Rajnagar, Bihar Assembly constituency

For disambiguation, see Rajnagar.

Rajnagar, Bihar
Constituency No. 37 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
DistrictMadhubani
Established1967
ReservationSC
Elected year2020

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
2010 Ram Lakhan Ram Raman Rashtriya Janata Dal
2014^ Ram Avtar Paswan
2015 Ram Prit Paswan Bharatiya Janata Party
2020

Election results

2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Rajnagar
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Rajnagar Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  3. ^ "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

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