Raghunathpur, Siwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Raghunathpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar.

108 Raghunathpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
108 Raghunathpur
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 26°00′20″N 84°15′34″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictSiwan
Constituency No.108
Current MLAHari Shankar Yadav
Lok Sabha constituency18. Siwan
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 108 Raghunathpur (Vidhan Sabha 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 (Vidhan Sabha 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
Assembly Duration Name of the Member Political Party
First1951-1957Ram Nandan YadavIndian National Congress
Second1957-1962Ram Deo SinhaPSP
Third1962-67Ram Nandan YadavIndian National Congress
Fourth1967-1969R. SinghSSP
Fifth1969-1972Ram Nandan YadavIndian National Congress
Sixth1972-1977Shreenivas N. SinghNCO
Seventh1977-1980Bikram KaurJNP
Eighth1980-1985Vijay Shankar DubeyIndian National Congress
Ninth1985-1990Vijay Shankar DubeyIndian National Congress
Tenth1990-1995Vijay Shankar DubeyIndian National Congress
Eleventh1995-2000Bikram KuwarJD
Tweleth2000-2005Vijay Shankar DubeyIndian National Congress
Thirteenth2005-2010Jagmato DeviJDU
Fourteenth2010 - 2015Vikram KunwarBhartiya Janata Party
Fifteenth2015 - IncumbentHari Shankar YadavRJD


Election results
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 N/A 4,226 2.91
Turnout 145,413 54.73
Registered electors 265,711

1977-2010

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]

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References
  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 2011-01-10.
  2. "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India.
  3. "Bihar - Raghunathpur". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  4. "34 - Raghunathpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
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