Raghunathpur, Bihar Assembly constituency

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Raghunathpur, Bihar Assembly constituency
Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
StateBihar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Elected year2020
108 Raghunathpur
Assembly constituency
108 Raghunathpur is located in Bihar
108 Raghunathpur
108 Raghunathpur
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 26°00′20″N 84°15′34″E / 26.00556°N 84.25944°E / 26.00556; 84.25944Coordinates: 26°00′20″N 84°15′34″E / 26.00556°N 84.25944°E / 26.00556; 84.25944
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictSiwan
Constituency No.108
Current MLAHari Shankar Yadav
Lok Sabha constituency18. Siwan
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Raghunathpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Overview[edit]

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 108 Raghunathpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Raghunathpur and Hussainganj community development blocks; Shekpura, Piyaur, Aranda, Gayghat and Usari Bujurg gram panchayats of Hasanpura CD Block.[1]

Raghunathpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 18 Siwan (Lok Sabha constituency) .[1] Raghunathpur consists of village's like Rajpur, Kausar, Murarpatti, Mathia, Semaria, Narakatia, Khap banakat, Narhan, Adampur, Lagusa, Nikhti, Jhakhara etc.

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Assembly Duration Name of the Member Political Party
First 1951-1957 Ram Nandan Yadav Indian National Congress
Second 1957-1962 Ram Deo Sinha PSP
Third 1962-67 Ram Nandan Yadav Indian National Congress
Fourth 1967-1969 R. Singh SSP
Fifth 1969-1972 Ram Nandan Yadav Indian National Congress
Sixth 1972-1977 Shreenivas N. Singh NCO
Seventh 1977-1980 Bikram Kaur JNP
Eighth 1980-1985 Vijay Shankar Dubey Indian National Congress
Ninth 1985-1990 Vijay Shankar Dubey Indian National Congress
Tenth 1990-1995 Vijay Shankar Dubey Indian National Congress
Eleventh 1995-2000 Bikram Kuwar JD
Tweleth 2000-2005 Vijay Shankar Dubey Indian National Congress
Thirteenth 2005-2010 Jagmato Devi JDU
Fourteenth 2010 - 2015 Vikram Kunwar Bhartiya Janata Party
Fifteenth 2015 - Incumbent Hari Shankar Yadav RJD

Election results[edit]

2020[edit]

Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Raghunathpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RJD Hari Shankar Yadav 67,757 42.66% +0.68
LJP Manoj Kumar Singh 49,792 31.35% new
JD(U) Rajeshwar Chouhan 26,162 16.47%
NOTA None of the above 4,655 2.93%
Majority 17,965
Turnout
RJD hold Swing
2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Raghunathpur constituency[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RJD Hari Shankar Yadav 61,042 41.98
BJP Manoj Kumar Singh 50,420 34.67
CPI(ML)L Amarnath Yadav 16,714 11.49
NOTA None of the above 4,226 2.91
Turnout 145,413 54.73
Registered electors 265,711

1977-2010[edit]

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Vikram Kunwar of BJP won the Raghunathpur assembly seat, defeating his nearest rival Amar Nath Yadav of CPI(M-L)L.[3] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jagmato Devi of JD(U) defeated Vijay Shakar Dubey of Congress in October 2005. Jagmato Devi, Independent, defeated Qamrul Haque, Independent, in February 2005. Vijay Shankar Dubey of Congress defeated Bikram Kunwar of RJD in 2000.Bikram Kunwar of JD defeated Vijay Shankar Dubey of Congress in 1995. Vijay Shankar Dubey of Congress defeated Bikram Kunwar representing Janata Party (JP) in 1990, representing JP in 1985 and representing BJP in 1980. Bikram Kunwar representing JP defeated Vijay Dubey of Congress in 1977.[4]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "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.
  2. "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India.
  3. "Bihar - Raghunathpur". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  4. "34 - Raghunathpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 February 2011.

External links[edit]

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