 91,824

Number of polling stations in 2015: 288