Raghopur, Supaul Assembly constituency
Raghopur | |
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Former constituency for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Bihar |
District | Supaul |
Established | 1951 |
Abolished | 2008 |
Raghopur or Raghopur-Supaul (Supaul Dist) Vidhan Sabha constituency was an assembly constituency in Supaul district in the Indian state of Bihar.
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, this seat ceased to exist in 2010.[1] But Bihar continues have another constituency by the same name.
Members of Vidhan Sabha
[edit]Election | Name of the Member | Political Party | |
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1951 | - | - | |
1957 | - | - | |
1962 | - | - | |
1967 | A Goit | Socialist Party | |
1969 | - | - | |
1972 | - | - | |
1977 | Aseshwar Goit | Janata Party | |
1980 | Amrendra Mishra | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
1985 | Amrendra Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
1990 | Amrendra Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
1995 | Lakhan Thakur | Janata Dal | |
2000 | Uday Prakash Goit | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
2005 (Feb) | Neeraj Kumar Singh (Bablu) | Janata Dal (United) | |
2005 (Oct) | Neeraj Kumar Singh (Bablu)[2] | Janata Dal (United) | |
2010 onwards | Seat does not exist |
Election Results
[edit]1967 Vidhan Sabha
[edit]- A. Goit (SSP): 21,967 votes[3]
- B.P. Mehta (INC): 17,918 votes
1977-2004
[edit]In the October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections, Niraj Kumar Singh Bablu of Janata Dal (United) won the Raghopur assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Jai Vardhan Yadav of Congress and Md. Zeayuddin of Bahujan Samaj Party, respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Uday Prakash Goit of Rashtriya Janata Dal defeated Lakhan Thakur of JD(U) in 2000. Lakhan Thakur of Janata Dal defeated Amarendra Mishra of Congress in 1995. Amarendra Mishra of Congress defeated Udai Prakash Goit of Janata Dal in 1990, Aseshwar Goit of Lok Dal in 1985 and Kumar Sashindra Singh, Independent, in 1980. Asehswar Goit of Janata Party defeated Amarendra Mishra of Congress in 1977.[4]
February 2005 Vidhan Sabha
[edit]- Niraj Kumar Singh 'Bablu' (JD-U): 27,601 votes
- Zeyauddin (BSP)
October 2005 Vidhan Sabha
[edit]- Niraj Kumar Singh 'Bablu' (JD-U): 45,079 votes[2]
- Jai Vardhan Yadav (INC): 25,691
- Zeyauddin (BSP)
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2005". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1967". Elections in India.
- ^ "110 - Raghopur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.