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
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
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Ram Krishna Mahato | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Bilat Paswan Vihangam | ||
| 1972 | |||
1977-2008: Constituency defunct
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| 2010 | Ram Lakhan Ram Raman | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2014^ | Ram Avtar Paswan | ||
| 2015 | Ram Prit Paswan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2020 | |||
Election results
2020
In the Bihar Legislative Assembly election of 2015, the Communist Party of India (CPI) won Rajnagar seat by defeating rival Ramavtar Paswan of RJD.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ram Prit Paswan | 89,459 | 51.42 | +5.19 | |
| RJD | Ramawatar Paswan | 70,338 | 40.43 | −1.77 | |
| Independent | Rakesh Kumar | 2,017 | 1.16 | −0.31 | |
| Voters Party International | Raja Ram Chaupal | 1,612 | 0.93 | ||
| Jago Hindustan Party | Arun Kumar Mandal | 1,600 | 0.92 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,303 | 2.47 | +0.24 | |
| Majority | 19,121 | 10.99 | +6.96 | ||
| Turnout | 173,977 | 52.53 | +0.33 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ram Prit Paswan | 71,614 | 46.23 | ||
| RJD | Ramawatar Paswan | 65,372 | 42.2 | ||
| BSP | Maheswar Ram | 2,650 | 1.71 | ||
| Independent | Rakesh Kumar | 2,271 | 1.47 | ||
| Independent | Vishnath Paswan | 2,029 | 1.31 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Utim Paswan | 1,945 | 1.26 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,447 | 2.23 | ||
| Majority | 6,242 | 4.03 | |||
| Turnout | 154,905 | 52.2 | |||
References
- ^ 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 General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2015". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018.
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.