Treaty of Sugauli

The Treaty of Sugauli (also spelled Sugowlee , Sagauli and Segqulee) famously known as the treaty for Establishing boundary line of Nepal was signed on 2  December 1815 and ratified by 4 March 1816 between the East India Company and King of Nepal following the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-16. The signatory for Nepal was Raj Guru Gajraj Mishra aided by Chandra Sekher Upadhayaya,the signatory for the Company was Lieutenant Cololonel Paris Bradshaw. The treaty called for territorial concessions in which parts of Nepal would be given to British India, the establishment of a British representative in Kathmandu, and allowed Britain to recruit Gurkhas for military service. Nepal also lost the right to deploy any American or European employee in its service (earlier several French commanders had been deployed to train the Nepali army).

Under the treaty, about one-third of Nepalese territory was lost including all the territories that the King of Nepal had won in wars in the last 25 years or so such as Sikkim in the east, Kumaon Kingdom and Garhwal Kingdom (also known as Gadhwal) in the west and much of the Terai in the south. Some of the Terai lands were restored to Nepal in 1816. More Terai lands were restored to Nepal in 1860 to thank Nepal for helping the British to suppress the Indian rebellion of 1857.

Sugauli

Sugauli is a city and a notified area in East Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the setting for Rudyard Kipling's story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" and the place where a treaty was signed with Nepal in 1816.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Sugauli town had a population of 38,815. Sugauli is a Nagar Panchayat city in district of Purbi Champaran, Bihar. The Sugauli city is divided into 20 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Sugauli Nagar Panchayat has population of 38,815 of which 20,584 are males while 18,231 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 7810 which is 20.12% of total population of Sugauli (NP). In Sugauli Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 886 against state average of 918. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Sugauli is around 937 compared to Bihar state average of 935. Literacy rate of Sugauli city is 64.90% higher than state average of 61.80%. In Sugauli, Male literacy is around 73.45% while female literacy rate is 55.10%. Sugauli Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 7,480 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.

Sugauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sugauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: सुगौली विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Purvi Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Overview

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 11. Sugauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Sugauli and Ramgarhwa community development blocks.

Sugauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 2. Paschim Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency).It was earlier part of Bettiah (Lok Sabha constituency).

Election results

1977-2010

In the November 2010 and October 2005 state assembly elections, Ramchandra Sahni of BJP won the 11 Sugauli assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Vijay Prasad Gupta of RJD. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Vijay Prasad Gupta of RJD defeated Ramashray Singh of CPI(M) in February 2005 and 2000. Chandra Sekhar Dwivedi, Independent, defeated Ramashray Singh of CPI(M) in 1995. Ramashray Singh of CPI(M) defeated Ashok Kumar Mishra of Congress in 1990. Suresh Kumar Mishra of Congress defeated Ramashay Singh of CPI(M) in 1985. Ramashray Singh of CPI(M) defeated Suresh Kumar Mishra of Congress in 1980 and Bhupnarain Singh of CPI in 1977.