Rajnagar, Bihar Assembly constituency
| Rajnagar, Bihar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 37 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Madhubani |
| Established | 1967 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Rajnagar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
[edit]As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 37 Rajnagar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Rajnagar and Andhratharhi community development blocks.[1]
Rajnagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Jhanjharpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Ram Krishna Mahato | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Bilat Paswan Vihangam | ||
| 1972 | |||
1977-2008: Constituency defunct
| |||
| 2010 | Ram Lakhan Ram Raman | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2014^ | Ram Avtar Paswan | ||
| 2015 | Ram Prit Paswan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2020 | |||
Election results
[edit]2020
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ram Prit Paswan | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [3] | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
In the Bihar Legislative Assembly election of 2015, the Communist Party of India (CPI) won Rajnagar seat by defeating rival Ramavtar Paswan of RJD.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Rajnagar Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.