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{{Infobox Indian | {{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}} | ||
|name = Teghra | {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} | ||
| | {{Infobox Indian constituency | ||
| | |name = Teghra | ||
| | |type= SLA | ||
| | |map_image = 143-Teghra constituency.svg | ||
|map_caption = | |||
|mla = | |map_alt = | ||
|party = | |mla = [[Rajnish Kumar Singh]] | ||
|alliance = | |party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | ||
| | |alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] | ||
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]] | |||
|region = | |region = | ||
|state = [[Bihar]] | |state = [[Bihar]] | ||
|district = | |district = [[Begusarai District|Begusarai]] | ||
|division = | |division = | ||
| | |loksabha_cons = [[Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency|Begusarai]] | ||
|constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|143]] | |constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|143]] | ||
|established = | |established = 1951 | ||
|electors | | electors = 302,549 | ||
|reservation = | |reservation = None | ||
|abolished = | |abolished = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Teghra''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Begusarai district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].<ref name="election2015">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/direct-contest-between-nda-grand-alliance-on-5-begusarai-seats/articleshow/49120159.cms|title=Direct contest between NDA, grand alliance on 5 Begusarai seats | Patna News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> It was earlier called [[Barauni Assembly constituency]].<ref name="election2014">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/loksabha2014/left-has-golden-chance-for-a-turnaround-in-bihar/article5951855.ece|title=Left has golden chance for a turnaround in Bihar|first=K.|last=Balchand|date=27 April 2014|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> | |||
'''Teghra''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Begusarai district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/direct-contest-between-nda-grand-alliance-on-5-begusarai-seats/articleshow/49120159.cms|title=Direct contest between NDA, grand alliance on 5 Begusarai seats | Patna News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> It was earlier called [[Barauni Assembly constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/loksabha2014/left-has-golden-chance-for-a-turnaround-in-bihar/article5951855.ece|title=Left has golden chance for a turnaround in Bihar|first=K.|last=Balchand|date=27 April 2014|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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Teghra Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 [[Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=commission/> | Teghra Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 [[Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=commission/> | ||
== Members of the Legislative Assembly == | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Year | |||
!Name<ref name="election2018">{{Cite web |title=Bachwara Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/bachwara.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref> | |||
! colspan="2" |Party | |||
|- | |||
|[[1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1952]] | |||
| rowspan="2" |Ram Charitra Singh | |||
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | | |||
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1957]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1962]] | |||
|[[Chandrasekhar Singh]] | |||
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="4" |{{center|''1967-2008: See [[Barauni Assembly constituency|Barauni]]''}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]] | |||
|Lalan Kumar | |||
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]] | |||
|Birendra Kumar | |||
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]] | |||
|[[Ram Ratan Singh]] | |||
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]] | |||
|[[Rajnish Kumar Singh]] | |||
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | |||
|} | |||
==Election results== | ==Election results== | ||
=== 2025 === | |||
{{Election box begin |title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Teghra<ref name="2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Teghra">{{cite news |title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Teghra |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04143.htm |access-date=13 December 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213145229/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04143.htm |archive-date=13 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link | |||
|candidate = [[Rajnish Kumar Singh]] | |||
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
|votes = {{formatnum:112770}} | |||
|percentage = 53.04 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link | |||
|candidate = [[Ram Ratan Singh]] | |||
|party = Communist Party of India | |||
|votes = {{formatnum:77406}} | |||
|percentage = 36.4 | |||
|change = -13.4 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link | |||
|candidate = Ram Nandan Singh | |||
|party = Jan Suraaj Party | |||
|votes = {{formatnum:8442}} | |||
|percentage = 3.97 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link | |||
|party = Independent | |||
|candidate = Sudha Bharti | |||
|votes = {{formatnum:3169}} | |||
|percentage = 1.49 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link | |||
|party = None of the above | |||
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] | |||
|votes = {{formatnum:2021}} | |||
|percentage = 0.95 | |||
|change = -1.22 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box majority | |||
|votes = {{formatnum:35364}} | |||
|percentage = 16.64 | |||
