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Raghunathpur, Bihar Assembly constituency
| Raghunathpur, Bihar Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Elected year | 2020 |
108 Raghunathpur | |
|---|---|
Assembly constituency | |
  108 Raghunathpur Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°00′20″N 84°15′34″E / 26.00556°N 84.25944°ECoordinates: 26°00′20″N 84°15′34″E / 26.00556°N 84.25944°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Siwan |
| Constituency No. | 108 |
| Current MLA | Hari Shankar Yadav |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 18. Siwan |
| Electoral system | First 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]
| 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 | ||||
| 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]
- ↑ 1.0 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.
- ↑ "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Bihar - Raghunathpur". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ↑ "34 - Raghunathpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
External links[edit]
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.