Purnia district

Purnia district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. The town of Purnia is the administrative headquarters of this district. Purnia district is a part of Purnia Division. The district extends northwards from the Ganges river.

History

During the Mughal rule, Purnea was an outlying military province, and its revenue was mostly spent on protecting its borders against tribes from the north and east. Its local governor raised a rebellion against Siraj ud-Daulah in 1757, after the capture of Calcutta. In 1765, along with the rest of Bengal, the district became a British possession. The district of Purnea in modern history was formed by the East India Company on February 10, 1770.

Purnea is famous for its uniquely designed Ramakrishna Mission where Durga Puja in the month of April is celebrated with due devotion and honour. Purnea is also famous for the oldest temple of Mata Puran Devi, which is hardly 5 km away from the main city. There is a theory that Purnia got its name from that temple. Some people believe that many years ago Purnea was Purna–Aranya which stands for "complete jungle", and that is why it has got the name Purnea.

Purnia

Purnia (Hindi : पूर्णियाँ ), spelt 'Purnea' by the government, is a city and a municipal corporation in Purnia district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located 300 kilometres (190 mi) from Patna. It is the largest city of North-Eastern Bihar.

The Indian army, Indian Air Force, Border Security Force (BSF) and the SSB have bases around the city.

Etymology

The origin of the name appears to have different sources. The name possibly originates from the Sanskrit word Purna–Aranya, which stands for "complete jungle".Purnia could be an altered form of the old name Purania, derived from the word purain or Lotus, which is said to have grown on the Kosi and Mahananda rivers. This derivation is stated by O'Malley and is also in the old gazetteer. An alternative could be a derivation from the words Pur Aranya. W.W. Hunter and Buchanan have mentioned the name of Purnia, it being a forested area, using combination of the words purn (full) and aranya (forest).

The name of Purnia's 600-year-old temple of Mata Puran Devi (Kali), located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) outside the city, is believed to be the name origin of Purnia.

Purnia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 62. Purnia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Purnia East community development block including Purnia East nagar parishad. In Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015, Purnia will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.

Purnia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 12 Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency).

Election results

1977-2010

Rajkishore Kesri, the sitting MLA of Purnia, was stabbed to death on 4 January 2011, by a school teacher, who raised accusations against him of rape and sexual exploitation.

In the 2010, October 2005, February 2005 and 2000 state assembly elections, Raj Kishore Keshri of BJP won the Purnia seat defeating his nearest rival Ram Charitra Yadav of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ajit Sarkar of CPI(M) defeated Rajesh Ranjan of SP in 1995 and Ravindra Narayan Singh of JD in 1990, Kamaldeo Narayan Sinha of Congress in 1985 and Sharda Prasad Singh of Congress in 1980. Dev Nath Roy of JP defeated Kamal Deo Narayan Sinha of Congress in 1977.

Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency)

Purnia Lok Sabha constituency (formerly Purnea) (Hindi: पूर्णिया लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.

Assembly segments

Presently, Purnia Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

Members of Parliament

The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this constituency