Nautan Vidhan Sabha Election Seat: History, Politics and Current Situation
Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 are near and all the political parties have started working on their strategy. In this election environment, today we will talk about Nautan Vidhan Sabha Election Seat, which is considered a very important seat in West Champaran district. The history of this seat has been very interesting. Many big leaders reached the assembly from here and at one time the leader who won from this seat also became the Chief Minister of Bihar.
Geography and Importance of Nautan Assembly Seat
There are a total of 9 assembly constituencies in West Champaran district – Valmiki Nagar, Ramnagar (SC), Narkatiaganj, Bagaha, Lauriya, Nautan, Chanpatia, Bettiah and Sikta. Out of these, the political importance of Nautan Vidhan Sabha Election Seat has been different.
The first election was held here in 1951 and since then this seat has seen many ups and downs in Bihar politics.
1951: Congress's Parvati Devi wins
In the first election of 1951, Congress candidate Parvati Devi won here. She defeated independent candidate Dhusudan Prasad. However, after this the seat did not exist for some time and came into existence again in 1967.
1967: Rise of Kedar Pandey
In the 1967 election, Kedar Pandey won from Nautan Vidhan Sabha Election Seat and after this the seat became his stronghold. He registered continuous victories from 1967 to 1977. Due to this victory, he became the Chief Minister of Bihar in 1972.
Political journey of Kedar Pandey
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Participated in the freedom struggle and remained in jail for 11 months.
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Became MLA for the first time in 1952.
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Also served as Minister of Home, Police, Irrigation and Electricity Department.
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Became Chief Minister of Bihar in 1972.
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Reached Lok Sabha in 1980 and became Railway Minister and Rural Development Minister.
1980: Kamla Pandey's era
After Kedar Pandey went to Lok Sabha, his wife Kamla Pandey won both the 1980 and 1985 elections on a Congress ticket. In this way, the husband and wife together won the Nautan Vidhan Sabha Election Seat for the Congress a total of 6 times.
1990: Congress's downfall
In the 1990 elections, Congress slipped to the third position. This time CPI's Ramakant Dwivedi won the seat. Congress' Kamla Pandey could not even save her deposit.
1995 to 2009: Rise of new leaders
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Independent Satan Yadav won in 1995.
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From 2000 to 2005, Baidyanath Prasad Mahto (JDU) won here three times in a row.
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In 2009, Baidyanath Prasad Mahto became MP and BSP's Narayan Prasad won in the by-election.
2010 to 2020: Narayan Prasad's dominance
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JDU's Manorama Prasad won in 2010, but BJP's Narayan Prasad remained victorious in the 2015 and 2020 elections.
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In 2015, he defeated JDU's Baidyanath Prasad Mahato.
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In 2020, he defeated Congress candidate Sheikh Mohammad Kamran by 25,896 votes.
At present, Narayan Prasad is the MLA of Nautan Vidhan Sabha Election Seat.
Political equation of Nautan Vidhan Sabha Election Seat
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Congress dominated from 1951 to 1985.
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After 1990, Congress never won this seat.
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After 2000, JDU and BJP were in the main contest here.
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At present, BJP's Narayan Prasad is in a strong position.
Conclusion
The history of Nautan Vidhan Sabha Election Seat shows that the equation of power here has been changing from time to time. Sometimes it was the stronghold of Congress, sometimes JDU and now BJP dominates. In the upcoming Bihar Election 2025, it will be interesting to see whether BJP maintains its dominance or the opposition creates a new equation.