Raniganj, Bihar Assembly constituency
| Raniganj, Bihar Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Araria |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Raniganj is one of the 243 constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.
Overview
[edit]Raniganj is a town in Araria district of Bihar. It is having 32 Panchayats. It is one of the largest blocks in Araria District. As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 47 Raniganj Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Raniganj community development block; Birnagar East, Birnagar West, Dhaneshwari, Haripur Kala, Khutha Baijnathpur, Naya Bhargama and Vishaharia gram panchayats of Bhargama CD Block.[1]
Raniganj Assembly constituency is part of No 9 Araria (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Ram Narayan Mandal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Ganesh Lal Verma | Independent politician | |
| 1967 | Dumar Lal Baitha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | Bundel Paswan | Independent politician | |
| 1977 | Adhik Lal Paswan | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Yamuna Prasad Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Shanti Devi | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Yamuna Prasad Ram | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | Parmanand Rishideo | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2005 | Ramjidas Rishidev | ||
| 2010 | Parmanand Rishideo | ||
| 2015 | Achmit Rishidev | Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | |||
Election results
[edit]1977-2010
[edit]In November 2010, October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections, Parmanand Rishideo of BJP won the Raniganj, Araraia seat defeating his nearest rivals Shanti Devi of RJD in November 2010 and October 2005, and Ashok Paswan of LJP in February 2005. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Yamuna Prasad Ram of RJD defeated Ramji Das Rishideo of BJP in 2000. Shanti Devi of JD defeated Yamuna Prasad Ram of Congress in 1995 and 1990. Yamuna Prasad Ram of Congress defeated Bundel Paswan of JP in 1985 and Sukhdeo Paswan of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980. Adhik Lal Paswan of JP defeated Bundel Paswan of Congress in 1977.[3][4]
2015
[edit]In the 2015 Bihar Assembly Elections, Achmit Rishidev of JDU defeated Ramji Das Rishidev of BJP.[5]
2020
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Achmit Rishidev | 81,901 | 44.12 | ||
| RJD | Avinash Mangalam | 79597 | 42.88 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5577 | 3 | ||
| LJP | Parmanand Rishidev | 5038 | 2.71 | ||
| AIMIM | Roshan Devi | 2412 | 1.3 | ||
| Majority | 2304 | ||||
| Turnout | 185640 | ||||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Raniganj Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar - Raniganj". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "127 - Raniganj (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ "Bihar Assembly Election 2015 Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.