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{{Short description|Former Assembly constituency in Bihar, India}}
{{for|constituency with same name in [[Vaishali district]]|Raghopur Assembly constituency}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Raghopur
| type = SLA
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| state = [[Bihar]]
| district = [[Supaul district|Supaul]]
| division =
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| established = 1951
| reservation =
| abolished = 2008
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'''Raghopur''' or Raghopur-Supaul (Supaul Dist) Vidhan Sabha constituency was an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Supaul district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].

As a consequence of the orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India]], this seat ceased to exist in 2010.<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2011-01-10 }}</ref> But Bihar continues have another constituency by the same name.

==Members of Vidhan Sabha==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Election
!Name of the Member
!colspan=2|Political Party
|-
|1951 || -|| ||-
|-
|1957 || -|| ||-
|-
| 1962|| -|| ||-
|-
| 1967|| A Goit || ||Socialist Party
|-
| 1969|| -|| ||-
|-
| 1972|| -|| || -
|-
| 1977 || Aseshwar Goit || style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party}}" | ||[[Janata Party]]
|-
| 1980|| Amrendra Mishra || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" | ||[[Indian National Congress (Indira)]]
|-
| 1985|| Amrendra Mishra || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | ||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 1990|| [[Amrendra Mishra]] || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | ||[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| 1995|| [[Lakhan Thakur]] || style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" | ||[[Janata Dal]]
|-
| 2000|| Uday Prakash Goit || style="background-color: {{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}" | ||[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|-
| 2005 (Feb)||[[Neeraj Kumar Singh Bablu|Neeraj Kumar Singh]] (Bablu)|| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" | ||[[Janata Dal (United)]]
|-
| 2005 (Oct)||[[Neeraj Kumar Singh Bablu|Neeraj Kumar Singh]] (Bablu)<ref name=oct2005poll>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/2005-election-results.html/|title=Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2005|website=Elections in India}}</ref> || style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" | || [[Janata Dal (United)]]
|-
| 2010 onwards|| Seat does not exist || | ||
|-
|}

==Election results==
===1967 Vidhan Sabha===
* A. Goit (SSP): 21,967 votes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/1967-election-results.html/|title=Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1967|website=Elections in India}}</ref>
* B.P. Mehta (INC): 17,918 votes

===1977-2004===
In the [[Bihar Assembly Election, Oct 2005|October 2005]] and [[Bihar Assembly Election, Feb 2005|February 2005 state assembly elections]], [[Niraj Kumar Singh]] Bablu of [[Janata Dal (United)]] won the Raghopur assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals [[Jai Vardhan Yadav]] of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] and Md. Zeayuddin of [[Bahujan Samaj Party]], respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Uday Prakash Goit of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] defeated Lakhan Thakur of JD(U) in 2000. Lakhan Thakur of [[Janata Dal]] defeated Amarendra Mishra of Congress in 1995. Amarendra Mishra of Congress defeated Udai Prakash Goit of [[Janata Dal]] in 1990, Aseshwar Goit of [[Lok Dal]] in 1985 and Kumar Sashindra Singh, Independent, in 1980. Asehswar Goit of [[Janata Party]] defeated Amarendra Mishra of Congress in 1977.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp110.htm |title = 110 - Raghopur Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-01-10 }}</ref>

===February 2005 Vidhan Sabha===
* Niraj Kumar Singh 'Bablu' (JD-U): 27,601 votes
* Zeyauddin (BSP)

===October 2005 Vidhan Sabha===
* Niraj Kumar Singh 'Bablu' (JD-U): 45,079 votes<ref name=oct2005poll />
* Jai Vardhan Yadav (INC): 25,691
* Zeyauddin (BSP)

==References==
{{reflist}}

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{{Assembly constituencies of Bihar}}
{{Kosi Division topics}}

[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Bihar]]
[[Category:Politics of Supaul district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1967]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in Bihar]]
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2010]]
[[Category:2010 disestablishments in India]]

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