Marhaura

Marhaura is a town and an administrative sub-divisional area in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Geography

Marhaura is located at 25°58′N 84°52′E / 25.97°N 84.87°E / 25.97; 84.87. It has an average elevation of 52 metres (170 feet).

Demographics

Marhaura has population of 29,932 of which 15,179 are males while 14,753 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 5015 which is 16.75% of total population of Marhaura (NP). In Marhaura Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 972 against state average of 918. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Marhaura is around 934 compared to Bihar state average of 935. Literacy rate of Marhaura is 65.24% higher than state average of 61.80%. Male literacy is around 77.35% while female literacy rate is 52.87%.

Marhaura Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,934 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Marhaura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Marhaura (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: मरहौरा विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 117 Marhaura (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Marhaura and Nagra community development blocks.

Marhaura (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 20 Saran (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency).

Election results

1977-2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections, jitendra rairjd won the Marhaura assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Lal Babu Ray of JD(U). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Lal Babu Ray, Independent, defeated Jitendra Kumar Rai of JD(U) in October 2005 and Yadu Banshi Ray of RJD in February 2005. Yadubanshi Rai of RJD/ JD defeated Surendra Sharma of SAP/ Independent, in 2000 and 1995. Surendra Sharma, Independent, defeated Yadubanshi Rai of JD. Bhishma Prasad Yadav of Congress defeated Ram Deo Singh of JP in 1985 and Amar Kumar Pandey, Independent, in 1980. Surya Singh of JP defeated Bhishma Prasad Yadav of Congress in 1977.