|change = -11.39 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box turnout | |||
|votes = {{formatnum:212629}} | |||
|percentage = 70.28 | |||
|change = +10.28 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box gain with party link | |||
| | |||
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
|loser = Communist Party of India | |||
|swing = 16.64 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box end}} | |||
=== 2020 === | === 2020 === | ||
{{Election box begin | {{Election box begin |title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Teghra<ref name="election2020">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-13 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref> | ||
|title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar | }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box winning candidate with party link | ||
|candidate = | |candidate = Ram Ratan Singh | ||
|party = | |party = Communist Party of India | ||
|votes = | |votes = {{formatnum:85229}} | ||
|percentage = | |percentage = 49.8 | ||
|change = +33.65 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link | |||
|candidate = Birendra Kumar | |||
|party = Janata Dal (United) | |||
|votes = {{formatnum:37250}} | |||
|percentage = 21.77 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link | |||
|candidate = Lalan Kumar | |||
|party = Lok Janshakti Party | |||
|votes = {{formatnum:29936}} | |||
|percentage = 17.49 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link | |||
|party = Independent | |||
|candidate = Chandan Mahato | |||
|votes = {{formatnum:3945}} | |||
|percentage = 2.31 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link | |||
|party = Independent | |||
|candidate = Sanjiv Kumar Bharti | |||
|votes = {{formatnum:3927}} | |||
|percentage = 2.29 | |||
|change = | |change = | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link | ||
| | |party = Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | ||
| | |candidate = Shri Ram Rai | ||
|votes = | |votes = {{formatnum:1582}} | ||
|percentage = | |percentage = 0.92 | ||
|change = | |change = | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link | ||
|party = None of the above | |party = None of the above | ||
|votes = | |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] | ||
|percentage = | |votes = {{formatnum:3718}} | ||
|change = | |percentage = 2.17 | ||
|change = +0.42 | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Election box majority | {{Election box majority | ||
|votes = {{formatnum:47979}} | |||
|percentage = 28.03 | |||
|change = +18.26 | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Election box turnout | {{Election box turnout | ||
|votes = {{formatnum:171126}} | |||
|percentage = 60.0 | |||
|change = +0.55 | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Election box | {{Election box gain with party link | ||
| | |||
|winner = Communist Party of India | |||
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal | |||
|swing = 28.03 | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
===2015=== | === 2015 === | ||
{{Election box begin | title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2015]]: | {{Election box begin | title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2015]]: Teghra<ref name="election2015"/>}} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box winning candidate with party link | ||
|candidate = Birendra Kumar Mahto | |candidate = Birendra Kumar Mahto | ||
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal | |party = Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
|votes = | |votes = {{formatnum:68975}} | ||
|percentage = 43. | |percentage = 43.16 | ||
|change = | |change = | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Election box candidate with party link | {{Election box candidate with party link | ||
|candidate = Ram Lakhan Singh | |candidate = Ram Lakhan Singh | ||
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party | |party = Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
|votes = | |votes = {{formatnum:53364}} | ||
|percentage = 33. | |percentage = 33.39 | ||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link | |||
|party = Communist Party of India | |||
|candidate = Ram Ratan Singh | |||
|votes = {{formatnum:25818}} | |||
|percentage = 16.15 | |||
|change = | |change = | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Election box | {{Election box candidate with party link | ||
|votes= | |party = Independent | ||
|percentage= | |candidate = Sanjeev Kumar Bharti | ||
|change= | |votes = {{formatnum:4413}} | ||
|percentage = 2.76 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Election box | {{Election box candidate with party link | ||
| | |party = Independent | ||
|change = | |candidate = Deepak Kumar Singh | ||
|votes = {{formatnum:1946}} | |||
|percentage = 1.22 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link | |||
|party = None of the above | |||
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] | |||
|votes = {{formatnum:2804}} | |||
|percentage = 1.75 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box majority | |||
|votes = {{formatnum:15611}} | |||
|percentage = 9.77 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box turnout | |||
|votes = {{formatnum:159818}} | |||
|percentage = 59.45 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box gain with party link | |||
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal | |||
|loser = BJP | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Election box end}} | {{Election box end}} | ||
===2010=== | |||
In the [[2010 Bihar legislative assembly election|2010 state assembly elections]], Lalan Kunwar of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] won the newly constituted Teghra seat defeating his nearest rival Ram Ratan Singh of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]].<ref name="election1977">{{cite web |title=Teghra Election Results since 1977 |url=http://www.travelindia-guide.com/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-results/teghra.php |access-date=2011-11-01 |publisher=Travel India Guide}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Saffron is the new red in Bihar’s Leningrad | Patna News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/saffron-is-the-new-red-in-bihars-leningrad/articleshow/49030326.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref> | |||
