Raxaul (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Raxaul (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purvi Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. Current Member Of legislative Assembly is Ajay Kumar Singh (Bihar Politician)

Raxaul
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Raxaul
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 26°58′52″N 84°51′11″E
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictPurvi Champaran
Constituency No10
Lok Sabha constituency2. Paschim Champaran
Electoral systemFirst past the post

Overview

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 10. Raxaul (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Raxaul and Adapur community development blocks.[1]

Raxaul (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 2. Paschim Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Bettiah (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Member Political Party
1951 Radha Pandey Indian National Congress
1957 Radha Pandey Indian National Congress
1962 Radha Pandey Indian National Congress
1967 Vidhyachal Sinha Samyukta Socialist Party
1969 Radha Pandey Indian National Congress
1972 Sagir Ahmad Indian National Congress
1977 Sagir Ahmad Indian National Congress
1980 Sagir Ahmad Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Sagir Ahmad Indian National Congress
1990 Raj Nandan Rai Janata Dal
1995 Raj Nandan Rai Janata Dal
2000 Ajay Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
FEB-2005 Ajay Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
NOV-2005 Ajay Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2010 Ajay Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2015 Ajay Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2020 TBA

Election results

Assembly Elections 2015

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Raxaul
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Ajay Kumar Singh 64,731 39.81
RJD Suresh Kumar 61,562 37.87
Independent Shyam Bihari Prasad 21,697 13.35
NOTA None Of The Above 3,310 2.04
Majority 3,169 1.94
Turnout 1,62,747 63.08
BJP hold Swing

Assembly Elections 2010

2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Raxaul
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Ajay Kumar Singh 48,686 42.91
LJP Raj Nandan Rai 38,569 33.99
INC Rambabu Prasad Yadav 9,691 8.54
BSP Pramanand Prasad 7,683 6.77
Majority 10,117 8.92
Turnout 1,13,455 54.00
BJP hold Swing
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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.
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