Chandra | In 1962, Chandra Shekhar Singh won from Barauni seat as the first Left party member to the state legislative assembly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/tough-time-for-left-parties-in-leningrad-of-east/articleshow/48861665.cms|title=Tough time for Left parties in ‘Leningrad of East’ | Patna News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Since then Teghra has been bastion of CPI till 2010 when it was defeated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/|title=Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News|website=The Economic Times}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}} | * {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}} | ||
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar}} | |||
{{Munger Division topics}} | {{Munger Division topics}} | ||
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{{Bihar | |||
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]] | [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]] | ||
[[Category:Politics of Begusarai district]] | [[Category:Politics of Begusarai district]] | ||
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1951]] | |||
[[Category:1951 establishments in Bihar]] | |||
[[Category:Barauni]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:28, 9 February 2026
| Teghra | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 143 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Begusarai |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Begusarai |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 302,549 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Teghra is an assembly constituency in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1] It was earlier called Barauni Assembly constituency.[2]
Overview[edit | edit source]
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 143 Teghra Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
- Teghra community development block;
- Bihat I to IV, Malhipur (North), Malhipur (South), Papraur, Garahara I & II,
- Simaria I & II,[3] Rajwara, Amarpur, Peepra Dewas and Hajipur gram panchayats of Barauni CD Block.[4]
Teghra Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ram Charitra Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Chandrasekhar Singh | Communist Party of India | |
1967-2008: See Barauni
| |||
| 2010 | Lalan Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Birendra Kumar | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Ram Ratan Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 2025 | Rajnish Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
2025[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajnish Kumar Singh | 112,770 | 53.04 | ||
| CPI | Ram Ratan Singh | 77,406 | 36.4 | −13.4 | |
| Jan Suraaj Party | Ram Nandan Singh | 8,442 | 3.97 | ||
| Independent | Sudha Bharti | 3,169 | 1.49 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,021 | 0.95 | −1.22 | |
| Majority | 35,364 | 16.64 | −11.39 | ||
| Turnout | 212,629 | 70.28 | +10.28 | ||
| BJP gain from CPI | Swing | 16.64 | |||
2020[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Ram Ratan Singh | 85,229 | 49.8 | +33.65 | |
| JD(U) | Birendra Kumar | 37,250 | 21.77 | ||
| LJP | Lalan Kumar | 29,936 | 17.49 | ||
| Independent | Chandan Mahato | 3,945 | 2.31 | ||
| Independent | Sanjiv Kumar Bharti | 3,927 | 2.29 | ||
| JAP(L) | Shri Ram Rai | 1,582 | 0.92 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,718 | 2.17 | +0.42 | |
| Majority | 47,979 | 28.03 | +18.26 | ||
| Turnout | 171,126 | 60.0 | +0.55 | ||
| CPI gain from RJD | Swing | 28.03 | |||
2015[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Birendra Kumar Mahto | 68,975 | 43.16 | ||
| BJP | Ram Lakhan Singh | 53,364 | 33.39 | ||
| CPI | Ram Ratan Singh | 25,818 | 16.15 | ||
| Independent | Sanjeev Kumar Bharti | 4,413 | 2.76 | ||
| Independent | Deepak Kumar Singh | 1,946 | 1.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,804 | 1.75 | ||
| Majority | 15,611 | 9.77 | |||
| Turnout | 159,818 | 59.45 | |||
| RJD gain from BJP | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
2010[edit | edit source]
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Lalan Kunwar of Bharatiya Janata Party won the newly constituted Teghra seat defeating his nearest rival Ram Ratan Singh of CPI.[8][9]
In 1962, Chandra Shekhar Singh won from Barauni seat as the first Left party member to the state legislative assembly.[10] Since then Teghra has been bastion of CPI till 2010 when it was defeated.[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Direct contest between NDA, grand alliance on 5 Begusarai seats | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ Balchand, K. (27 April 2014). "Left has golden chance for a turnaround in Bihar" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Poor paean to poet Dinkar's memory | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ↑ "Bachwara Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ↑ "2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Teghra". Election Commission of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 13 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 13 January 2021.
- ↑ "Teghra Election Results since 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ↑ "Saffron is the new red in Bihar's Leningrad | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Tough time for Left parties in 'Leningrad of East' | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News". The Economic Times.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.